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hey guys this question is mainly for guys in alice.. anyway what oil are you guys using?? im using motul turbolight 10 40 its good oil but im burning a shit load everyone i ask says i need a different type of oil so help me out ...ps.. sorry for not coming to the memorial cruise i was in adelaide but i will come to the next one

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hey guys this question is mainly for guys in alice.. anyway what oil are you guys using?? im using motul turbolight 10 40 its good oil but im burning a shit load everyone i ask says i need a different type of oil so help me out ...ps.. sorry for not coming to the memorial cruise i was in adelaide but i will come to the next one

My gtr has used Castrol Edge 10w-60 since the previous owner had the motor built by Willall Racing.

I've done 2 oil changes (with nissan filters) in the 5 months/1000km of me owning it and never had any problems.

Have you got a oil cooler yet?

Hopefully I will have mine before the drags.

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i use home brand olive oil in my 31... seems to run smooth and makes life easy when i feel like havin a barbecue..lol.. just jokin bro... if you wanna throw some cash around royal purple is a good oil but lets face it castrol and other brands do just as good an oil...

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I use Motul chrono series engine oil in my 34 gtr. I'm not from alice so perhaps i shouldnt be talking to you guys then as you stated mainly for the guys in alice :cheers:

This is totally off the subject but just a quick question, is there a blonde chic that works at the civic video there? her dad is the head firey bloke. i think she may have put on a bit of weight last time i saw her lol

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I'll go in and if I see her, I'll tell her you said that....lo :thumbsup::cheers:

Does said chick have a name or just any random blondy?

I don't know what difference it makes if your in Alice or not as to waht oil you use....lol

What happened to you on the weekend lee? you missed out in a big way..

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I'll go in and if I see her, I'll tell her you said that....lo :D:D

Does said chick have a name or just any random blondy?

I don't know what difference it makes if your in Alice or not as to waht oil you use....lol

What happened to you on the weekend lee? you missed out in a big way..

cant remember her name. she had a shitload of hot friends though.

yeah sorry guys i was in adelaide for soundwave watchin offspring killswitch engage etc etc but i will come 2 the next and im mainly asking for people in alice cos of the extreme tempratures

exactly how hot does it get there? used to be around 37 when i was living in katherine. i used 10-40 and that was pretty good.

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hey edward i think i saw ur 34 and 32 gtr wen i was up in darwin 4 trade school at north flinders there me and my mates were blind a while back wen u had the 32 there and i was eggin u on to do a burnout but u said there were a few probs with the diff or somethin

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40+ every day during january, sometimes hotter

holy bollocks. thats pretty hot. :) if you really wanna get an accurate answer your best bet would be to get in contact with the oil company themselves. They do rigorous testing with their oils. send them an email on what type of car it is, engine type, and they'll also wannna know the different weather patterns in your location. sometimes we do it where i work. were swapping over the oil in one of our ships which is coming over from Alaska which will now be stationed in Northern Territory and surrounding asian countries. We also have to upgrade the cooling system too.

hey edward i think i saw ur 34 and 32 gtr wen i was up in darwin 4 trade school at north flinders there me and my mates were blind a while back wen u had the 32 there and i was eggin u on to do a burnout but u said there were a few probs with the diff or somethin

your the panel beater bloke hey? and one of your mates was pissed and ran naked round the uni. i remember you blokes lol. bollocksin good times hey :thumbsup:

so tell me blokes, is that shitty old VL commodore with the mad drift/T wing still driving around alice? haha

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holy bollocks. thats pretty hot. :( if you really wanna get an accurate answer your best bet would be to get in contact with the oil company themselves. They do rigorous testing with their oils. send them an email on what type of car it is, engine type, and they'll also wannna know the different weather patterns in your location. sometimes we do it where i work. were swapping over the oil in one of our ships which is coming over from Alaska which will now be stationed in Northern Territory and surrounding asian countries. We also have to upgrade the cooling system too.

your the panel beater bloke hey? and one of your mates was pissed and ran naked round the uni. i remember you blokes lol. bollocksin good times hey :P

so tell me blokes, is that shitty old VL commodore with the mad drift/T wing still driving around alice? haha

na havent seen it around so how the 34 gtr goin

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This might be helpful for some.

http://www.rexnet.com.au/forum/index.php?s...amp;hl=oil+test

Let me know if the link doesnt work..

Buying good and reliable oil can save you $$$ of engine problems and ect.

Oil just aint oil. The stuff kittles use in my car is some castrol 10-40 crap and i can chew it in 1,200k's easy driving.

What ever you do Leeboi, dont use cheap shit. Tho ive heard to use castrol edge formula R 10w60 man. Its heavyish and would decrease how much you chew. Give it a wirl. Im going to go towards Motul 300V. But im still got 3000 k's to decide :action-smiley-069:

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