Originally Posted By: shDK
Hi all.
Just changed out the familly mazda with a new to us Renault megane stationwagon since we where in constant need of the space.
The engine in the Renault do have a verry wellknown issues with faulty cam dephasers.I got it changed together with the cambelt, and waterpump as a part of the deal.
According to the manual You can use any acea a5/b5/a3/b4 between 10-40 5-40 5-30 10-50 engineoil.
My question is. With type do all You experts think would be the best to make my new dephaser last as long as posible? I am leaning towards
5-40 because it was what the car came with from the factory. And the engine runs 3500 rpm at highway speed( 130 km/h)
the Oci is 30.000 km. I however plan on changing every 10.000 km. The engine has done 136.000 km and runs great.
Tanks
Søren
I think the best you can do is use an A3/B4 5W40 oil and hope for the best. It may or may not help the cam phasers last longer, but I'm sure a thinner oil won't either. Just make sure to choose an A3/B4 rated oil for best wear protection and stay-in-grade performance for longer OCI's. You should be able to extend past 10,000 km without issue, as long as you don't exceed 12 months.
Hi all.
Just changed out the familly mazda with a new to us Renault megane stationwagon since we where in constant need of the space.
The engine in the Renault do have a verry wellknown issues with faulty cam dephasers.I got it changed together with the cambelt, and waterpump as a part of the deal.
According to the manual You can use any acea a5/b5/a3/b4 between 10-40 5-40 5-30 10-50 engineoil.
My question is. With type do all You experts think would be the best to make my new dephaser last as long as posible? I am leaning towards
5-40 because it was what the car came with from the factory. And the engine runs 3500 rpm at highway speed( 130 km/h)
the Oci is 30.000 km. I however plan on changing every 10.000 km. The engine has done 136.000 km and runs great.
Tanks
Søren
I think the best you can do is use an A3/B4 5W40 oil and hope for the best. It may or may not help the cam phasers last longer, but I'm sure a thinner oil won't either. Just make sure to choose an A3/B4 rated oil for best wear protection and stay-in-grade performance for longer OCI's. You should be able to extend past 10,000 km without issue, as long as you don't exceed 12 months.
