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Oil!
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Do a search over the whole forum for "Oil" and you will see what I mean!
Nothing wrong with asking the question, I was just spotting the beginning of the well-trodden path.[
Let's kick off with an important question, is it a 924, 924S or 924 Turbo?
Of course a few years have passed since then, but I would tend to agree - semi-synth is a good bet.
Any other opinions from the 924 community?
Might be worth looking on the 944 forum as you have the 944 engine there - I'm sure there has been a lot of discussion on oil there fairly recently.
I was wondering though, will I be able to top up with the new oil into the old with no problems?
911_turbo
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http://www.xpower-mg.com/Motor_Oil_FA_Questions.htm#What%20are%20these%20categories
I was using Mobil 1 0w-40 and found that this was too thin. After doing my research I narrowed it down to Mobil 1 15w-50 and Castrol Formula RS 10w-60 both being fully synthetic oils. I went for the Castrol as it had the wider viscosity spread thereby getting to work quicker at low temperatures and protecting more at high temperatures. I've been running the Castrol for almost a month and I am very happy with the results so far.
John H
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IMHO the manufacturers are largely to blame. There is an needless proliferation of types and weights on sale, with competing, contradictory, and confusing advertising claims. I reckon a lot of the myths and legends have been whipped up by the manufacturers. One reason I like Halfords is that they tend to make clear which oil is best suited to what type of machine.
Let me remind you of something else ... longevity. Go dig out a car magazine from the 80's and look for one of the early Mobil 1 ads. The key selling point back then was that synthetic oil lasted for 25,000 miles without changing. Whatever happened to that claim? Very conveniently forgotten huh?
John H
This is indeed a subject which has been done to death, but for a very good reason.
It was only a light hearted comment[
ORIGINAL: John Bellringer
I assume the 'old' BP oil is mineral ? If so, then it seems that mineral/synthetic (the 'new' Mobil) don't mix too well.
Got the container here, it is BP Visco 7000 Premium Synthetic 0W/40, so it looks like I could go straight over to the 15W/50 Mobil 1.
?
911_turbo
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By the way, shop around on the web for prices. In know that these guys are quite good for Mobil 1:
http://teessideautotech.co.uk/mobil1.htm
As I mentioned in my previous post, I prefered Castrol formula RS 10w-60 and found it was cheaper at my local motor factors shop than on the web. Prices I saw ranged from £26 to £35 per 4 Litres.
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