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WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN SYNTHETIC AND NORMAL OIL
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Mon, 03 May 2004 00:52
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as the title boys , what the hell is the difference apart from the double price tag on the synthetic
i own a 1g-gte soarerand was told to only use synthetic oil by a few people , and others have said its cool to use normal oil
what the hell is the best for the turbo motor , specially the 1g-gte
have tried mobil 1 supersyn 5w-50
and castrol super-r or something like that 10w-60
both these oils makes the car sound harsh while in cold start and tappet noise when warm , castrol is worse
have i toattly got the wrong oil for my car
pls help fellas
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
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December 2002
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Re: WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN SYNTHETIC AND NORMAL OIL
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Mon, 03 May 2004 01:20
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Try something a little bit thicker (say 15W50).
AFAIK the main reasons to use synthetic is because you can get thinner oil in synthetic and also "most" synthetics are less abraisive than mineral oil.
Personally I use Penrite HPR15 which is a semi synthetic.
I highly recommend the Penrite range!
The main thing to remember with oil is to change it frequently (every 5,000kms).
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Re: WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN SYNTHETIC AND NORMAL OIL
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Mon, 03 May 2004 01:23
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The 1G-GTE was never designed to need fully synthetic oil so running it is false economy. A semi-syn or full mineral based oil is fine for this motor and its twin turbo's.
Castrol GTX 2 is more than adequate.
Mitch.
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south east - melbourne
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March 2004
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Re: WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN SYNTHETIC AND NORMAL OIL
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Mon, 03 May 2004 01:23
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thanks mate
i have only heard good about the penrite , and had it in my exa b4 was a good oil think iil do that
hpr 10 or hpr 15 - both should be ok im guessing
cheers
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Location:
south east - melbourne
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March 2004
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Re: WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN SYNTHETIC AND NORMAL OIL
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Mon, 03 May 2004 01:26
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hehe ive been through , two 5 liter cans of oil in 1.5 months ,
and cost me 140 dollars , now hows that fr an oil change ,
damn synthetic oils , cost a fortne ,
both castrol and the mobil i got were the same price
so semi synthetic is the go ,
do u reckon it being a bit old motor , i shuld go 15w - ???
cheers
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Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Re: WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN SYNTHETIC AND NORMAL OIL
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Mon, 03 May 2004 03:16
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I use mineral oil in mine and haven't had any probs.
WearCheck has some helpful information about the different types of oils. Worth a read.
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May 2002
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Re: WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN SYNTHETIC AND NORMAL OIL
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Mon, 03 May 2004 07:08
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I use Penrite HPR15, I do not have a 1GG tho. I also like to use BP corse plus as well.
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN SYNTHETIC AND NORMAL OIL
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Mon, 03 May 2004 10:17
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I've just had a flick through the site Gold28 put up. Aside from cost, and providing you pick the right ratings, is there any advantage to using a mineral oil?
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