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Old 08-26-2003, 05:57 PM
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whats a good weight to use when your motor is turbo'ed?

is 10w-30 alright?
Old 08-26-2003, 06:08 PM
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Default Re: what weight of oil for turbo motors? (93hb)

I am using castrol syntech 5w-50
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what about 10w40...any good?

does it matter what wieght you use?
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Default Re: what weight of oil for turbo motors? (stockhatch)

i use mobil 1 10w-30 and it works fine. i change oil every 2,000 miles. as long as the oil can flow freely through the turbo.
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Default Re: what weight of oil for turbo motors? (93hb)

I use 10w30, it's fine. You're in houston so I wouldn't go any lower than 10w30, I had a problem with my motor burning up 5w30 like crazy in the summer.
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