Stagea, Oil Bp Visco 5000, Royal Purple, Amsoil

[samuri]

From my reading the threads over the last few weeks and elsewhere:

Royal Purple Oil would be at or near he top for racing/high perfomance driving and would tend to be changed frequently.

For Normal city Highway driving and extended oil changes BP Visco 5000 at about 60% of the price would be better/ a more sensible choice.

I will probably do 10,000km oil changes with BP Visco 10w 30w depending on the type of driving and feed back here for an M35 series 1 Stagea.

if money was no object then Amsoil would work in both situations but tends to be double the price of BP Visco 5000.

On the basis of price I wont be using Amsoil .

I realise if I use the best I will be keeping my engine in better nick but I think that has been discussed in other threads. I dont want to go down that path in this thread.

I know I wont get a definite answer but is this fairly close to correct.

Edited August 28, 2010 by samuri

[pipster11]

gulf western s6000 sougi

group 5 ester based full synthetic which is on par with motul 300v chrono

but the GW is only $60 from a distributer (call gw to find one in your area)

check out the 'goods on oils' thread in the general maintenance section

[samuri]

gulf western s6000 sougi

group 5 ester based full synthetic which is on par with motul 300v chrono

but the GW is only $60 from a distributer (call gw to find one in your area)

check out the 'goods on oils' thread in the general maintenance section

'goods on oils' was read thoroughly but I believe a lot of responses are from those who race and use oil for extreame race condtions rather than normal driving . They then use the oil for a short duration .

I am not so concerend about getting the individusal best oil but concerned with sticking to the post topic.

This is my second attempt to attach a pole for this thread .

[NYTSKY]

Pump 98 Motul 300V is my choice.

Motul 6100 Synergy for E85, Ester and E85 do not mix.

[scotty nm35]

Off their website:

Sougi S 6000 offers:

- Full synthetic formulation providing the ultimate engine protection

- friction modified for reduced engine wear

- Proven Field performance

- Increased horse power

- Excellent shear stability performance is maintained. and very high thermal/oxidation stability provide long fluid life.

- Suitable for vehicles using Petrol, LPG and Alcohol fuels

Seems like it's fine for ethanol or Methanol...

[iamhe77]

if money was no object then Amsoil would work in both situations but tends to be double the price of BP Visco 5000.

On the basis of price I wont be using Amsoil .

Agreed with Scotty, the Sougi S6000 is top of the list in my books.

The car feels more "together" than any other oil I have used bar the 300v (had the same "feel") and has quick rattle on cold start unlike with Redline oil.

I tried a lot of different oils early on, but used Motul 300v or Redline for the past year and a half or so (I can't understand why anyone would skimp on oil of all things!).

I did use Amsoil 10W40 but didn't feel it was any better than Mobil 1 or Shell Helix Ultra

hmm... if you must go with Amsoil you should be able to get just under 5L of Amsoil 10W40 for around $80 or less, not a steep price to pay for a grade IV oil.... although I can't imagine why you would when you can get the Sougi S6000 (Grade V oil) for around $60.

[pipster11]

+1 to sougi

i run it in the stagea and its my daily

dunno why you wouldn't use it, its the same price as nulon syn and lasts at least twice as long (had nulon in b4 the sougi and it got noisy at about 5000 kms)

[iamhe77]

(had nulon in b4 the sougi and it got noisy at about 5000 kms)

that's because it is only a Grade III oil.... lol, even my wife's Magna hates it!

[pipster11]

yeah, it really should be sold as a semi-syn

[mattye]

I run Royal Purple. I know a few others do too. Aprox $100 dollars from autobarn. Doesn't have to be changed more often...Although I do a change around every 5000k.

Awsome stuff...when I put it in the Stag it ran smoother and slightly quieter.

Have a look at this artical. Its old but an interesting read.

http://www.royalpurple.com.au/article_imag..._supplement.php

[mr fusion]

gulf western s6000 sougi

group 5 ester based full synthetic which is on par with motul 300v chrono

but the GW is only $60 from a distributer (call gw to find one in your area)

check out the 'goods on oils' thread in the general maintenance section

I rang GW in Penrith and they want $75 for 1 bottle! Is this correct? Wondering if anyone knows of any cheaper suppliers/retailers in western Sydney, preferably Blacktown/Penrith areas

cheers

[scotty nm35]

GW is in Sydney so you should be able to get it cheaper than me, I got 4 bottles for $220.

Autobarn were asking $80 a bottle.

[iamhe77]

GW is in Sydney so you should be able to get it cheaper than me, I got 4 bottles for $220.

Speaking of which, are you able to get some more?

[scotty nm35]

I assume so, just have to get over to Kylsyth.

[mr fusion]

GW is in Sydney so you should be able to get it cheaper than me, I got 4 bottles for $220.

Autobarn were asking $80 a bottle.

I had to ask the guy on the phone twice, because $75 didn't sound right to me. That's directly from gulf western too. I wonder if you can buy more and get a discount?

[iamhe77]

I had to ask the guy on the phone twice, because $75 didn't sound right to me. That's directly from gulf western too. I wonder if you can buy more and get a discount?

Whilst it is a little more than what we seem to get it for in Vic... $75 for a Group V oil is bloody fantastic anyway!

Think of it this way, how would you react if you found out that your local Autobarn was selling 5L bottles of Redline 10w40 or Motul 300v Chrono at $75

EDITED

Edited September 14, 2010 by iamhe77

[scotty nm35]

Whilst it is a little more than what we seem to get it for in Vic... $75 for a Group V oil is bloody fantastic anyway!

Think of it this way, how would you react if you found out that your local Autobarn was selling 5L bottles of Redline 10w40 or Motul 300v Chrono?

Mine does, but not at that price...

They didnt know what Sougi was.

[pipster11]

if your getting it straight from gw then they are probably charging you rrp

check with a distributer, they should sell it to you at wholesale price, i.e. the price that autobarn etc pays for it

[PetroDola]

using either royal purple 5-30 or 10-40 .. 5 - 30 is slightly lifter knocky as its a bit too thin.

finding the 10-40 a better ratio.

although ive also used motul 300V competition .. around the same price $100 for 5 litres. and is slightly quieter on the lifters.

[jidge]

FYI

If you are in Adelaide you can get Gulf Western Sougi S6000 for about $70 from Autopro at Modbury.