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I'm using Motul Turbolight 4100 ATM in my 33 (same engine) but am going to start using Elf's 10W-50 full synthetic oil. A friend of mine changed his 200SX over to the stuff from the motul & he won't go back. Not much dearer than the 4100 which is only a semi-synthetic, but well worth the little extra.

15000 Km's is a bit far for 1 lot of oil on a turbo car, you should always change your oil at 5000 km if u want your turbo to last a reasonable amount of time, not to mention protecting hydraulic lifters & the variable valve timing gear amoungst other things too.

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i know 5 thou is wat it should be changed at, and yea but that 15 thou is wat my mechanic recomended and they would talk shit to me, im goin to monitor the oil and keep trach of it all arond the 3K km through to 5K km though, so im no way known gonna let it f**k anything up, He uses royal purple in every thing he knows, i guess ill let u all know, cheers

i know 5 thou is wat it should be changed at, and yea but that 15 thou is wat my mechanic recomended and they would talk shit to me, im goin to monitor the oil and keep trach of it all arond the 3K km through to 5K km though, so im no way known gonna let it f**k anything up, He uses royal purple in every thing he knows, i guess ill let u all know, cheers

Oil servicing is more dependant on the type and condition of the car (or more specifically the engine) than the type of oil that's stuck in the thing. It may start off as a better oil, but none of them will magically hold their original properties for 10,000 klicks more than another oil.

I'd say maybe at best you may squeeze an extra 1000 kays out of the better oil simply because it (allegedly) starts off as a higher grade of oil. All oil gets carbon deposits and other contaminants that the engine produces in it just as fast, & this more than anything is why it needs changing regularly anyway.

I haven't heard of Royal Purple myself, I'm dreading what you're spending on the stuff!!

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