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5w30 or 10w40
before i get flamed i did try and search here and Google, but can't find enough specific answers and getting nowhere... Manuel says 5w30, but from my findings, 10w for a higher mileage car
1998 wrx used as daily, basic mild mods, driven moderately. 175000 km on the clock for my budget, deciding between two oils and will get one based on opinions best suited for me... 5w30 Castrol Edge fully synthetic ($50) 10w40 Nulon fully synthetic ($60) so is 5w30 fine as that's what Ive always used or change to 10w40? thank you |
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since the car is getting old..MAYBE burns and leaks oil in some places..ill go fully syn either 10w or 15w
5w is what youll put in a car thats done less then 100,000km |
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thanks ajayjay
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Mobil 1 5w50 here......
STI Ej has 240,000 km on it & doesn't burn or leak a drop.
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After lots of research I ended up putting Mobil Super 2000 10w40 in mine (MY99, 97000k)
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Total Fully Synthetic
QUARTZ RACING 10W50 There are about a million threads on this topic, and everyone will tell you something different...
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Why would you want to make the winter rating higher on an older motor? Just means the viscosity is higher when cold. Personally I'd want the lowest winter rating you can get + whatever the owners manual says.
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Personally, Mobil fully SYN 5W-30 unless 5W-50 is on sale.
Unlike Rossco - no drums of it at my work.
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FTMFW!....... I can't get it through Nissan though unfortunately....I miss Chellingworth in that respect.....Liquid gold on tap.
@ around $60-70 I still reckon it is well worth it, Fast flow cold & I get 650-700 kpa (95 - 100psi) hot or cold above 1100 rpm.. Hot hot idle is 250 ~ish kpa (32-35 psi)
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what information did you find from your research? for $33 its cheap oil and seems the business...
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