what oil type u use?

[s13ninja]

i was wondering what kind of oil everybody uses on their SR's. Name/ and weight?
i used mobile one 20w-50. also, does anyone know if yoru type of oil can affect the pressure?

[Dousan_PG]

amsoil 20w50

yes my car sucks.

[-E-]

amsoil 20w50 never heard of that

[Dousan_PG]

amsoil, redline and mobil 1 are the best 3 companies of oil makers you can buy imho.


top chit mang.

[silvia240]

what weight of oil should i be using. Remember i live in sunny San Diego? i use mobil1 10w30 right now.

[NiteKids]

I heard crisco with only 20% saturated fat works great!:p

[syco3d]

I run 5w50 Castrol Full Synthetic...

[syco3d]

Originally posted by NiteKids
I heard crisco with only 20% saturated fat works great!:p

I prefer 30% ...doesn't break down as fast.

erm, yeah. LMAO

[Yoshi]

Chevron 20w50
Mobil1 20w50 after my break-in period is done.

[Steeles]

Mobil 1 5w30

[thelinja]

I put Superflo 10w30 in yesterday.

[sykikchimp]

AmsOil 10w-30... AmsOil is the CHIT

My roommates 02' RSX would quart of oil b/w oil changes when he was in vtec a lot.

Since he put in amsoil 2 changes ago, he no longer burns ANY oil, and he recently did a track event with me a few weeks ago.

And my parents had to have the head gasket replaced in thier van a while back. They had been running amsoil in it for probably 2 years before.. mechanic said the engine looked new..

I've used it for a long time myself. I have never had a car that burned oil, and I've never owned a car that wasn't at LEAST 8 years old.

from what I've read AmsOil, Redline, Royal Purple, and Mobil 1 are the best oil you can buy. I use amsoil filters too. multiple independent test say they are the best.. but for $14 it better be.


Charles

[Fireball240SX]

10W30 Full Synthetic Castrol:)

[Jeff240sx]

Originally posted by Yoshi
Chevron 20w50
Mobil1 20w50 after my break-in period is done.

Yoshi. You should really use a straight 30 weight for break-ins. Also, on a fresh rebuilt motor, you shouldn't need 20w50 unless you live somewhere extremely cold.

Anyway... off the pulpit. I will use Havoline 30 weight for the break-in, and then Mobil 10w30 (mabey even 5w30, but I live in FL, so :D) afterwards.
-Jeff

[96SEChick]

I use Mobil 1 5w30 synthetic in the fall/winter & Mobil 1 10w30 synthetic in spring/summer. I always use a Nissan OEM filter

[Phlip]

Since I bought the car very used, I have used synthetic blends since I got it, castrol syntec 10 w 30... I plan to change to mobil 1 full synthetic my next oil change... The only reason I haven't done it to this point is because I buy stuff for like 5 oil changes in advance when I go shopping, filters and all. I use K&N filters

[ca18guy]

10w 30 Mobil

Simple, cheap, plus I get the feeling my car doesn't like synthetic :{

[sykikchimp]

Originally posted by Jeff240sx
Yoshi. You should really use a straight 30 weight for break-ins. Also, on a fresh rebuilt motor, you shouldn't need 20w50 unless you live somewhere extremely cold.

Anyway... off the pulpit. I will use Havoline 30 weight for the break-in, and then Mobil 10w30 (mabey even 5w30, but I live in FL, so :D) afterwards.
-Jeff

doh.. for some reason, I thought heavier weight oils were good for cars when it was warm outside, and you wanted to use lighter weight oils when its cold? please educate me.. :|

[Jeff240sx]

I don't exactly get motor oil. 20w50 is a 20 weight oil that will not thin more than a 50 weight at 100*C.
The hotter the oil gets, the thinner it gets. Somehow sythetics can make a 5w thin as much as a 30w?
Anyway.. you're right about the whole hot v. cold thing. I was really tired at 3:30am typing that, and got the backwards.
Also.. I still used 10w30 in my car before death, and will probably get a lower weight oil after the break-in (assuming the rings seat well, and I have good compression) to free up horsepower.
-Jeff

[mrmephistopheles]

Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 10w30 year round, Nissan filter.

[Yoshi]

Originally posted by Jeff240sx
Yoshi. You should really use a straight 30 weight for break-ins. Also, on a fresh rebuilt motor, you shouldn't need 20w50 unless you live somewhere extremely cold.

Anyway... off the pulpit. I will use Havoline 30 weight for the break-in, and then Mobil 10w30 (mabey even 5w30, but I live in FL, so :D) afterwards.
-Jeff

well my KA is on Halvoline 10w30 still
when I got my SR 240 bck from Car Tune, I was told by several people there that I should be using 20w50, they were very specific about it, so that's what I've been using :/