The Goods On Oils

[Busky2k]

$4L for ELF Synthetic? Do you live in the USA?

Mr Italy! 10W60 IMO is too thick for your normal RB. If you want to stay with penrite, use their "HPR 5" which is a 5W40.

[Ryanr32]

nah a mechanic mate of mine for some reason was given a couple of those massive drums of elf. and he was never going to use it all..... so i made him an offer.

[Busky2k]

Well... you got a bargain for sure. ELF is costly and topshelf indeed.

[Ryanr32]

yeah i know. i reckon its the best oil ive had in the car too.

[Cubes]

Busky2k, Motormates here in Adelaide have all the elf gear.

[Busky2k]

Might see how much they're selling it for Cubes. Cheers for the info.

[Paradizzle]

Ok guys, i have to buy some oil tommorrow... Decided yo get Mobil 1, as everything else is confusing and most people seem to say its good and are using it. I would get Royal Purple but only place that stocks it is an hour drive and i cbf..

Now which place is best to get it? Supercheap, Autobarn, Repco or Bursons?

Any help would be great!... oh and i think ill get 10w40...

Thanks!!

[Busky2k]

Mobil 1 doesn't come in 10W40. Only 0W40. Which is a good thing. I know what you should do, get your phone book out and ring around for prices but it'd be around $80-90 for a bottle. Can't tell you who would be cheapest. I haven't seen anything but the 5W50 at SuperShit and nor would I support those bastards anyway lol.

[Paradizzle]

haha fair enough.. Do you think Mobil 1 would be the best oil for this price....which is available at the above outlets?

[Paradizzle]

$84 at Bursons was cheapest + basically only place that had the 0w40...

[ECR033]

A lot of people seem to recommend Motul 300v Chrono (10W40), but does anyone use (or has used) Motul 300v Competition (15W50)???

The salesman at my local Autobarn was suggesting that the 300v Competition was probably better suited to my car (approx 285rwkw R33 GTST) than the 300v Chrono...

As my understanding of oils is a little basic, I'm curious to understand if there is any difference between the oils (other than the temp ratings) and whether or not there's any benefit to getting the Competition over the Chrono (or vice versa)...

Some help to point me in the right direction would great

[Trex101]

A lot of people seem to recommend Motul 300v Chrono (10W40), but does anyone use (or has used) Motul 300v Competition (15W50)???

The salesman at my local Autobarn was suggesting that the 300v Competition was probably better suited to my car (approx 285rwkw R33 GTST) than the 300v Chrono...

As my understanding of oils is a little basic, I'm curious to understand if there is any difference between the oils (other than the temp ratings) and whether or not there's any benefit to getting the Competition over the Chrono (or vice versa)...

Some help to point me in the right direction would great

Basically your oil temp will determine your engine viscosity choice, if you are frequently over 110'c then the 50wt oil will be more suitable then the 40wt. If you are running below avg 90'c oil temp then a 30wt oil would work just as fine.

[Cubes]

A lot of people seem to recommend Motul 300v Chrono (10W40), but does anyone use (or has used) Motul 300v Competition (15W50)???

The salesman at my local Autobarn was suggesting that the 300v Competition was probably better suited to my car (approx 285rwkw R33 GTST) than the 300v Chrono...

As my understanding of oils is a little basic, I'm curious to understand if there is any difference between the oils (other than the temp ratings) and whether or not there's any benefit to getting the Competition over the Chrono (or vice versa)...

Some help to point me in the right direction would great

I know of a bloke that went from 10w40 to 15w50. He was making up around 300rwkw on low 20's boost from memory. After running it with the 10w40 on the dyno the tuner recommended the 15w50. The motor was a tad quieter with the thicker oil, apparently it had a strange knock as it would rev down off the dyno and the thicker oil fixed it. :S

[Trex101]

I know of a bloke that went from 10w40 to 15w50. He was making up around 300rwkw on low 20's boost from memory. After running it with the 10w40 on the dyno the tuner recommended the 15w50. The motor was a tad quieter with the thicker oil, apparently it had a strange knock as it would rev down off the dyno and the thicker oil fixed it. :S

Yes, thicker oil do have increase sound damping properties but that's beside the point. The important consideration will still be the engine oil temp in considering type of viscosity to be used.

[Cubes]

Yep exactly for my :S smiley.. .Not really the best way to 'patch' a problem, the motors still running perfectly to this day so really its only to prevent the annoyance factor.

[Trex101]

$84 at Bursons was cheapest + basically only place that had the 0w40...

Check out this website: performancelub.com

I think they are not fully operational yet??? Tried emailing them but no response.

Interesting pricing though.

[SilverECR33]

ahh kool just did all my oils

I was going to go with the Motal 400 turbolight but decided to go with what i have been previously using which is a full synthetic. did diff and trans also noticed big differences with trans and diff using this stuff below. btw mine is a manual 5spd.

Engine: Nulon 10-40W full synth 'Hi-tech Fast flowing' @ 50$ for 5 Litres (australian owned and made apparently)

Trans: Motul Gear300 @ 16$ per litre

Diff: Motul FF competition @ 42$ per litre

dunno wat was in the trans and diff before i just did the refil, but can feel the difference

Edited October 10, 2006 by silverbulletR33

[cogs]

Hey guys, I need some help choosing an engine oil for my R32 GTST.

What would you guys recommend? It's an Rb20det with a few mods like turbo-back exhaust, FMIC, POD filter, FPR, bigger fuel pump, custom VG30 turbo running 14psi.

The majority of my driving is short distance (work is less than 5 minutes away and most places I travel regularly are around 10 minutes drive).

What's the new castrol edge stuff like? What would be better 0W40 or 5W30?

My mate runs Mobil 1 in his R33 GTST and another mate runs Penrite HPR 15 (a bit cheaper) in his WRX. Neither have had any problems. I know alot of people use Mobil 1 in their RB's but what about this penrite stuff? Not sure what my mate runs in his R32 GTS4 (will have to ask him).

My car doesnt have any engine problems that I'm aware of.

Previous owner said he used Valvoline oil filters, should I continue using these or get genuine Nissan? I think he said he ran Valvoline XLD oil but not sure?

Thanks.

[Nozila]

I did an oil change not long ago using Castrol Edge 5W-30 at a cost of $40ish for the oil and $11 for genuine nissan oil filter. No drama's at all. In the past I used the equivilent Formula R before the marketing hype and it was fine then as well.

Want I would like to know is that since summer is fast approaching and likihood of 35 - 40+ degree days. What oil rating/viscosity would I be looking at? Is 5W30 fine or would I need something thinner or thicker, Im thinking thinner here...

[Busky2k]

Just stick with the 5W30 in summer. There's no real need to go thicker as the oil temps will still roughly be the same when its the motor is hot anyway (as the coolant indirectly will remove the heat).