davidald Me Donating Members 360 Member For: 17y 8m 25d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/11/08 09:40 AM Share Posted 24/11/08 09:40 AM Nulon 80W140 for DiffPenrite HPR10 for engine.I let Ford do the trans, no idea what they use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchbek Donating Members 80 Member For: 16y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: East Gippsland Posted 25/11/08 02:08 AM Share Posted 25/11/08 02:08 AM The Ford dealer I bought my T from they use Castrol magnetic 5w-40w it seems pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spinifex Guests Posted 27/11/08 10:41 AM Share Posted 27/11/08 10:41 AM (edited) I went out and bought 5 litres of Royal Purple 10W- 40.. I then googled around, and saw a few ads on youtube.. I was stunned to see virtually a Royal Purple version of those bogus Bi- Tron snake oil ads and it scared the bejesus outa me.I then realised I needed near 7 litres for the change so I went back to Autobarn, they didn`t have any more 10W-40 Royal Purple...I thought about it, and went with two 5 litre bottles of Penrite SIN 15, 15W -40 and returned the bottle Purple..I wish all the power in the world to anyone who uses and likes Royal Purple, but I wasn`t going to be comfortable with it.The Penrite forfills my criteria: 15W-40 like Ford recommends, and fully synthetic like I want..It also says: kick ass on the bottle, I just noticed.. that's gotta be a winner.. Edited 27/11/08 10:47 AM by Spinifex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 16y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 27/11/08 10:53 PM Share Posted 27/11/08 10:53 PM My choice of oil also. Sin 15, that is.I've done over 6000kms on it and a total of over 10000kms on the car.Three oil samples later and all wear metals are trending down.Good oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidald Me Donating Members 360 Member For: 17y 8m 25d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 29/11/08 11:56 AM Share Posted 29/11/08 11:56 AM My choice of oil also. Sin 15, that is.I've done over 6000kms on it and a total of over 10000kms on the car.Three oil samples later and all wear metals are trending down.Good oil.How do ya tell wear metals r trending down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 16y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 30/11/08 03:28 AM Share Posted 30/11/08 03:28 AM Easy. Look at the parts per million, or ppm for short, count on the sample report.When you get an oil sample it will list all the metals and their ppm if applicable.When you keep sampling the same compartment, eg. engine, you will see a trend with the ppm either going up or down. Normally, depending on how frequently you sample, you will see a high ish reading of your wear metals for the first couple of samples if the compartment is new or rebuilt. This is due to running in of components inside the compartment.After a while the ppm count should drop. If it rises there may be a problem that needs looking into.When I get some time I'll post a copy of my oil sample report and that should explain it a bit clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d rangd Member 341 Member For: 16y 1m 7d Posted 09/12/08 10:57 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 10:57 AM ive had a bit of a read and im a bit confused. I just noticed the light was on and the oil was almost off the stick. I just grabbed the most expensive sh*t at the servo that I could find. that was castrol edge 5w-30. the engine was fully built by cv, atomic cams, internals etc, is this oil ok to leave in there or should I get it changed? I dont want to cause the engine any damage, and I usually give it a hard time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 09/12/08 11:10 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 11:10 AM I run a 10-40 Motul oil in my Atomic motor and that has been great so far. A good idea would be to contact CV and see what they recommend, considering they built it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 16y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 09/12/08 11:31 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 11:31 AM ive had a bit of a read and im a bit confused. I just noticed the light was on and the oil was almost off the stick. I dont want to cause the engine any damage, and I usually give it a hard time.Might be too late mate.If the oil light came on that would mean that there was zero oil pressure. It's not a level light.I'd be getting it checked out quick smart if I was you.As a mechanic there is nothing that I fear more than hearing about an oil light or alarm coming on.It can only mean one thing. Damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 09/12/08 11:39 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 11:39 AM True, I didn't even pick up on that. The oil pressure light can come on when the level is low and the oil moves forward or rear, so hopefully the light only came on briefly.d rangd, how long has it been since the oil was changed in your motor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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