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Old 07-20-2006, 03:48 PM
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Default Oil weight question...chipped 1.8t in Florida heat...how's Syntec 0w-30 sound?
Search yeilded 128735978893257983 responses and practically nobody in agreeance. So what do you guys suggest for me today? Definitely using Castrol Syntec as per usual. =)

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w0w! 18 liter turbo! That's gonna need a serious amount of oil. j/k
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Help or face certain death! =)
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Default castrol should be fine...I use it....changed it this passed weekend actually.
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How about Motul oil? Eurocode put it in my car when I changed out the turbo.
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Yeah, Castrol. I'm more interested in the suggested oil weight.
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I run 5w-30.....
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Default Doesnt meet spec. Try one like the castrol 5w-40 or M1 or Motul 0w-40...
The 0w-30 and 5w-30 are not on the approved oil list for their US versions. cheers! Mike
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Thanks...too bad I didn't read this until AFTER I went to AutoZone. =(
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Default German Castrol 0W-30 meets the spec.....
It is hard to find. Only wide spread retailer is Auto Zone, but not every one carries it. Mobil 1 0W-40 is a good choice and easily available. I have had good lab results using it. Next one that I would try is ester based Motul 0W-40. Not that hard to find online, sometimes even localy depending on where you live.
For the first 30k I used M1 0W-40, changed every 6 months or 5k. Now switched to German Castrol 0W-30, engine sounds smoother (not as noisy), but no lab results yet.
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