noticed some people have changed to a thicker engine oil after having fitted decats/free flowing exhuast to help prevent turbo seal damage.

 

is this the norm?

It can help.

When my seals went I put thicker oil in and it stopped the smoking for a few months.

what thicker oil did you use chris? i'm on the one that ryan@ztech uses after a 60k service, cant remember the bloody name now, but will swap to a thicker one when i decat if thats the general feeling?

It can help.

When my seals went I put thicker oil in and it stopped the smoking for a few months.

Then what happened? :)

Then what happened? :)

 

It started smoking again... then I uprated the turbo's lol

 

Can't remember what I had in now it's been so long since i've driven the bloody thing :smash:

castrol 10/60

cheers nad.

It started smoking again... then I uprated the turbo's lol

 

Can't remember what I had in now it's been so long since i've driven the bloody thing :smash:

t28 how much where they and who fitted and are they the ones next up from t25? :)

we sell it where i work its called castrol formula RS dead thick stuff

what thicker oil did you use chris? i'm on the one that ryan@ztech uses after a 60k service, cant remember the bloody name now, but will swap to a thicker one when i decat if thats the general feeling?

 

Castrol or millers 10/60 these are the only two oils i recommend and you certainly can not go any thicker

thanks ryan :bow:

There is no thicker than an sae 60 and unless you have excessive oil temps (by that I mean above 120degC) you don't need an sae 60. If the car is a stock road car use 5w-40 or 10w-40. If the car is heavily modded than 10w-50.

 

Nissans recommendation is sae 30 or sae 40

 

Cheers

Simon