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Jun 13, 2004 | 10:45 PM

jeux

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From: edmonton, ab, canada

what oil is best for the type R

I am currently using 5w30 but i someone told me that 10w30 is best for the type R
should oil burn in v-tech or is my engine jus burning oil?

Jun 13, 2004 | 10:48 PM

uNF$@#!

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (jeux)

no. oil should never burn if you place it in a cordless 900 mhz phone.

Jun 13, 2004 | 10:48 PM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (jeux)

Jun 13, 2004 | 11:11 PM

onyx00

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (Bbasso)

I know for some Mobil1 burns (me for example). I run RedLine just because it doesn't burn (same weight as Mobil1) and a lot of places carry it around me.

Plus it makes me feel sexy.

Jun 14, 2004 | 12:01 AM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R

I'm glad you asked. It's always nice to hear new questions around here for a change.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by onyx00 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what oil is best for the type R</TD></TR></TABLE>

Vegetable oil. Corn oil or canola oil works very well. So does olive oil if you want your car to stay healthy.

Jun 14, 2004 | 07:45 AM

magic hat #9

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (nsxtasy)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Vegetable oil. Corn oil or canola oil works very well. So does olive oil if you want your car to stay healthy.
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don't forget flax seed oil, also considered healthy for the motor.

Jun 14, 2004 | 07:51 AM

1GreyTeg

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (magic hat #9)

And if it's acting up toss in some cod liver oil.

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Jun 14, 2004 | 08:37 AM

PY 01-0972

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I am surprized no one mention sesame seed oil
its great.

Jun 14, 2004 | 08:47 AM

Champ R

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (jeux)

Heh the noob is asking for it with the oil/v-tech post. Just read the threads Bbasso posted for more than enough information.

Jun 14, 2004 | 09:15 AM

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Re: (PY 01-0972)

I prefer peanut oil. its also great for road trips-- when you want a bite to eat just put a fish stick on your oil dip stick, wait 3 minutes, and fried to perfection.

Jun 14, 2004 | 09:20 AM

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1GreyTeg

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Re: (mythias)

Ok where are the pics of Ray reheating the chinese food on the valvecover. At least I think it was Ray, maybe at VIR or LRP.

But, Canola is good for weight reduction.

Jun 14, 2004 | 09:45 AM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (Champ R)

heres some more boring info! heres another fact concerning the high temperature high shear number assigned to motor oils. hths can be considered as a measure of an oils viscosity at 150C. generally, higher viscosity oils will have a higher hths. (40wt. > 30wt.) so ill rank these 5 five oils in order of highest viscosity at 150C.

german castrol 0w-30, hths = 3.8
mobil 1 0w-40, hths = 3.6
motul 5w-40, hths = 3.57
redline 5w-20, hths = 3.3
mobil1 5w-30, hths = 3.08

"Sufficiently high enough HTHS viscosity ensures that lubrication in bearings does not suffer under high pressure and high temperatures."-moribundman, bitog.

the viscosity number printed on an oil bottle can be misleading. hths is a more accurate measure of viscosity at extreme temperatures. it is an important spec for those who are performance oriented. as you can see at 150C redline 5w-20 is thicker than mobil 1 5w-30. select a motor oil that has the ACEA A3 label which guarantees that it will have an hths of 3.5 or greater.

i like this quote and forget where it came from: "Mobil 1 formulates their oils with lower HTHS viscosity than most other oil companies because they want their customers to see better gas mileage with their oils. "

Jun 14, 2004 | 09:49 AM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (ejprimo)

Cold press, extra virgin. Yum!

Jun 14, 2004 | 10:02 AM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (norice)

NATO Mil-Spec 0W-70 for me.

Jun 14, 2004 | 10:19 AM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (ejprimo)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ejprimo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i like this quote and forget where it came from: "Mobil 1 formulates their oils with lower HTHS viscosity than most other oil companies because they want their customers to see better gas mileage with their oils. "</TD></TR></TABLE>

This would actually explain quite a bit, and would somewhat justify/rationalize the use of a "thicker" weight of Mobil 1 than recommended by Honda in the manual.

Jun 14, 2004 | 12:01 PM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (zygspeed)

Still using Agip full synthetic racing formula 10w60 here. No problems and no burning.

But that might be a bit extreme for a daily use car.

Jun 14, 2004 | 12:05 PM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (1GreyTeg)

I just use castrol gtx dino... 5w30

Jun 14, 2004 | 12:07 PM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (DragII)

I am using Mobil1 5w-30 and do not burn any on the street and at my first track event I burned only a small, small amount. I am thinking og going to a bit heavier oil - 5w-40.

Jun 14, 2004 | 12:46 PM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (DragII)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DragII »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just use castrol gtx dino... 5w30</TD></TR></TABLE>

you may not know it but id bet when you drain your oil its a 20wt. 5w-30 and 10w-40 dino oils are the least shear stable. consider a 10w-30 dino or at least a 5w-30 high mileage. high mileage oils are thicker than regular dino and they are not energy conserving.

Jun 14, 2004 | 01:42 PM

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I use M1 5W-30 and no burn at all.

Jun 14, 2004 | 01:53 PM

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Re: (Sam)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sam »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I use M1 5W-30 and no burn at all.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats amazing, esp if its a vtec motor (which i am assuming)

Jun 14, 2004 | 05:20 PM

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Believe it or not, but when i took my car to acura about oil comsumption, they told me that Honda says the ITR engine should burn about 1 quart of oil.

I think thats BS

Jun 14, 2004 | 07:16 PM

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leboeuf45

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (jeux)

just wandering if anyof u guys use royal purple or royal purple racing 11 the are awsome and ive had very good luck and results

Jun 14, 2004 | 07:20 PM

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Re: what oil is best for the type R (onyx00)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by onyx00 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I run RedLine just...because it makes me feel sexy.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i use redline too...it was a way of doing that to its users

Jun 14, 2004 | 07:26 PM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by valentinecr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Believe it or not, but when i took my car to acura about oil comsumption, they told me that Honda says the ITR engine should burn about 1 quart of oil.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Burn one quart per what?

If it's one quart per 1000 miles, I guess that's possibly at the outside/maximum acceptable.

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