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 Mar 8, 2014 - 5:21 AM
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gt4 st205 what grade of engine engine oil are you guys recommending please
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Mar 8, 2014 - 8:22 PM
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The oil didn't CAUSE the failure, they were going to fail regardless and likely had been seeping for a long time. Synthetic oils have a much more uniform and often smaller molecular structure than conventional oils so any weak gaskets or seals that were just barely holding back conventional oil WILL leak synthetic oil but synthetic oil isn't the cause of the failure. Odds are good that those seals and gaskets were going to start leaking conventional oil pretty soon regardless of what oil you used.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/switch-to-synthetic-oil1.htm this isn't the most technical of articles but it's full of truth for the most part. -------------------- |
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fiddler69 what oil Mar 8, 2014 - 5:21 AM
Special_Edy QUOTE (fiddler69 @ Mar 8, 2014 - 5:2... Mar 8, 2014 - 8:05 AM Bitter Switching is an old wives tail, you need an oil wh... Mar 8, 2014 - 8:55 AM
Special_Edy QUOTE (Bitter @ Mar 8, 2014 - 9:55 A... Mar 8, 2014 - 4:00 PM match220 I just switched to full synthetic 5w-20 and an oil... Mar 8, 2014 - 9:13 AM Bitter QUOTE (match220 @ Mar 8, 2014 - 8:13... Mar 8, 2014 - 12:38 PM match220 QUOTE (Bitter @ Mar 8, 2014 - 7:38 A... Mar 8, 2014 - 1:13 PM Neon90424 when the engine is new, you should just use reg mi... Mar 8, 2014 - 9:24 AM Bitter You just explained what I said and agreed with me,... Mar 8, 2014 - 1:24 PM match220 QUOTE (Bitter @ Mar 8, 2014 - 8:24 A... Mar 8, 2014 - 1:34 PM Red123 I use 5w40 motul 300v for my car. Mar 8, 2014 - 3:27 PM Neon90424 if you blew 3 head gaskets your head is warped. Mar 8, 2014 - 5:55 PM Special_Edy QUOTE (Neon90424 @ Mar 8, 2014 - 5:5... Mar 8, 2014 - 7:06 PM Special_Edy I would accept that answer for the rear main seal,... Mar 8, 2014 - 9:26 PM Bitter Oil pump seals are always catastrophic failures, s... Mar 9, 2014 - 2:34 AM Special_Edy QUOTE (Bitter @ Mar 9, 2014 - 3:34 A... Mar 9, 2014 - 4:40 PM RavenAegis45 RE: what oil Mar 9, 2014 - 5:13 PM |
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