oil

[mikerb197]

i am just about to service my car for the first time has any body used any oil different than elf 5w40 sxr

 

[Foxspeed]

silkolene pro s :thumbup1::thumbup1::thumbup1:

 

[ben_r1]

silkolene pro s :thumbup1::thumbup1::thumbup1:

Same here, been told its very good for high revving engines.

Personally i can never tell the difference anyway, it is just oil.

 

[Ozi]

Go for pure synthetics (ester based oils). All of them have great HTHS (high temp high shear). Normal/classic oils have round ~3.6. Pure synthetics have ~4.5 which means that they are also better on long intervals - HTHS is the factor that determinates the durability of the oil (how well the oil can handle mechanical load - shearing & how it can cope with high temperatures).

Go for something like Motul, Redline, Gulf, Silkolene.....they have all great viscosity figures ~170. Silkolene and Gulf are more dense but have a better pour point (that's important in cold regions). Redline has a high flash point (when the oil starts to evaporate).

As for the cleaning and antioxidation additives they have the same amount in as normal oils so there is not worries about this cause normally "racing" oils don't have these additives. These are the oils I'm talking about:

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60122-gulf-competition-5w-40-racing-engine-oil-5w40.aspx
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-1146-si...nthetic-oil-for-high-performance-engines.aspx
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-868-motul-300v-power-5w-40-racing-lubricant-for-racing-cars.aspx
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-1002-redline-high-performance-synthetic-motor-oil-5w-40.aspx

These oils all suit API standards. I could tell a bit more about the difference but I'm a bit short of time now :tongue_smilie:

I suggest reading this - http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html