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Demlotcrew wrote:

Ive bought Oil from Simon before and he just cant be beaten for Price and Quality and with Silkoline you get 5l not 4! (good when the M42 needs 4.5l)



 

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E30Adam wrote:

My car is finally sorted and is no longer burning oil so I think it's wise to invest in some decent oil for her. Mine's a bit of an oddball so what do you think Simon?

It's basically a stroked M20 engine with a totally reconditioned bottom end, new rings and shells etc. It's also got a reconditioned head. I've been running it on Castrol GTX Magnatec 10W40 Synthetic (but I'm not sure if this is a true synthetic oil).

I drive the car quite hard but not until the oil has reached operating temperature.

What would you suggest for me and what prices>

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Driftlearner wrote:

Oilman,
A couple of questions or three for you and maybe an order or two later on.

Right number 1:
E30 325i with just over 100k on the clock. I'm gonna be track daying it and maybe racing it eventually. The engine has got to come apart anyway for the headgasket so it's gonna be port & polished, new cam etc etc. although I will probably leave the bottom end. What oil do you recommend for it given it's gonna get a trashing?

Number 2:
I also have Lancer Evo 6, after the running in period I have been running it on Amsoil fully synth 10w30 (heard mixed comments on Amsoil, although their tech specs look v.good compared to other top brand oils, could be porky pies I suppose, what do you know of Amsoil?). Amsoil is not so good a value as it was so I was thinking of changing. The recommended spec for the Evo is 10w30 and change interval is 4500 miles (yes indeed!). It also has hydraulic tappets that have a tendency to rattle when cold (it's a common trait). A lot of bods run with Castrol RS 10w60, just wondered of any other recommendations?

Number 3:
I also have a '95 1800cc Mk3 Golf Driver that has 130k on the clock and has a tendency to use oil (or lose it some where that I can't see, certainly not overly smokey, recent MOT emmissions were fine). I heard through the grapevine that the oil seals tend to dry up and it's a good idea to use a decent engine flush as that can help "rejunvenate" the seals and then run with Castrol GTX High Mileage 15w40. Sounds a bit dodgey to me (flushing the crap out would surely make leaks worse?). Any comments?

Cheers and seasons greetings

Col

P.S. I'll email you for a price list but it's b*ggering about at the mo.

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E30Adam wrote:

My car is finally sorted and is no longer burning oil so I think it's wise to invest in some decent oil for her. Mine's a bit of an oddball so what do you think Simon?

It's basically a stroked M20 engine with a totally reconditioned bottom end, new rings and shells etc. It's also got a reconditioned head. I've been running it on Castrol GTX Magnatec 10W40 Synthetic (but I'm not sure if this is a true synthetic oil).

I drive the car quite hard but not until the oil has reached operating temperature.

What would you suggest for me and what prices>

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You can do so much better then the Magnatec, it is a multigrade mineral oil, if you want to treat your car consider the Motul 300V 10w-40, this is a full ester/pao synthetic.

Tech specs here http://www.opieoils.co.uk/lubricants.htm

E-mail me for prices.

Cheers

Guy.

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Driftlearner wrote:

Oilman,
A couple of questions or three for you and maybe an order or two later on.

Right number 1:
E30 325i with just over 100k on the clock. I'm gonna be track daying it and maybe racing it eventually. The engine has got to come apart anyway for the headgasket so it's gonna be port & polished, new cam etc etc. although I will probably leave the bottom end. What oil do you recommend for it given it's gonna get a trashing?

Number 2:
I also have Lancer Evo 6, after the running in period I have been running it on Amsoil fully synth 10w30 (heard mixed comments on Amsoil, although their tech specs look v.good compared to other top brand oils, could be porky pies I suppose, what do you know of Amsoil?). Amsoil is not so good a value as it was so I was thinking of changing. The recommended spec for the Evo is 10w30 and change interval is 4500 miles (yes indeed!). It also has hydraulic tappets that have a tendency to rattle when cold (it's a common trait). A lot of bods run with Castrol RS 10w60, just wondered of any other recommendations?

Number 3:
I also have a '95 1800cc Mk3 Golf Driver that has 130k on the clock and has a tendency to use oil (or lose it some where that I can't see, certainly not overly smokey, recent MOT emmissions were fine). I heard through the grapevine that the oil seals tend to dry up and it's a good idea to use a decent engine flush as that can help "rejunvenate" the seals and then run with Castrol GTX High Mileage 15w40. Sounds a bit dodgey to me (flushing the crap out would surely make leaks worse?). Any comments?

Cheers and seasons greetings

Col

P.S. I'll email you for a price list but it's b*ggering about at the mo.

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Driftlearner,

Ok,

No1,

We would recomend the Silkolene Pro S 10w-50 for this, it is a true ester/pao synthetic and is ideal if you plan to track the car, it will be able to take everything you can throw at it.

No2,

For this we recomend the Motul 300V 10w-40 or the Silkolene Pro S 5w-40, both are top pao/ester synthetics and are withig the grade recomended for the car, go and have a look at the Mitsubishi lancer register and you will see all the work we have done with the boys there.

No3,

For this, I would not recomend a flush, it will do more harm then good, you want a good rich semi synthetic for this, somehting like the Fuchs Titan XTR 10w-40, this oil uses top quality ingredients and is well worth the money.

Tech specs on all the oils here http://www.opieoils.co.uk/lubricants.htm

E-mail me for prices.

Cheers

Guy.

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