I have seen mobil 1 5W30, fully synthetic a bit cheaper than my usual mobil 1 10w30.
Im running 10W30 atm and quite happy with it...
Is a 5w30 oil too lite for an NB8B? Anyone else using this viscosity for their NB8B?
is 5w30 too lite for NB8B
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I use Mobil Supersyn 5w50, the car has never used a drop of oil in 200000km 
Supreme Blue NB8B, 1:16.98 at Wakefield when stock, but it's not stock any more...
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Awww come on Wun, you can do better than that!
Go for Gold and use the "lightest" oil possible.....
This would be.... what.... 0W-0?
Go for Gold and use the "lightest" oil possible.....
This would be.... what.... 0W-0?
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1red5 wrote:Awww come on Wun, you can do better than that!
Go for Gold and use the "lightest" oil possible.....
This would be.... what.... 0W-0?
that's a bit unhealthy, don't you think 1red5? try some extra virgin olive oil!
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perhaps he doesn't qualify
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.
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Use what the owner's manual recommends- whether one grade is a little cheaper than another is here nor there. Using the lightest possible is not a maxim one can carry around and trot out on demand.
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5w30 is the recommended oil for the NB8B in our climate based on the factory manual.
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wun911 wrote:I have seen mobil 1 5W30, fully synthetic a bit cheaper than my usual mobil 1 10w30.
Im running 10W30 atm and quite happy with it...
Is a 5w30 oil too lite for an NB8B? Anyone else using this viscosity for their NB8B?
the only difference between 5w30 mobil 1 and 10w30 mobil 1 is that 5w30 has a lower viscosity below operating temperature (more runny). this is a good thing. more runny = more flow which means more protection when your engine is cold, when your engine requires it the most.
ideally all engine/gear oils should be 0wX where X provides the required viscosity at operating temperature.
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Cool im goin to buy a couple of them they are on discount (fathers day sales or something)
every ounce counts
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