99 R34 Gtt Neo

[Black Widow]

hey all,

my cousin has an R34 (as title states), everything is stock except we think the turbo has been turned into a hybrid. He's bought Castrol Edge 0W-40. Is this alright? should he buy something else?

[abu]

That should be fine.

CASTOL EDGE 10w60

SHELL HELIX ULTRA 5w40

The above are also good quality oil's to use.

Have a read of the link below, plenty of recommendations and experiences with different oil's

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=22458

Edited September 18, 2007 by abu

[abu]

I think the CASTROL EDGE comes in 0w40 as well, maybe he bought that?

[Black Widow]

I think the CASTROL EDGE comes in 0w40 as well, maybe he bought that?

yeah he bought Castrol Edge 0W-40

[TTT]

if the engine is in good condition and doesn't "breath", then you want the thinnest oil you can get away with.

the first part of the oil numbers (0w40) is it's grade when cold.

so 0 is as thin as you can get which is good.

get him to check after a few weeks of driving and then again a month after to see if it is using up any oil.

if it is, then it's too thin and will need to top up until the next oil change where he should try something else..

perhaps with a 5w or 10w

the usual Castrol 10w60 recommendation is good on the usual 12+ year old engine which will have some wear.

so the thicker oil won't get burnt up in the combustion process.

there are also good threads regarding synthetic, semi synthetic oils which you can find on these forums.

[Black Widow]

if the engine is in good condition and doesn't "breath", then you want the thinnest oil you can get away with.

the first part of the oil numbers (0w40) is it's grade when cold.

so 0 is as thin as you can get which is good.

get him to check after a few weeks of driving and then again a month after to see if it is using up any oil.

if it is, then it's too thin and will need to top up until the next oil change where he should try something else..

perhaps with a 5w or 10w

the usual Castrol 10w60 recommendation is good on the usual 12+ year old engine which will have some wear.

so the thicker oil won't get burnt up in the combustion process.

there are also good threads regarding synthetic, semi synthetic oils which you can find on these forums.

thanks dude, yeah i know about the specs of oil, he was just unsure whether maybe that was too thin for it or not. i mite tell him to try the shell ultra which i think is a 5w-40