Engine Oil

[A//// Guy]

Yea it has a stupid canister mounted at an angle... so when you take if off and dont have the special bleed tool for it, oil spills all over. Sweet design! lol

The M had a canister right on top of the engine. So much easier.

[Kracka]

The M had a canister right on top of the engine. So much easier.
That was the best oil filter design I've ever seen.

[goodhart]

Well, I picked up some Rotella 10w-30 that was CJ-4 rated, so it should be pretty good. And also a WIX filter, which according to a friend at O'Reilly's are the best ones they stock, after they took about 10 different brands and cut them apart to see which ones were the best.

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

^^ That's the same combo I run. It works pretty well!

[Halon]

Wix = OEM Mitsu = Napa Gold. It's all I run as well.

[lucasoil4u]

i dont understand why people dont run diesel oil more in turbo charged cars cause it has an additive to stop the soot from entering the oil and it has an additive to help with the lifters and everything. Deadeye Good choice on the oil. Rotella is some of the best out there. as long as you run a good filter like a mobil 1 or a purolator pure one you shouldnt really have an issue. synthetic oil is the way to go now of days cause when regular oil breaks down synthetic oil just starts to work. the choice is yours and yours alone but i would say rotella 5w40 synthetic and a pure one filter.

[asshanson]

5w is pretty light isn't it? Why not 10w?

[lucasoil4u]

well i dont know alot of guys that start up the car and go making freeway pulls or race people while the engine is cold. 5w 40 is the synthetic oil that rotella makes. you can use this oil all winter long also. That is why i say 5w40

[Kracka]

5W-40 is a year-round oil just like 10W-30 generally is. The reason the US uses 10W-30 instead is for better fuel economy. 5W-40 is fairly widely recommended outside North America instead of our 10W-30. Having close viscosity ratings is beneficial though for other reasons such as less chemicals/more oil and better sheer stability; everything has its pros and cons.

[cmspaz]

I ran into this test on another board, seemed informative enough to post here, especially considering it contradicts things I've been told by other members.

http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf