oil - your choice

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:51 am

Gary57 wrote:nor do I use oil.

maybe thats why nothing leaks out then...

but i've heard that not using oil in your engine is bad!

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:53 am

HAHA good one VC.

rat · Post by **rat** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:43 am

@ Gary - ok if you can use a bit thicker oil for my car, if your dad has already done it then dont worry. Sorry for hi jacking thread.
@VC - Lol

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:51 am

guess you are just lucky...

mine started leaking when I changed from mineral 20W-50 to 10w-40 synthetic after my run in, so has Freddy's and Toby's...

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:51 am

I guess I was lucky, the only thing that leaked oil was my tappet cover because it always kept on coming loose a bit....it still does...

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:55 am

hey draco...

mine kept on doing this too.

i found that because the seal is a big fat rubber thing, when you tighten on screw, the others are left slightly loose.

my solution:

i used lock-tite on the thread of the screws, and i kept tightening in a similar pattern to the headbolts (for example). and then i left it for a while to let the lock-tite set. after that - no problem.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:59 am

Thanks VC, I'll try the locktite...

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:33 pm

Ok So wil 20W50 work until I service my car? cause I need some oil!

HancoB · Post by **HancoB** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:39 pm

Ja that is fine Riekert, I ran mine on that from the start. The previous owner had synthetic in and that was just a waste!

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:40 pm

HancoB wrote:Ja that is fine Riekert, I ran mine on that from the start. The previous owner had synthetic in and that was just a waste!

Cool!

I'm gonna service the car this weekend so...

HancoB · Post by **HancoB** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:44 pm

Use Shell. When I did my headgasket last week it was the cheapest.

Trance101 · Post by **Trance101** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:49 pm

@Gary - What oil went into my sx after the rebuild?

(Sorry for the hijack

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veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:51 pm

HancoB wrote: The previous owner had synthetic in and that was just a waste!

dude - you ARE a n00b!!!

how can you say synthetic is a waste???

wait till your oil cakes in your turbo journals!!!

HancoB · Post by **HancoB** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:43 pm

ok so why pay a hell of a lot more when you have to change the oil at the same time and it does the same thing. Prove to me that synthetic oil is better!

Maybe that is noobnyness!!!

HancoB · Post by **HancoB** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:45 pm

If its so good for your car why dont they use it in the WRC? Why dont they use it in F1? or any other motorsport????

It is a sales trick just to make more money out of noobs!