What oil
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What oil
Time is getting near for the first event and as I don't trust those who went before me on the car I need to do an oil and filter change.
What oil peeps. I want to hold this engine together as long as possible before a rebuild( of which I am already making plans)
Cheers, beers hugs and kisses
Brian
What oil peeps. I want to hold this engine together as long as possible before a rebuild( of which I am already making plans)
Cheers, beers hugs and kisses
Brian
expatkiwi- Posts : 175
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Re: What oil
Personaly I use 10/40 mineral with regular changes, but iv no doubt most people use semi syn
What mods have been done to the engine so far?
Gary
What mods have been done to the engine so far?
Gary
dominator- Posts : 1298
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Re: What oil
Not sure of what's been done inside but its 160bhp bill falconer on twin carbs
expatkiwi- Posts : 175
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Re: What oil
Might be worth phoning bill, im sure andy (swiftmotorsport) has his details, but hes notoriously hard to get hold of
dominator- Posts : 1298
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Re: What oil
While were at oil choices, the book recommends 5w30 for a standard gti engine but I intend to do a couple of trackdays as well as driving it daily. What would people recommend? step up to 10w40 semi or stay with 5w30.
swiftkid- Posts : 131
Join date : 2010-10-06
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Re: What oil
Hi Brian,
I got Bill's number so I will pm you.
Cheers
Atchi
I got Bill's number so I will pm you.
Cheers
Atchi
Miniswift- Posts : 492
Join date : 2008-03-13
Age : 50
Location : Newton Hall, Durham
Re: What oil
The words from Bill are to use semi synthetic. Not an expensive one but its better to change the oil often rather than use a high price tag oil.
Sunday market here I come,lol
Sunday market here I come,lol
expatkiwi- Posts : 175
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Re: What oil
there is not expensive and there is cheap...dont use cheap.
I have to agree less expensive more often and dont let it have a chance to breakdown and soot up with combustion gasses etc and degrade though heat abuse.
I use a higher viscosity hot in a race engine...but I come from minis and old fords.
I use Mobil 1 in the roadies.
GTP
I have to agree less expensive more often and dont let it have a chance to breakdown and soot up with combustion gasses etc and degrade though heat abuse.
I use a higher viscosity hot in a race engine...but I come from minis and old fords.
I use Mobil 1 in the roadies.
GTP
gtpswift- Posts : 398
Join date : 2009-05-25
Location : Melbourne Australia
Re: What oil
Tbh I would use Mobil anyway. All those years of advertising on peter brocks race cars in oz have paid off
expatkiwi- Posts : 175
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Re: What oil
suppose you also have an energy polariser as well, are you a vegan too
GTP
GTP
gtpswift- Posts : 398
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Re: What oil
Hell no. Steak, rare, the more blood the better. As for the energy polariser, my wife has one. It drains all the energy and life from me.
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