Oil for turbo lancer?
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Re: oil
Originally posted by gt4007
Synthetic holds viscosity and general qualities to much higher temps such as those created by our turbo.
Synthetic holds viscosity and general qualities to much higher temps such as those created by our turbo.
Originally posted by Boni
Go ahead and put synthetic if you are a baller and can afford an oil-change every 700-1000 miles because if you run youre car hard thats when you will need to change it (boosted motors that is). Just better to be on the safe side the HP increase isnt really that much from what i've heard. Unless your boosting 20+ psi and youre only going to be running 5-7.
I use 20w50 pennzoil because a wise pimp once told me so.
later fools.
Go ahead and put synthetic if you are a baller and can afford an oil-change every 700-1000 miles because if you run youre car hard thats when you will need to change it (boosted motors that is). Just better to be on the safe side the HP increase isnt really that much from what i've heard. Unless your boosting 20+ psi and youre only going to be running 5-7.
I use 20w50 pennzoil because a wise pimp once told me so.
later fools.
Re: Re: oil
Originally posted by tenkawa_akito
Why would you have to change oil every 700 miles if you run synthetic? The very earliest you would have to change your oil is every 2000 miles. Water cooling jackets helped knock the minimum ceiling up. if you run an old, non water cooled turbo, then yeah, you would have to change your oil before 1000 miles was up.
Why would you have to change oil every 700 miles if you run synthetic? The very earliest you would have to change your oil is every 2000 miles. Water cooling jackets helped knock the minimum ceiling up. if you run an old, non water cooled turbo, then yeah, you would have to change your oil before 1000 miles was up.
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Last edited by urbanknight; Mar 3, 2004 at 10:46 PM.
Re: Re: oil
Originally posted by tenkawa_akito
Synthetic oils resist thermal breakdown better than traditional dino oils. Viscosity is viscosity.
Synthetic oils resist thermal breakdown better than traditional dino oils. Viscosity is viscosity.
edit: oh yeah, if you decide to stay with dino oil (like me, but my Lancer will probably never have a turbo) I recommend that you stay away from parafin based oils. They tend to gum up easier than non-parafin oils. I recommend Valvoline or Castrol.
Last edited by urbanknight; Mar 3, 2004 at 11:09 PM.
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Thank you Brian 
btw, is mobile 1's dino line parafin based? I use mobile 1 synthetic, so it doesn't affect me per se, but it's always nice to know for reference
EDIT:
You're right. But synthetics still resist breakdown better.
btw, is mobile 1's dino line parafin based? I use mobile 1 synthetic, so it doesn't affect me per se, but it's always nice to know for reference
EDIT:
Originally posted by urbanknight
My understanding is that thermal breakdown affects the viscosity of an oil. As it breaks down, it creates more friction, which is why engines that go without regular oil changes experience excessive wear and tear.
My understanding is that thermal breakdown affects the viscosity of an oil. As it breaks down, it creates more friction, which is why engines that go without regular oil changes experience excessive wear and tear.
Last edited by tenkawa_akito; Mar 4, 2004 at 08:08 AM.
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lead and oil
One question I do have is running leaded fuel a problem with sythetic oil. I ran Snytec in my aircooled airplane motor, but the manufacturer said the leaded gas would cause the synthetic to sludge. By the way our oil temps woud hit 300 degrees on climb which would roast most standard oils.
to my understanding, the lancer oil pump just can't handle a synthetic oil while being boosted
also, there are people posting what oil they use but be sure to check their reg because they don't all have turbos
also, there are people posting what oil they use but be sure to check their reg because they don't all have turbos
Originally posted by tenkawa_akito
Thank you Brian
btw, is mobile 1's dino line parafin based? I use mobile 1 synthetic, so it doesn't affect me per se, but it's always nice to know for reference
EDIT:
You're right. But synthetics still resist breakdown better.
Thank you Brian
btw, is mobile 1's dino line parafin based? I use mobile 1 synthetic, so it doesn't affect me per se, but it's always nice to know for reference
EDIT:
You're right. But synthetics still resist breakdown better.
Would somebody summon Rock to explain why he says synthetics are not a good idea? Oh yeah, he got sick of explaining it to us
Originally posted by TURBOit
also, there are people posting what oil they use but be sure to check their reg because they don't all have turbos
also, there are people posting what oil they use but be sure to check their reg because they don't all have turbos
im just going to be on the safe side and not use synthetic, thanks guys.
