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  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 13y 2m 9d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: NOR Perth
Posted (edited)

Any particular reason you go 5w30 Ralph? Cause forged engine?

I notice a few of the WA boys go the lower numbers too (Arron and Steve IIRC?).

I thought fraud was 15k.
This interval is 8k
I usually do it every 7.5 but I was lazy

Not sure if its just my fraud or all of them....but being the 'turbo' it was suggested 10,000kms (or maybe that was my aftermarket warranty?).

Either way....now that I'm a little closer to the city and stuff....hopefully I can keep my kms down to 5000-7500 every 6 months and get services at the "correct" intervals lol

Mines still stock BTW....but doesn't really mean jack as most people will still say I'm crazy for only servicing every 10k kms :P

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  • Moar Powar Babeh
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  • Member For: 20y 10m 11d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Perth
Posted

I had to order mine in through Coventries here in WA. I wouldn't rush out and drop 5w30 in unless you have a reason to. Im running a built motor don't forget.

*I actually run a blend of two GW oils now. A 10w40 and 5w30. Give me the best mix between stable oil pressure in 40*+ and minimal noise as the forgies warm up.

I based my ratio on a target kinematic viscosity when cold and hot so took a couple of goes to get correct.

  • Dropping a turd
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  • Member For: 18y 9m 7d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Perth
Posted

Mobil 1 5/50 fof the win. Ralph runs diff oil as he has sloppy pistons

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  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 18y 2m 3d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Adelaide
Posted

Pik of friend ?

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  • MattyP
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  • Member For: 14y 2m 30d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Central Coast
Posted

Whats the drawback in running 5w30 in a high powered stock motor?

  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 22y 10m 30d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Townsville
Posted

Clackity clack head noise... I once tried 5w50 full syn in my supercharged AU back in 2000 and dropped the oil out after 20mins driving around Sydney to put my Penrite 15w40 back in! I was showing also as it was expensive back then...

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  • Member For: 12y 8m 14d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Brisbane
Posted

Lol I have found that penrite hpr15 was the only thing that keeps the Windsor quiet as well. That I had tried anyway. Windsor and Barra are apples and oranges though....

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  • Member For: 22y 10m 30d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Townsville
Posted

This Penrite was just a mineral only from memory and they discontinued that mix around the 2002.

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