great thread!! has tied me up for waaay too long reading it all tho! lol so... calais... what weight oil do you think i should run in 180000k ls1? (just usual induction exhaust mods n tune) thanks for all the info! been very enlightening :thumbsup:
Running Castrol EDGE synthetic for nearly 2 years now, extremely pleased. Previousl lube was Amsoil, also excellent, just not easy to source
Anything from a 5w40 in colder months to 15w50 (MObil, Valvoline Durablend etc) or 10w60 (Castrol Edge) in the summer. The LS1's are a strange animal where some run better on thinner and some better on thicker. What are you using at the moment ? And are you having any issues ?
Anything from a 5w40 in colder months to 15w50 (MObil, Valvoline Durablend etc) or 10w60 (Castrol Edge) in the summer. The LS1's are a strange animal where some run better on thinner and some better on thicker. What are you using at the moment ? And are you having any issues ? Name me some oils you wanna use.
sorry was away for few days... recently purchased so wasnt really sure what i was gonna use, prob mobil 1... is a lil noisy on start up but no real issues, not sure wot weight but was told it was mobil 1..
Fuchs Silkolene Powersports Oils & Lubricants Some interesting oil reading, good viscosity chart to look at and points of view on synthetics.
I normally put Penrite everyday fully synthetic in, but I'm thinking of trying a new oil based on some reading here. Can anyone give any input into these choices: Note engine has only recently been rebuilt, and its a Ecotec Penrite Sin 15-40 $70 Shell Helix Ultra 5-40 $62 Mobile1 Supersyn 5-50 $75 Valvoline Synpower 10-50 $67
They are all excellent oils and i have used nearly all of them. Are you in Melbourne, look for those oils in Big W. The Shell and Mobil 1 around $56 there. Synpower look for it at Liberty Servos, i get it at some for $45 regularly. For Summer i would be inclined to use the Penrite Sin 15w40 and Synpower, even though the others will hold up just as good, they are just thinner, if you have no leaks use them. Recently rebuilt, go the thinnest you can. Has it been run in ?
Just heard from another forum that Penrite will now be making the Repco oil. Can anybody confirm?? Does anybody know why they changed away from Mobil???
VX calais, another what oil should i use question vl, 230 thousand k's and i used mobil 10w40 but seems a little light, not fussed on the cost either, what you recomend :beer chug:
Mainlube 175 Full Synthetic Race Oil. Better than royal purple... but at ~$42 per Litre... its fairly expensive.
