Dave.
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Perhaps that is a good shout Ricky? I use it and couldn't say a bad word about it tbh.
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Perhaps that is a good shout Ricky? I use it and couldn't say a bad word about it tbh.
sx_turbo
Lifer
there not for lsd those 2 from what i could see.
i gonna stick with the stuff from work, only costs me £6 per litre.
it's says it's GL5 which those others are,
i just wanted to check that it was ok for my application, obviously if im told not to use it as it is utter rubbish then i wont lol
sx_turbo
Lifer
It is for and LSD mate, the Silkolene Syn5 stuff is designed for LSD's
He recommened it for hubbygt's Glanza (with a dif) and for my car, which has a diff
Dave
yeah just looked again and see i was looking at the wrong stuff lol.
so if that is gl-5, and i need gl-4/5, then that would be ok?
i used to use 75-90 fully synthetic stuff and it worked great, quietened the gearbox aswell, but it's not lsd compatible
Doesnt quite work like that.
Think in old terms GL4 was gear oil... Yellow metal (synchro) compatibility etc and GL5 was extreme pressure/axle/diff oil. You could not use one in the other unless designed for it.
Over the years technology got better and you can get GL4/5 oils but these are not the same, what they are is a GL4 oil that is strong enough to pass GL5 extreme pressure tests.
Give it ago but my concern is it doen not meet GL4 as well and according to my book you need GL4/5
Cheers
Guy.
sx_turbo
Lifer
i see lol
that makes sense.
doh!!! i did speak to valvoline technical and they said it would be fine, but i would rather not risk my gearbox to be fair.
apologies for clogging up thread
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Starlet_Sam
Moderator, Regional Area Reps Supervisor & Gay Car
Guy,
What would you say was more important, a sensor before an oil cooler or after the cooler?
What would you say was more important, a sensor before an oil cooler or after the cooler?
Dave.
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Out of interest... What kind of sensor? (Oil Pressure/Oil Temperature?)
I'd think that it would be more important to have a sensor on the side of the oil cooler that supplies the engine, or the side of the oil cooler which is supplied by the engine. Either way, getting a reading which reflects the inside of the engine. After reading about GoldenVTR's trouble with a thermostat being fitted the wrong way round, and his guage being on the wrong side of the thermostat, leading to his oil pressure guage reading fine, when his bottom end had no pressure
Just a thought
Dave
I'd think that it would be more important to have a sensor on the side of the oil cooler that supplies the engine, or the side of the oil cooler which is supplied by the engine. Either way, getting a reading which reflects the inside of the engine. After reading about GoldenVTR's trouble with a thermostat being fitted the wrong way round, and his guage being on the wrong side of the thermostat, leading to his oil pressure guage reading fine, when his bottom end had no pressure
Just a thought
Dave
Starlet_Sam
Moderator, Regional Area Reps Supervisor & Gay Car
Sorry, I meant temp.
Good question, on thinking about it I guess it really doesnt matter, after the cooler and you know what temps its going into the engine, bfore the cooler and you know what temp its coming out, both are usefull...
Cheers
Guy
azerty
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I'm a bit lost on my next oil choice.
I live in tropic country (Mauritius island) where is always warm. never too hot, and never cold.
I used to fill my engines with shell helix Ultra 15w50 . what I believe was ideal for our climate. but this oil do not come in this grade anymore, we got 10w40 from south africa instead now.
I have just changed oil in the STI and filled with full synthetic Castrol 10w60. but that range seems a bit large for my climate, am I right ?
Make : Subaru
Model : STI type R
Year : 1999
Engine size/type : 2 litre turbo
mods : fully standard
Type of use: road
what would you recomend for a 4efte moded to run around 250 hp in tropical island?
Make : Toyota
Model : starlet turbo
Year : 1997
Engine size/type : 1.3 turbo
mods :modded around 250 hp
extra info: no oil cooler
Type of use: Quarter mile, track and road
I live in tropic country (Mauritius island) where is always warm. never too hot, and never cold.
I used to fill my engines with shell helix Ultra 15w50 . what I believe was ideal for our climate. but this oil do not come in this grade anymore, we got 10w40 from south africa instead now.
I have just changed oil in the STI and filled with full synthetic Castrol 10w60. but that range seems a bit large for my climate, am I right ?
Make : Subaru
Model : STI type R
Year : 1999
Engine size/type : 2 litre turbo
mods : fully standard
Type of use: road
what would you recomend for a 4efte moded to run around 250 hp in tropical island?
Make : Toyota
Model : starlet turbo
Year : 1997
Engine size/type : 1.3 turbo
mods :modded around 250 hp
extra info: no oil cooler
Type of use: Quarter mile, track and road
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THe Fuchs is fine, but make sure you are using the Fuchs Titan Supersyn Plus 5w-40 as this is PD approved, the Fuchs Titan Supersyn SL 5w-40 is not.
Cheers
Guy
10w-40 will be fine in the Starlet, try to get a decent synthetic one as a mineral (including semi synthetic) will break down quite quick.
For the impreza, if used hard I would be looking for an SAE50, are there any other brand 15w-50 oils out there? The 10w-60 is too thick when hot.
Cheers
Guy