Location: south east - melbourne
Registered: March 2004
Re: oil choice for 1ggte
Thu, 25 November 2004 04:05
GUYS YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER TOLERANCE HERE
i think the factory recomendation was 1ow for the 1g
but remember the car was made in the later 80s the engines werent made to finer tolerances that exist now , so thinner oil will most likely get squeezed out the rings and all due to the tolerance also the car is pro alredy worn the engine down a bit which makes it wiser to use thicker oil
id say go for 15 or 20w
ive tried almost all of the oil in my 1g
5w-50 mobil 1 and 10w-60 castrolo bothfull synthetic gave me very harsh cold starts in winter no tappet noise though
then went with 15w-?? semi synthetic penrite was getting better
now have 20w-60 non synthetic penrite oil and car is happy makes the tappet noise in the start in winter but goes away once driven and is quiet as a mouse
all these test were done with a stuffed thermostst in winter so car wasnt warming enuf even after driving as the thermo was stuck open all the time so i duno weter now with a new thermostat the car will behave any differently on the thinner oils
Thu, 25 November 2004 04:05
