OIL? SERIOUSLY WHATS BEST?

[vr304]

Ahhh the good ole which oil question.... Ask 100 different people you will likely get 100 different answers lol I personally run Penrite hpr 5 in my L98 and it's good stuff, it sounds like your engine isn't liking the oil you've put in it as the others have said try going to a lighter viscosity oil and see how it goes

 

[lout]

everybody has their own, my oil is best
if 1000 people answer, you will have 500 different recomendations
i only use mobil 1 full synthetic in all cars i work on
in the ve, 10w40 high mileage
in my pontiac a 50/50 mix, 3 litres 10w40 high mileage and 3 litres 20w50 for the extra zinc

 

[DUKEVESS]

everybody has their own, my oil is best
if 1000 people answer, you will have 500 different recomendations
i only use mobil 1 full synthetic in all cars i work on
in the ve, 10w40 high mileage
in my pontiac a 50/50 mix, 3 litres 10w40 high mileage and 3 litres 20w50 for the extra zinc

Thanks mate. So your saying if my VE has high milage. A thinner oil suites better? I've just clicked over 186000klms. I've only had my ute for 8 months it's obviously been came up. But I have no idea what else has been done to it. Showing 340klwrw on dyno. Would just a cam upgrade push it to that amount of klws?

 

[RiCeY]

Penrite HPR15 15W60

Not really a fan of additives.

 

[greenacc]

Thanks mate. So your saying if my VE has high milage. A thinner oil suites better? I've just clicked over 186000klms. I've only had my ute for 8 months it's obviously been came up. But I have no idea what else has been done to it. Showing 340klwrw on dyno. Would just a cam upgrade push it to that amount of klws?

People generally use thicker oils as the mileage gets higher.

 

[DUKEVESS]

People generally use thicker oils as the mileage gets higher.

Ok buddy thank you.

 

[DUKEVESS]

Ok ma

Penrite HPR15 15W60

Not really a fan of additives.

Ok mate no problem

 

[Voodoo_SV6]

If you're getting noisy lifters, I would go something a little thinner, 10w40 and see if the noise disappears. If it does, (change it out within a few 100kms) then change it to 10w50 and see what goes. You're engine will tell you when its happy.

 

[lout]

noisy lifters can be too thin oil or too thick
in your case i think you are using too thick oil

 

[Happydaze]

Shop put magnatec 10-40 when I had my cam done in my ls2, gone to Castrol edge 5-30 now and engine is a lot quieter and feels heaps smoother , 84000 on the clock.