Which oil do YOU use??
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All that is about as valid as believing boost gets you laid. Seems you know as much about oil as you do about women 
20w-50 Amsoil in my '92 turbo as well with no problems. I've been running it for years in my Supra and Tacoma. My dd Celica gets Castrol GT 20w-50 being as it uses about a quart between every oil change with over 250k on the clock . . .
mkIIIman089 said:
seems like after I switched my higher milage motor to syn I got oil leaks and at the end rod knock lol I dunno I think if it started on dino oil and it has high miles it needs to stay on it
I broke in my engine on dino Kendal GT, then switched to mobile 1 synthetic. A mechanic buddy of mine said its fine going dino to synthetic, but told me never to go back to dino once i go synthetic, not sure why but I trust him.
I just put in some Valvoline 20w-50 Synthetic Mix. I was running Kendall GT-1 20w-50 before but I coudln't find it any more. I live in souther california btw. What makes 20w-50 so bad?
bowsercake said:
I've read that a thick oil can cause rod knock, spun bearings and other stuff generally related to oil starvation. I'd suspect that this probelm would be eliminated once the oil was up to temp, but I'm not sure - I'm looking into using 20w50 on my supra as well.
I personally don't see a huge difference in the viscosity of 10w30 and 20w50. I mean even when it's cold it's still easy to pour. On cold starts, is 10w30 going to magically be anywhere that 20w50 wont be?
I'm not so worried about a TYPE of oil, just curious how long before you actually change it. 3k miles? 5k miles? longer? I believe when you pop the hood doesn't it say somewhere every 7k or something?
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I ussually just go with the regular 3k
I'm not so worried about a TYPE of oil, just curious how long before you actually change it. 3k miles? 5k miles? longer? I believe when you pop the hood doesn't it say somewhere every 7k or something?
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I ussually just go with the regular 3k
I use Mobil One synthetic 10w40. I also add 6 ounces of militec 1 metal conditioner. This set up works miracles for my engine. Had a lot of valve noises that went away when i started to use militec. It was a bitch and a half to find in Houston. There was only one place that had it in the hole town. It was worth it.:icon_bigg
jimwww said:
ohhhh no....you might run into problems. You're supposed to put it IN the engine
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I use 20w 50 castrol GTX
debating whether or not to switch to synthetic. Oil change is due soon, new turbo will be coming soon, and I have an anoying valve tick.
What do you guys think?
I use 20w 50 castrol GTX
debating whether or not to switch to synthetic. Oil change is due soon, new turbo will be coming soon, and I have an anoying valve tick.
What do you guys think?
I switched back to mobil 1 15-50 for the 87T.
Tried vr-1 20-50 in my old car, the 88T, and though I was usuing a synthetic prior to it....seals died left and right with the vr-1 up til I developed bad piston slap and extended my middle finger towards that car.
Tried vr-1 20-50 in my old car, the 88T, and though I was usuing a synthetic prior to it....seals died left and right with the vr-1 up til I developed bad piston slap and extended my middle finger towards that car.
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