JHZR2
Staff member
Hi,
My brother just bought an immaculate 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 twin-turbo, AWD, etc. It is perfect, a really great car. the PO always took it to the dealer, who did changes with 10w-30 (Ill bet synthetic of some sort).
Now I am advising him on simple maintenance and want to figure out the best oil.
Some background: the owners manual says 10w-30 should be used. 5w-30 may be used if it will be permanently freezing or very cold. Otherwise 10w-30 is what to use.
M1 10w-30 is a good oil. However, with the turbos in this car, Im thinking an A3 oil would be better to deal with the heat and shear, etc. SO german castrol fits the bill there, plus its a bit thicker, so should hold the 30wt better.
My brother will use the car some around town, where the oil wont get up to temp.
So Im thinking even though the manual says that 5w-30 should only be used in the really cold, that GC 0w-30 is the best.
Any suggestions? The car runs great, and want to keep it that way.
Thanks!
JMH
My brother just bought an immaculate 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 twin-turbo, AWD, etc. It is perfect, a really great car. the PO always took it to the dealer, who did changes with 10w-30 (Ill bet synthetic of some sort).
Now I am advising him on simple maintenance and want to figure out the best oil.
Some background: the owners manual says 10w-30 should be used. 5w-30 may be used if it will be permanently freezing or very cold. Otherwise 10w-30 is what to use.
M1 10w-30 is a good oil. However, with the turbos in this car, Im thinking an A3 oil would be better to deal with the heat and shear, etc. SO german castrol fits the bill there, plus its a bit thicker, so should hold the 30wt better.
My brother will use the car some around town, where the oil wont get up to temp.
So Im thinking even though the manual says that 5w-30 should only be used in the really cold, that GC 0w-30 is the best.
Any suggestions? The car runs great, and want to keep it that way.
Thanks!
JMH