Just got my car back from service. They did nothing but change engine oil and oilfilter + fuelfilter. When I got my car back the engine was definitively less responsive. Specially on low rpm's. I had previously used Castrol TWH oil (very thin and quite expensive), and now they had put on Castrol TXT (cheaper oil). Can a simple oil change make a noticable difference in engine response?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pompiuses &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just got my car back from service. They did nothing but change engine oil and oilfilter + fuelfilter. When I got my car back the engine was definitively less responsive. Specially on low rpm's. I had previously used Castrol TWH oil (very thin and quite expensive), and now they had put on Castrol TXT (cheaper oil). Can a simple oil change make a noticable difference in engine response? </TD></TR></TABLE>

WTH is Castrol TWH?

 

i noticed my car did that on casrtol too , it was GTX though. that **** made it run like crap. so i drained it out right afterwards and never used it again

 

hmmm thats strange everytime I get an oil change my car is running like a top. My throttle response is MUCH better and the car accelerates more smoothly. Maybe they put some diesel oil in da car, high viscosity.

 

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WTH is Castrol TWH?</TD></TR></TABLE>


umm.... It's Castrol TWS 10W60 racing oil.

 

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ahh... good to hear Then it's probably the oil that's causing it. I'll change that crappy TXT oil first thing in the morning.......

 

ahhhh. i see. just wondering... we dont get that good stuff over here in Canada.

 

people laugh, but i haev found that Valvoline 5w30 works great, the reg **** in thwe whie bottle. my car loves it . i stuck with it

 

I use Motul 300V 15W-50 in my car. It's a little sluggish when cold - but once it warms up it runs like a champ.