Oil

[jimmythesaint]

:) hi guys just wondering what the best oil to use in my corolla1990 ae92 5 speed its done over 175kms whats best to use and does a grille of a seca fit on to mine

[Hiro Protagonist]

:) hi guys just wondering what the best oil to use in my corolla1990 ae92 5 speed its done over 175kms whats best to use and does a grille of a seca fit on to mine

 

Firstly, if you're on a budget you basically can't go past GTX2 - it's relatively cheap, but not nasty, available everywhere, thick enough so anything but a tired clapped-out motor can run it but not too thick as to make the car sluggish.

 

 

Secondly, no the Seca grille won't fit. The Seca/wagon front end is almost entirely different to the sedan and hatch body panel-wise, as well as lights, grille etc.

[styler]

x2 for the gtx2 oil, not bad stuff for an average motor.

[Bowler]

yeh, gtx 2, but a 15w-50 would probably be better - oil gets to the top of the engine quicker, but same viscocity as gtx2 at operating temp

[beerhead]

I was taught by a mechanic that Castrol oils don't have enough degreasers in the the mix and tend to gag up most motors over time, he said you may as well be using homebrand motor oil.

 

You can get mineral penrite for the same money, a few more bux and you'll have some HPR semi syn too. I've done shocking things to my motors while using it without failure, it's made in Australia, by and aussie company, and is designed for our conditions, worth every cent for your pride and joy :)

[Trev]

I was taught by a mechanic that Castrol oils don't have enough degreasers in the the mix and tend to gag up most motors over time, he said you may as well be using homebrand motor oil.

 

You can get mineral penrite for the same money, a few more bux and you'll have some HPR semi syn too. I've done shocking things to my motors while using it without failure, it's made in Australia, by and aussie company, and is designed for our conditions, worth every cent for your pride and joy :)

 

Yeah same story with castrol.

 

Penrite is the way to go, Maybe use some PRO 20.

[beerhead]

I steer away from valvoline and other cheap filters too. Genuine or ryco are the only way to go. They've got a backflow valve and under cold start they regain oil pressure much faster.

[Raven]

Being an automotive parts interpreter for Motortraders (Coventry Auto for those who are in WA and QLD), our biggest selling brand of oil is Fuchs Titan.

 

The mechanics swear by it and its a good price too.

 

Titan Super GTO or Titan GT would be my choice on the motor at hand, considering the amount of km's its done, a 20w50 or 15w40 weight would be the grade of oil I'd choose.

 

Anything thinner and its just going to burn it.

Edited September 4, 2008 by Raven

[godlovesugly]

is mixing oils a bad thing??

 

ie, if i use castrol and then have to top up the oil should i ONLY use castrol again??

[irokin]

is mixing oils a bad thing??

 

ie, if i use castrol and then have to top up the oil should i ONLY use castrol again??

 

Yes and yes. Otherwise you can end up with an unexpected chemical reaction.

[sibbo]

Yes and yes. Otherwise you can end up with an unexpected chemical reaction.

but it is ok to add a different brand after you empty it out?

[Budowski]

If changing to a new oil it wouldnt be to hard to get the engine really hot and leave the engine draining for an hour, then refill with 3L of the new oil without changing the filter.

once you have done this run the engine untill hot once again and leave for an hour draining and change the filter to a high quality unit such as genuine or ryco premuim. By doing this you have done two things, flushed the old oil out of the engine and carried out a complete brand change in oil.

Now that this is done just refill and happy motoring.

Edited September 7, 2008 by Budowski