HPL oil choice for a 600hp V8 TT?
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I think the OP is on the right track, and HPL reached out to him as a result of this thread.
They will get it squared away.
OMG. I am such a dodo. I may have opened the wrong case. I could have sworn the bottle said “Super Car” on it where it says “Superior”. So I figured I had the correct case.
SOOO sorry for the confusion. Apologies to all those involved, especially Dave. What I used is what was recommended to me by someone at HPL initially before I went down the rabbit hole.
SOOO sorry for the confusion. Apologies to all those involved, especially Dave. What I used is what was recommended to me by someone at HPL initially before I went down the rabbit hole.
Gotcha. Now it makes sense. No big deal. Glad you figured it out.
You could always change it early and use it in something else? That's what I would do lol.
He might have 2 change it early, a Race Oil is not meant 2 go 5000 or 10,000 miles or more for an OCI.
Yes sir it is the same.
grrrr
Sounds like a good plan. I’m glad you got it all figured out. I wouldn’t be so hard on yourself. I can see why there was confusion.
Mods will need to handle your potty mouth as I know I'm struggling today that I read it on this wholesome part of the internet
j/k....glad you got it sorted out...it's confusing for sure!
Hi guys! New member here.
My current daily driver is a 2018 Mercedes Benz S63 Cabriolet. I’ve had it since 2019, bought off a 2-year lease (huge initial depreciation hit on these cars!), currently with just under 30000 miles on it. I really love it. So comfortable and powerful. The engine is an M177 twin scroll turbocharged 4.0 liter direct injection V8 putting out just over 600hp. So pretty power dense. It’s a heavy car but hustles!
The dealership was doing regular service interval oil changes every year for the first two years that I owned it. Now that it’s off warranty, it’s seen a mix of dealer and local indy shop services. I recently swapped the brakes on it to the carbon ceramics myself, so not afraid to wrench, and decided that I will service it myself now. Even the indy shop cost would be more than me doing it myself.
In my other cars I’ve used Mobil 1 or Motul synthetics. I’ve decided to go ahead and do the regular service myself now and was looking for a great oil. I would typically stick to Mobil 1 0w40 or Motul 8100 Xmax 0w40. That is, until I found this forum and learned just enough to be dangerous. Don’t misunderstand, I get that Mobil 1 and Motul are actually great oils. Then I’ve seen posts about Amsoil, Redline, Driven, Ravenol, and HPL and thought I should read some more.
I would like stick to the regular OCI of once per year or 10000 miles. I never put more than around 5000-7000 miles on it though in a year, an equal mix of local streets and highway driving in south Texas. We see freezing temps sometimes, but only a handful of days per year (2021 Texas power crisis excluded).
I thought HPL would be a solid choice and initially purchased a case of their regular PCMO 5w40. Reading the specs though, I second guessed that initial recommendation from HPL and went ahead and ordered a case of Super Car 5w40 because it is advertised as meeting or exceeding the MB295.5 spec that is recommended by Mercedes. A case cost about the same as a case of their Euro version of that oil, which is also advertised as meeting the same spec.
So, while I wait for the oil filters to arrive from FCP Euro, I thought I'd ask the oil geeks here. Should I go ahead and stick with the Super Car for the next service interval, or perhaps switch to the Euro version. I've read here somewhere that the Euro version has a more "modern" additive pack, whatever that means! Inspecting the oil filter should be easy because it's cartridge style. Any benefits to a UOA and/or VOA? I'd probably use Amsoil's service for that because I understand that they may be using one of the recommended labs (Polaris?) on this forum.
View attachment 178796I was wondering where you could drive such a "power dense" car. Then I saw you live in TX. Back in1969, I rode through TX on a Grayhound headed for Chicago. IIRC,it was 1000miles and 24 hrs of a 3 1/2 day trip from LA to Boston. I would much rather had been riding in car like yours equipped with a radar detctor
I'm generally a PP user but you never go wrong with M1.
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