i'm sure this has been covered before, but i'm putting a t3/t4 on my b16. i was running royal purple 530, thinking of just running conventional 530. think this should be a decent choice?

should i go a higher viscosity, or will 530 do the job?

 

i think 5w30 is too thin for a boosted application. I suggest 10w30 as a good all around oil.

 

5w30 and 10w30 are the same viscosity when hot.

5w30 and 10w30 should work fine if the engine is pretty much stock with the stock bearing clearences.

you could step up to a 5w40 or 10w40 for some added oil pressure since the engine oil will get hotter than normal with a glowing hot turbo in the system. slighly thicker oil wont hurt anything.

 

yeah 10w40 is what i would personally run just because its going to see a little more heat and peace of mind.

 

thanks for the input guys.

this is my first venture into forced induction, hopefully it'll go smoothly

 

i used 20/50, **** was great, gave me more oil pressure and didnt thin out as quick on hot days

 

Castrol GTX 5w30 all the way!!!!!

 

i used Royal Purple 5w30 and it was too thin...it would pass the compressor side seal on hard boost for some reason...switched to 10w30 and i havent had a problem since

 

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lol this is why HT amuses me.

 

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lol this is why HT amuses me.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm glad that amuses you, but the fact remains...i changed to a 10w30 and i haven't had any problems...i forgot to mention that it was a Mobil 1 oil i changed to

 

ROYAL PURPLE STUFF!!!!!!!!!!


I LOVE IT