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Hesham Hammoudah
TryHard
Victoria
JZZ30 GTT-L factory manual
Posts: 204
Reg: 04-2006
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has anyone heard of the brand of motor oil called 'motul'? because apparantly its one of the very best, and the guy said that shell helix is just an ordinary oil. he said motul is what they use in the super bikes and is recommended by porsche, bmw, and subaru. |
Josh Rafton
TryHard
NSW
TT manual
Posts: 141
Reg: 08-2005
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yea mate motul oil is good the one that you should use in yours would be motul turbo light 10w-40. |
Robert Carlyon
Tinkerer
NSW
UZZ32 GT-L V8 #192
Posts: 44
Reg: 07-2005
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Motul is French. My Peugeot (407) has Motul recommended stickers in the engine bay and the handbook recommends it. My Peugeot dealer, however, puts in Mobil 1 and I use Castrol Magnatec in my Soarer. I have been happy with both, so I guess its really up to the individual as to what brand you use.
There have been a number threads on here about oil and Peter Scott has a very good oil brands review on Planet Soarer. |
Braden Murdoch
Tinkerer
NSW
Cressida 1JZ TT
Posts: 48
Reg: 04-2006
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I run Motul in my motor too, runs well  |
Ben Socratous
TryHard
SA
Iv'e started to put my interior back together!!!
Posts: 442
Reg: 07-2005
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And Shell helix is recommended by Ferrari. It basically all comes down to 'sponsorship', what oil company will give me what incentive to recommend that it be put in the car that I build?
Neil has recommended to me that I use Penrite semi-synthetic in my tt. I have been for the last 2 years and I'm more than happy with it, engine runs way better than it did on Castrol. Everyone seems to take Neil's word as gospel on everything except oil, why is that? |
Ben Socratous
TryHard
SA
Iv'e started to put my interior back together!!!
Posts: 443
Reg: 07-2005
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Oh yeah, and it's only $28 a bottle too! Motul does have its good points, my brother in-law uses Motul in the drag cars that he builds and says that it is great in them, but the $100+ per bottle price tag isn't justified on a street car unless it is MAJORLY modified. |
Damian Ware
TryHard
Victoria
Soarer TT
Posts: 146
Reg: 10-2005
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semi-synthetic in a TT, does that cause any problems I know they work great in NA's as that is what I used in the camry
I have read on many forums and I have been recommended by my mechanic to use full synthetic is there any problems if you dont run a full synthetic
if I works well I might give it a try too |
Cihan Aday
DieHard
Emanage is tha good.
JZZ30
Posts: 966
Reg: 07-2005
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Motul turbolight 10-40w is good stuff for the price. Its semi-synthetic though.
If youve got 90 bucks, grab some mobil 1 10-30w and be done with it. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1405
Reg: 09-2005
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Mobil1 in my engine! More goes in Monday!!
<3 |
Ben Socratous
TryHard
SA
Iv'e started to put my interior back together!!!
Posts: 444
Reg: 07-2005
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If you read the back of the bottle on most fully synthetic oils, it actually recommends NOT putting it in an older engine, ie anything over 100,000km. Now seeing that I'm pushing 200,000km at the moment, if I ran fully synthetic oil, it would have all leaked out before I finished pouring it in!!! As I said before, if Neil has recommended it, how bad can it be?!? |
Cihan Aday
DieHard
Emanage is tha good.
JZZ30
Posts: 967
Reg: 07-2005
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If you've got leaky/worn turbos, a thin synthetic oil will kill them in a few weeks. Seen it happen time and time again.
Best oil ive used so far is the turbolight 10-40w, engine is singing happy happy joy joy. |
Jose-Antonio Castillo
DieHard
NSW
Soarer VVTi
Posts: 728
Reg: 07-2005
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I'm running Pennzoil fully synthetic in mine, no dramas. |
Steven Nanevski
TryHard
NSW
JZZ30 Twin Turbo
Posts: 494
Reg: 07-2005
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Personally reckon you can't go past mobil 1 synthetic, there is a post around here on motor oil comparisons too, Mobil 1 came out on top. |
Aaron Mead
TryHard
NT
TT
Posts: 301
Reg: 03-2006
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I use Bi-Lo 20w-50, only $6.00 for 5 litres. Awesome stuff. Just as good as mobil one anyday. |
Luke Bressington
TryHard
SA
JZZ30
Posts: 248
Reg: 10-2005
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I hope thats a joke |
Cihan Aday
DieHard
Emanage is tha good.
JZZ30
Posts: 972
Reg: 07-2005
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Ive used bi-lo stuff in an n14 pulsar and it never ran the same.  |
Greg Nikitiuk
TryHard
Vic
Soarer TT
Posts: 441
Reg: 07-2005
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Aaron.
Wrong forum, this is where your post belongs
www.victamowerforum.com.au |
Damien Smith
DieHard
NSW
Manual UZZ31
Posts: 636
Reg: 07-2005
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Aaron Mead wrote on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 06:47 am:I use Bi-Lo 20w-50, only $6.00 for 5 litres. Awesome stuff. Just as good as mobil one anyday.
Based on what exactly? |
Gary Nimmo
TryHard
WA
V8
Posts: 134
Reg: 07-2005
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This is what you should be using Penrite HPR10
http://planetsoarer.com/OilAnalysis/OilAnalysis.htm |
Luke Bressington
TryHard
SA
JZZ30
Posts: 251
Reg: 10-2005
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TOLD!
Nice Headlights Gary, HID's? |
Aaron Mead
TryHard
NT
TT
Posts: 306
Reg: 03-2006
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JETHUS, I WATH JUTH KIDDIN YOU FAGTH!!! |
Gary Nimmo
TryHard
WA
V8
Posts: 135
Reg: 07-2005
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Yer HIDs 6000K
There great |
Ben Socratous
TryHard
SA
Iv'e started to put my interior back together!!!
Posts: 455
Reg: 07-2005
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I've used $11 for 6L Sprint Auto home brand oil in the soarer before. That was only in there for 1/2 hr though, and for the sole purpose of flushing the crap out of my engine that the previous owner had let accumulate. Came out darker than the ace of spades whilst being shaded by the black hole of Calcutta. Nice new previously mentioned oil went in after that, 3500km later and it is still a goldish colour! |
Ben Daniel
TryHard
WA
TT
Posts: 194
Reg: 03-2006
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Mobil 1 all the way. Expensive but definately worth it. |
Cihan Aday
DieHard
Emanage is tha good.
JZZ30
Posts: 982
Reg: 07-2005
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Aaron Mead wrote on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 06:28 pm:JETHUS, I WATH JUTH KIDDIN YOU FAGTH!!!
Ye ye, sure you were.. |
Justin Staier
Tinkerer
qld
v8 limited
Posts: 36
Reg: 03-2006
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Is anyone running Amsoil series 2000 oils |
Christian Molenda
TryHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 121
Reg: 07-2005
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castrol edge all the way (10w something) Expensive but good! was running shell helix ultra(5w 30), but was a touch too thin.
Plus castrol edge is ran in alot of top drag cars (victor + ben bray's cars)
Engine has never ran better! |
Shaun Stephenson
Tinkerer
Vic
Jzz30 TT
Posts: 47
Reg: 04-2006
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I used some Castrol Magnatec stuff.
I've run that in my bike, as well as the Celica (with an mr2 engine) and the Soarer.
No probs for me as yet. I guess time will tell. |
Braden Murdoch
Tinkerer
NSW
Cressida 1JZ TT
Posts: 55
Reg: 04-2006
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Motul 10W40 stuff here. Just bought some Fuchs stuff so I'll give that a go on the next oil change. |
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