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Ben_Daui

Post subject: what oil do you use? Brand/viscosity

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:57 pm

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from el cheapo super market s**t 2 helix or nulon & vavoline whats the best for V8's?
I have used all of the above & helix is the best so far so whats the best oil?

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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:19 am

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I only use penrite in my cars.

cant remember the viscosity though.

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currently running valvoline max-life in both of mine.... 20W50 i think..... usually use pennzoil, but i got this stuff for the right price, so *meh*

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Right now Penrite HPR15 however its now a bit too thin for my worn engine. Going to HPR30 in the next thousands kms or so.

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One Drone wrote:

my worn engine

so thats your excuse for not beating an FBT???? :lol:

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Only use Mobil 1 fully synthetic.

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In the 460 we run HPR50.

Even that is probably a bit too thin for us. :roll:

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Post subject: Re: what oil do you use? Brand/viscosity

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:35 pm

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Ben_Daui wrote:

from el cheapo super market s**t 2 helix or nulon & vavoline whats the best for V8's?
I have used all of the above & helix is the best so far so whats the best oil?

i dont wanna have a go at u, but how do u decide which oil is the "best"?

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the more you spend the better the quality/name/flashy branding I want what peoples experiance with oil as some can be s**t :twisted:

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