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Old 08-02-2006, 01:39 PM
GREEG GREEG is offline
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ENGINE OIL?

JUST AFTER SOME OPINIONS ON PREFERED OILS. IVE GOT AN E4 AND I'M CURRENTLY USING MILLERS 10W60 SYNTHETIC OIL WITH NO PROBS AT ALL.
JUST WONDERING WHAT YOU GUYS USE AND IF YOU KNOW OF ANY BETTER OILS
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Old 08-02-2006, 01:42 PM
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silkolen pro r is a good oil but hard to come by
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Old 08-02-2006, 01:59 PM
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We recomend Mobil 1 15w50w Motorsport Formula
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Old 08-02-2006, 02:04 PM
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We use and recommend Millers 10W-40 or 10w-60 and Silkolene Pro S 10w-50
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Old 08-02-2006, 04:06 PM
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I used silkolene pro s and it the dog danglies.. 8)

Never use valveoline cause it is shite..
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Old 08-02-2006, 05:01 PM
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Quote:
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silkolen pro r is a good oil but hard to come by
Not when you know where to get it from :muhaha:
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Old 08-02-2006, 06:16 PM
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Im going back to mobil one, this other synthetic stuff that i cant recall what its called makes my oil temp gauge light come on too often, mobil one didnt.
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Old 08-02-2006, 06:18 PM
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Im going back to mobil one, this other synthetic stuff that i cant recall what its called makes my oil temp gauge light come on too often, mobil one didnt.
You ever tried Silkolene ProS ?
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Old 08-03-2006, 08:31 AM
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there are a couple of places i know where to get it from. now i know 1 more :muhaha:
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Old 08-03-2006, 08:53 AM
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OIL

NO, NOT TRIED SILKOLINE PRO S BEFORE BUT THE CARS DUE A SERVICE SHORTLY SO I'M THINKING OF GIVING IT A TRY.
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