NYOPA Team Blueprint Donating Members 312 Member For: 21y 2m Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 26/03/04 04:07 AM Share Posted 26/03/04 04:07 AM great to have another T driver around.I am going throught the same excersise atthe moment, and from what I am reading the motul turbolight 4100 looks like good stuff. I haven't tried it yet. I will when I work out how to change the oil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Member 469 Member For: 21y 4m 25d Location: Brissy Posted 26/03/04 05:36 AM Share Posted 26/03/04 05:36 AM Picking up delivery of Redline 10w-40 next week before 15k service, reason being as I'm a field tech I'm on the road most of the time and give the T heaps between jobs, problem is about a min after getting back into the car I can small this burnt smell, dunno if its oil cookin after switching her off as the T has no turbo timer or if its from the air con, you can only smell it for a few seconds then disappears, anyway going the Redline next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 26/03/04 05:41 AM Share Posted 26/03/04 05:41 AM Picking up delivery of Redline 10w-40 next week before 15k service, reason being as I'm a field tech I'm on the road most of the time and give the T heaps between jobs, problem is about a min after getting back into the car I can small this burnt smell, dunno if its oil cookin after switching her off as the T has no turbo timer or if its from the air con, you can only smell it for a few seconds then disappears, anyway going the Redline next week. Why are you going to start using the wrong viscosity?I think using the right viscosity is more important than the brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSTLER Member 663 Member For: 21y 4m 29d Location: Broken Hill Posted 26/03/04 08:09 AM Share Posted 26/03/04 08:09 AM I put mobil 1 synthetic 5 -50 in mine, made it run like **&^ I recon, cant wait till I do another few thousand so I havent just wasted 120 dollars completly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke zeke Member 792 Member For: 21y 6m 28d Location: Adelaide Posted 26/03/04 08:58 AM Share Posted 26/03/04 08:58 AM I am very doubtful that any halfway decent oil can make the car feel or drive differently to any other oil. Happy to be proved wrong though'. Of course, engine wear etc is another story. What I'm talking about is what you feel from the driver's seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6ISM ASHA - Anti Stooge Hunter Association Member 535 Member For: 21y 7m 7d Location: Sydney Bronx :) Posted 26/03/04 01:04 PM Share Posted 26/03/04 01:04 PM Picking up delivery of Redline 10w-40 next week before 15k service, reason being as I'm a field tech I'm on the road most of the time and give the T heaps between jobs, problem is about a min after getting back into the car I can small this burnt smell, dunno if its oil cookin after switching her off as the T has no turbo timer or if its from the air con, you can only smell it for a few seconds then disappears, anyway going the Redline next week.Why are you going to start using the wrong viscosity?I think using the right viscosity is more important than the brand. I spoke to peter warren, and they tell me they use Shell Helix Plus (15W/50) - semi syntheticthat's what ive used in my carPS - Changing the viscosity of the oil at higher temps (ie, in my case the 50 from 40) isnt bad because it just means that the oil will flow better at high temps. What I have found out (through reseach and speaking to various people) is that you should leave the viscosity at low temps as is recommended by the manufacturer (is the 15). It seems that anything under that is a bit too thin for cold starts and is meant to be bad for the engine (ie, not enough lub)I dont know how correct that statement is, please correct me if I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Member 469 Member For: 21y 4m 25d Location: Brissy Posted 27/03/04 04:22 AM Share Posted 27/03/04 04:22 AM Thanks, when I called them they gave me 2 options 10w-40 or 20w-50 but upon checking their data sheets I've found they do make a 15w-50 Changing order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6_ED Member 1,517 Member For: 21y 10m 4d Posted 28/03/04 10:08 AM Share Posted 28/03/04 10:08 AM Emailed castrol and they are recommending FORMULA R 0W/40 ...Never had a problem with castrol so I'm sticking with them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-are-six Member 12 Member For: 20y 9m 30d Posted 29/03/04 07:42 AM Author Share Posted 29/03/04 07:42 AM Just 5 more sleeps :banghead: On the oils topic...........Anyone changed their g/box oil to Redline? Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 29/03/04 11:28 PM Share Posted 29/03/04 11:28 PM Emailed castrol and they are recommending FORMULA R 0W/40 ...Never had a problem with castrol so I'm sticking with them.... Who ever told you that has stuffed it up!I spoke to Castrols VIC rep at work here one day and he said I6's use Magnatec (10W-30) and I6T's use GTX3 (15W-40).There's no way I would be putting 0W-40 in my T! Obviously you can do whatever you want with yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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