whats the best enigine oil
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hi all what the best engine oil use in my new built turbo
was thinking of useing this (VALVOLINE RACING VR1 20w-50 Mineral Motor Oil)
any other oil to look at
thanks nibble

Thats what I ran in the last engine, and after 5000 miles with high lift cam and rockers the cam still looks like new. I haven't stripped the rest of it down as I may use it again. It was ripped out for a 1380 engine.

I shouldn't think it not being turbo specific should be a problem, but then again there are much more qualified people than me who can answer this!

Edited by minimole23 on 17th Feb, 2010.

Yep mate.

I also use VR-1.

Damn fine brew and suits the box and turbo combo on the A/A+, a really good quality 20/50 IMO.

Richard.

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Millers CTV also pretty good and semi too.

I've used both in the past, currently use Millers CTV, no signs of wear in my engine

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i use cheap shitty MOTORWAY 20/50 at £3.20 for 4.5ltrs

change it every 1000miles & the filter every 3000miles

good oil pressures no metal bits on the magnet

why pay more???????

i'd like to see if there is a differance between my way & using a quality oil??? neglidgable

this is on a daily driver though, may be a differance on a car that heats the ooild super hot on track/drag strip!

Edited by clubminiflip on 17th Feb, 2010.

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we ran cheap oil in the metro van with regular changes. One weekend at avon and the main bearings where finished. 70% of the bearing face was gone

another vote for Millers CTV here,

even the cheapo crap is'nt past its best after 1000miles though, mine only gets a bit darker, as i say its on my daily 7 i change it every 1000mile without fail

maybe on my mini car i may push the boat out for some better lube!

maybe duckems-Q D

good thread here chaps, interesting to know what ppl are using & get a clue of what works well!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Shit oil is shit oil whether its in there for ten miles or a thousand. There a lot more to oil than the colour when you get rid.

After hearing on here about i think i now use Millers CTV 20w50,, there is a feature in minimag about it that i did coming soon, have a read it might help, and seems to be the only oil so far that i've tryed that keeps parts from wearing as fast as they did before using the CTV.

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thanks for all the info guys ill read themag wen it out
millers seem to be the one
but i like the valvoline stuff 2
had a price for miller today from a local fators and he said £50 for 5lts i pissed my self laffing its only 29 in mini sport
lol

matt woods how many free cans of millers ctv did you get to promote 7 find good results

teeehhhheeee just kidding chap!

i may be able to get millers cheap i'll get back to you guys, keep you posted!

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

imo cheap oil finnished off my 998,
currently using coma classic at 16quid per gallon, im nursing a poorly gearbox atm and this stuff seems to help

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I'm using the comma stuff in my 998 too

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Yes it's funny how other places can offer it cheaper then there own factory. I no mini spares were £35 i think a little while ago when i bought some there.

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ctv for me all the way used valvoline to seems ok but millers is better for the box and layshaft plus the bearings

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

On my daily (not a mini) I change the oil every 10,000 miles. using your method that would cost me £32.50. The oil I buy is not that expensive and I have more hours in my lift to surf for porn. If I changed the oil every 1000 miles I would be under the car every 3 to 4 weeks, sod that.

Although on the road mini I don't use great oil the racer get CTV.

On 17th Feb, 2010 clubminiflip said:
even the cheapo crap is'nt past its best after 1000miles though, mine only gets a bit darker, as i say its on my daily 7 i change it every 1000mile without fail

maybe on my mini car i may push the boat out for some better lube!

maybe duckems-Q D

good thread here chaps, interesting to know what ppl are using & get a clue of what works well!

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where are people getting the vr1 from ?

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

anaother vote for Millers CTV. I have tried a good few others in the past and this one is defo the best I have used so far

Yes Valvoline is probably very good for engines, but Millers has produced a very good oil for our engine/gearbox/differential combination which is now very 'old skool'.
Whatever oil you use it must be suitable for this combo plus it has to be a 'quality' oil due to the greater loads on crank bearings & possibly higher temperatures produced by the turbo.
You don't want the turbo oil feed pipes & galleries clogged-up by deposits from cheapo oils.
You gets what you pays for.
You could probably use some cheapo oil as an engine flush rather than using flushing oil (which wrecks the engine) & then put Millers oil in again along with a new filter.
A mod to the oil filter housing should be always carried out, the by-pass valve should be brazed over to prevent unfiltered oil reaching the engine. The by-pass valve is held shut by a spring which isn't very scientific ie the valve could open at random.
Any deposits on the valve could stop it from seating & so be held open permanently so the oil will never be filtered

I've found that CTV gives lower pressures when it gets really hot - probably not noticed on short thrashes like drag and hillclimb but certainly evident when rallying. VR-1 is supposed to be better for that.
I'm currently using Castrol-R - good for gearbox but a compromise for the engine. But by God does it smell good!!!!

I use Magnatec in my Metro GTi. Not used it in an A series yet but did notice a difference in the K series. Engine seemed to rev more freely.

Suck, squeeze, bang, blow........

Im doing a bit of a bump on this.

I normally use Castrol GTX 10w40 mineral in my mini, however trying to get some today ive been told its obsolete and you can only get the magnatec stuff.

What other good alternatives are there that wont cost an arm and a leg, currently using the halfrauds own brand.

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