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valvoline vr1 racing oil in ecotec

Discussion in 'VR - VS Holden Commodore (1993 - 1997)' started by jas98, Mar 22, 2012.

  1. Mar 22, 2012 #1
    jas98

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    hi, can get "valvoline vr1 racing oil" cheaply. (30 bucks from repco atm)

    is this suited for a vs commodore ecotec?

    cheers
     
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    skappascrap

    skappascrap Herp is for the derp.

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    What's the viscosity of the oil and how many k's has the engine done?

    Edit: Saw the rating from the online catalogue, its a bit thinner (10W40) then what the owners book says (20W50), so you might get some leakage/seeping in some areas.
     
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    jas98

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    at the moment the oil i got is 15w40 lol and cars done 168 000k's
     
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    Shouldn't do any harm then, so go for it.
     
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