What Oil Weight to use??
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What Oil Weight to use??
Since im boosting my car....Wondering what oil weight would benefit my turbo and engine?
Do I still use My Mobil One or any certain brand?
5w30 is what I use now
Thanks for the help.....
Do I still use My Mobil One or any certain brand?
5w30 is what I use now
Thanks for the help.....
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Castrol GTX 10w30..... Synthetic isnt really worth it in my opinion as some people believe it causes premature and excessive wear on turbo seals.....
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I would think to keep using synthetic because it doesn't break down or burn as easy as dino oil... since the turbo runs hotter than a normal engine.
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and its alittle hottie for summer so step up to 10 or 15W
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dont use synthetic on a turbo'd honda.... Trust me... I used Castrol syntec, smoke, switched to non synthetic, no more smoke... Somehow it finds its way through the seals and decreases the life of the seals...
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my findings on oil were to not use synthetics, as most synthetics are highly lacking in their addition of zinc, which helps protect metal-metal contact. i have used castrol gtx as long as i've had a set of keys (a few intermittant exceptions along the way).
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Originally posted by InsaneCivicSedan
Castrol GTX 10w30..... Synthetic isnt really worth it in my opinion as some people believe it causes premature and excessive wear on turbo seals.....
Castrol GTX 10w30..... Synthetic isnt really worth it in my opinion as some people believe it causes premature and excessive wear on turbo seals.....
