Oil advice and recommendations here
Oil advice and recommendations here
I get asked many questions about oil so I thought a thread here for all oil related questions would be a good idea and build into a FAQ or reference point for others.
So, put your oil questions here but please give the following information if you would like a recommendation:
Make
Model
Year
Engine size/type
Any mods
Type of use (road/track)
Additional info (max oil temps, current oil used)
What do you want a recommendation for? Engine, Gearbox etc?
I hope this will help and become a useful thread
Regards
Guy
So, put your oil questions here but please give the following information if you would like a recommendation:
Make
Model
Year
Engine size/type
Any mods
Type of use (road/track)
Additional info (max oil temps, current oil used)
What do you want a recommendation for? Engine, Gearbox etc?
I hope this will help and become a useful thread
Regards
Guy
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RE: Oil advice and recommendations here
Guy, I'm considering fitting an oil cooler soon as I plan to track the car in the future. What I wanted to know is, do I need it?
I remember a while back you posted a high-level grid showing various oils and what their viscosity rating in Centistokes would be at various temperatures, and I noticed it was a strongly sliding scale! That grid only showed temps up to 100 degrees I think.
What sort of minimum viscosity would you see from various grades of oil at say 120 degrees? (I remember reading from one of your other excellent threads that the viscosity can differ throughout an engine as the sump is generally cooler than other parts of the oil system).
Also, you implied that 10 Centistokes is a good viscosity for high perfomance engines. At what point would the oil be too thin?
TIA
I remember a while back you posted a high-level grid showing various oils and what their viscosity rating in Centistokes would be at various temperatures, and I noticed it was a strongly sliding scale! That grid only showed temps up to 100 degrees I think.
What sort of minimum viscosity would you see from various grades of oil at say 120 degrees? (I remember reading from one of your other excellent threads that the viscosity can differ throughout an engine as the sump is generally cooler than other parts of the oil system).
Also, you implied that 10 Centistokes is a good viscosity for high perfomance engines. At what point would the oil be too thin?
TIA
RE: Oil advice and recommendations here
Guy,
Have you seen this thread?
There is a Spanish owner of a B7 RS4 who regularly sees oil temps in excess of 130C on the road...I guess ambient air temps down there might be anything up to 50C?
As a result he is changing his oil every 2 weeks which seems a rather drastic solution....
This is until Audi decide what to do....(I can't believe they didn't discover such a propensity during warm weather testing?)
In the meantime, is there an oil he might be able to use to avoid such regular and expensive change intervals?
Have you seen this thread?
There is a Spanish owner of a B7 RS4 who regularly sees oil temps in excess of 130C on the road...I guess ambient air temps down there might be anything up to 50C?
As a result he is changing his oil every 2 weeks which seems a rather drastic solution....
This is until Audi decide what to do....(I can't believe they didn't discover such a propensity during warm weather testing?)
In the meantime, is there an oil he might be able to use to avoid such regular and expensive change intervals?
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Hi
I'm looking to change all fluids soon so would like some info
Make Audi
Model S4
Year 2003
Engine size/type 4.2 V8
Any mods None
Type of use (road/track) Road only
Additional info (max oil temps, current oil used)
What do you want a recommendation for? Engine, Gearbox etc? Both please
Help would be appreciated. Also car is using the long life services
I'm looking to change all fluids soon so would like some info
Make Audi
Model S4
Year 2003
Engine size/type 4.2 V8
Any mods None
Type of use (road/track) Road only
Additional info (max oil temps, current oil used)
What do you want a recommendation for? Engine, Gearbox etc? Both please
Help would be appreciated. Also car is using the long life services
Any advice on oil required, please feel free to ask as I can help you
You will also find some useful info on my website here
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/oil-and-filte ... -audi.aspx
All the best for 2009
Cheers
Guy
You will also find some useful info on my website here
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/oil-and-filte ... -audi.aspx
All the best for 2009
Cheers
Guy
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Re: Oil advice and recommendations here
Feel free to contact us here for any oil recommendations or any oil related questions you may have.
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Alternatively complete our oil recommendation form and we will get back to you asap. You can also give us a call on 01209 202949 Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm or just drop us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk
Cheers
oilman
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Re: Oil advice and recommendations here
Feel free to contact us here for any oil recommendations or any oil related questions you may have.
Alternatively complete our oil recommendation form and we will get back to you asap. You can also give us a call on 01209 202949 Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm or just drop us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk
Cheers
oilman
Alternatively complete our oil recommendation form and we will get back to you asap. You can also give us a call on 01209 202949 Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm or just drop us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk
Cheers
oilman
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Re: Oil advice and recommendations here
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Re: Oil advice and recommendations here
If your need of any oil advice/recommendations then just ask us here and we will be happy to help.
Alternatively complete our oil recommendation form. You can also give us a call on 01209 202949 Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm or just drop us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk
Cheers
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Alternatively complete our oil recommendation form. You can also give us a call on 01209 202949 Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm or just drop us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk
Cheers
oilman
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Re: Oil advice and recommendations here
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All we need to know is
Make:
Model:
Year:
Engine type:
Performance modifications:
Driving style: (road / off-road / track etc)
Any other information that may be relevant: e.g. approx BHP if modified, oil temps if known
If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or use our Recommendation form, or just ask here.
All we need to know is
Make:
Model:
Year:
Engine type:
Performance modifications:
Driving style: (road / off-road / track etc)
Any other information that may be relevant: e.g. approx BHP if modified, oil temps if known
If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or use our Recommendation form, or just ask here.
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If you are having trouble finding out which Engine Oil is right for your car, please use our lookup guide.
If you need help finding your car, or it is modified in any way, you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here.
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Re: Oil advice and recommendations here
Christ, 4 years since we were last on this thread! So sorry for the thread resurrection
We are still here so if anyone needs any oily advice, post away.
Cheers,
Guy
We are still here so if anyone needs any oily advice, post away.
Cheers,
Guy
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