Well, the oil change time is approaching....
I don't know what oil is in there now, having recently bought the car, but these are what I have available to me..
Total Ineo 5w-30 (about 6 euro per quart)
Valvoline Synpower 5w-40 (about 8 euro per quart, IIRC)
Castrol Edge TD 5w-40 (14 euro per quart, but will get a discount on this)
Any opinions on the better oil out of these? I'd be inclined to go for a 5w-40 for the better shock rotection of the bearings, but I'm sure the Turbo likes the thinner oil...
For those that don't know this engine: It's a 2.4 liter 5 cilinder 10v engine, with turbo. Power output 136 bhp and 310 Nm torque.
The EGR valve has been disabled. There's no catalytic converter, so no need to protect it...
My daily commute is a whopping 5 miles, which means the coolant barely gets up to temp, but occasionally I use the car for longer distances and it gets driven hard then....
better get some sleep now, I've been reading up on this section of the forum half the night already....
I don't know what oil is in there now, having recently bought the car, but these are what I have available to me..
Total Ineo 5w-30 (about 6 euro per quart)
Valvoline Synpower 5w-40 (about 8 euro per quart, IIRC)
Castrol Edge TD 5w-40 (14 euro per quart, but will get a discount on this)
Any opinions on the better oil out of these? I'd be inclined to go for a 5w-40 for the better shock rotection of the bearings, but I'm sure the Turbo likes the thinner oil...
For those that don't know this engine: It's a 2.4 liter 5 cilinder 10v engine, with turbo. Power output 136 bhp and 310 Nm torque.
The EGR valve has been disabled. There's no catalytic converter, so no need to protect it...
My daily commute is a whopping 5 miles, which means the coolant barely gets up to temp, but occasionally I use the car for longer distances and it gets driven hard then....
better get some sleep now, I've been reading up on this section of the forum half the night already....