Motor Oil survey

[Pomorza]

I'm just going to say this. My Z has, according to all my records (and the tach), 248k on her. I had it compression tested a week ago and its 150 across all six, (yes ALL six). I've used Mobile 5000 (10w 40) in the engine for over a year now(I've owned it for 1.5 years). Its oil guys, if you use the right kind (viscosity) and replace it on a regular basis (3k like I do) I don't see any reason for spending extra on fancy synthetics. Also I've advised by my machinest (who has been rebuilding engines for 40+ years) that using a can of Restore (the blue stuff) every third oil change isn't a bad idea either.

That being said. If you race (autocross,ect) and keep the Z at the 5k+ for extensive periods of time then yes spending extra on motor oil is probably a great idea.

Jan

Edited March 26, 2011 by Pomorza

[black gold man]

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[black gold man]

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[black gold man]

To make sure its done right oil change how to.

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Edited March 28, 2011 by black gold man

[Travel'n Man]

............ok, I'm going to visit the Boob thread!!

[doradox]

Maybe this will help you figure out which oil is the best for your Z.

http://www.swri.org/4org/d08/GasTests/home.htm

Steve

[sam74260]

that video makes me want to go out and change the oil in ALL our cars

[Zed Head]

Mods, please don't let classiczcars.com go down the same path as zcar.com. This crap (the French Maid video) is all over zcar.com and is a big part of why it sucks.

[Zedrally]

If it was only a Datsun that they where oiling... !

Have to agree with Zed Head, unless you're looking at from the Citroen Car Club point of view... o..la..la...

[Zed Head]

Thanks Zedrally but I kind of over-reacted. Zcars.com doesn't allow soft porn so this kind of video is not all over their site, but there is a bunch of other nonsense that goes on. I had hoped that the guys from zcars wouldn't bring it over here when they defected.

bgm, can't you just keep this stuff over at zcars? It doesn't really fit this site.

[sblake01]

Whether it fits or not, this site has changed......

[bpilati]

I'm just going to say this. My Z has, according to all my records (and the tach), 248k on her. I had it compression tested a week ago and its 150 across all six, (yes ALL six). I've used Mobile 5000 (10w 40) in the engine for over a year now(I've owned it for 1.5 years). Its oil guys, if you use the right kind (viscosity) and replace it on a regular basis (3k like I do) I don't see any reason for spending extra on fancy synthetics. Also I've advised by my machinest (who has been rebuilding engines for 40+ years) that using a can of Restore (the blue stuff) every third oil change isn't a bad idea either.

That being said. If you race (autocross,ect) and keep the Z at the 5k+ for extensive periods of time then yes spending extra on motor oil is probably a great idea.

Jan

3K oil changes are not necessary if you use synth, and environmentally more friendly.