engine oil ...

 

what Type and Brand

been looking around and Fully Synthetic has been recomended but not sure on the thickness ...

 

plus the guy at the garage said minral based oils is better ?

 

any info would be greatfull

 

Mark

i use fully synthetic generally fuchs silkolene race pro s 50. think its a 10-50 oil. or millers in the same grade

 

here is a good read about synthetic oil

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_oil

Normally semi synthetic 10/40 depending on bhp. Do a search plenty on engine oil

i did and it dont come up with

related search ( engine oil )

 

just loads of other stuff thats nothing to do with it ...

 

thats why i'm asking

I use this stuff: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-68898-fuchs-titan-race-pro-s-10w-50-ester-synthetic-engine-oil.aspx

 

Fuchs 10-50. The car seems to like it, although I've not tried other oils.

engine oil ...

 

what Type and Brand

been looking around and Fully Synthetic has been recomended but not sure on the thickness ...

 

plus the guy at the garage said minral based oils is better ?

 

any info would be greatfull

 

Mark

 

Hi Mark,

 

It's a well debated subject, that of engine oil as brands etc tend to be personal preference.

 

BUT your garage is not giving you good advise - Nissan specified a 10w40 semi-synthetic when the car was first sold so a mineral oil is way too inferior!

 

At the very least you should stick with the Nissan recommendation; but engine oils have moved on since the early 1990s and a fully synthetic has superceded the semi as the performance car's choice.

 

Stick with a decent brand, and has a minimum viscosity rating of "40" when hot (eg 0w40; 5w40 or 10w40 - they all rank the same once the engine has warmed up as the first number refers basically to cold viscosity) and you won't go wrong.

 

Richard:chef:

just picked up some castral magnetec 4lt 10/40 for £20 its only for a top up ...

 

when i get some time i'm going to do a full oil change and service anyways

 

Thanks for the info guys

just picked up some castral magnetec 4lt 10/40 for £20 its only for a top up ...

 

when i get some time i'm going to do a full oil change and service anyways

 

Thanks for the info guys

 

That's fine for a zx mate; it's a semi synth but it does the job!

 

Richard:cool2:

used magnatec in mine for 8 years no problems whatsoever.

me too, magnatec 10w-50 was on offer, 4 litres 20 quid, plus a litre free, put it in after the engine was run in, and seems lovely, smooth and quiet...

but i don't for one minute believe all the 'intelligent' magnetism crap :) just hope it's good quality....

with my new built engine i chose to run 10/40 semi for the first 1000 miles to run the engine in with. not sure what to put in after the 1000 miles are up yet. lol

 

Strictly speaking you should not you synthetic for running in but mineral based oil which allows bearings to lap into the surfaces. Synthetic creates a coating on the surfaces and stops this process happening which is why you should use it in the longer term.

I used running in oil, supplied by the engineer shop who bored my block, it's basically crap oil that's not very slippy, as said, allows everything to bed in, rather than being too lubricated...