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Old 01-25-2010, 11:56 AM
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what kind and weight oil are you guys and gals running?
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Val. Max life 10w30
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is 10w 30 wat they call for
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Valvoline Maxlife Semi Synth 10w40 for my old tired motor.
40psi cold, 20 psi warm according to the gauge.
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shell rotella 15w-40
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shell rotella 15w-40
really how is that for you
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really how is that for you
awesome. i love rotella oil, i run the syn 5w-40 in my subaru. i have to run slightly thicker stuff bc i have not-so-great rings in the 4.0.. but i've never had a problem with it and i run it year-round, just gotta be easy on it til it warms up a bit. i used to burn a lot of oil off but the thicker stuff doesnt burn as easy, and it quieted down the valvetrain a whole lot.
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i need something thicker cuz i out 5w 30 in for some reason and when it warms up i have really low pil pressure
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i need something thicker cuz i out 5w 30 in for some reason and when it warms up i have really low pil pressure
give it a shot. i ran 5w-30 last winter and i burnt off all 6qts in 2 weeks.
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I used Castrol GTX straight 30w, 219,000, 60psi at 2000rpm and 40 at idle...Tj
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Penzoil 10W40.
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delo 15-40
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Rotella 5w-40 semi syn diesel. It flows good at 0 degrees and has all the good stuff for the flat tappet cam.
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kool thanks guys
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Im running val. max life 10w30 now. Mines got 180k on it. I just started using it and ive noticed a difference in my oil pressure. I used to use penzoil 10w30 and i was pushin 80psi running and 40psi at idle. Now its running 60psi at 55mph and 40psi at idle. Thats what the gauge is tellin me anyway.


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