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U12 Bluebird, Pintara & Stanza => performance and handling => Topic started by: KA24ET on Mar 3, 2010, 07:00PM

Title: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: KA24ET on Mar 3, 2010, 07:00PM

Gday all.
Just checkin what everyone is using for oil.
I have a boosted KA24 and im using Penrite 15-30 semi synth and im pretty unhappy with it.
Might try some thicker stuff
Curious to see what u guys are all running!!

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: Burga on Mar 3, 2010, 08:18PM

Running shell 15-40 at the moment.. Was running 15-50, but the 40 seems a bit better..

Kind of hard to define "better" tho.
 :D

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: Kranzy on Mar 3, 2010, 09:08PM

Mines an SR20, but even when I had the KA i was using penrite hpr15. Always ran perfect with it and the SR still does.

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: pedro666 on Mar 4, 2010, 10:08AM

penrite all the way , ka i used hpr 30(whit 500k km ::)) , now with the vvl i was using 15, only yesterday i put in 10. i think the main issue, no matter what oil you choose change regularly as well as the filter.(about 5k). ;)

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: Vithy on Mar 4, 2010, 04:43PM

i ran mobile 10-40w semi synth was originally super syn but i think its now called 2000x not sure, that wat i ran in my Ka and i had no issue wid the oil

i use motul turbo light 4100 on my turbo sr atm

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: SleepaTi on Mar 12, 2010, 05:28AM

mine (ka24det) loves Castrol GTX3
runs cool & it's still full at every 5k oil change

i'm also running a larger Z9 oil filter if that makes any difference

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: pedro666 on Apr 20, 2010, 10:21AM

you may need to run slightly thinner oil in winter than summer....

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: chr1S on Apr 30, 2010, 01:43PM

Quote from: SleepaTi on Mar 12, 2010, 05:28AM

mine (ka24det) loves Castrol GTX3
runs cool & it's still full at every 5k oil change

i'm also running a larger Z9 oil filter if that makes any difference

It does, drops your oil pressure.

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: SSS on May 6, 2010, 10:08AM

Shell 20W-50 in both cars, probably still run this even with the new motor in the black car.

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: chr1S on May 6, 2010, 12:30PM

Why so thick?

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: SSS on May 6, 2010, 01:01PM

Both are original bottom ends, and are what is recommended from the factory.

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: ajox on May 13, 2010, 08:31AM

i use mobile 10W-30 in my 180k mile KA with no issues.
changing the oil can be a real pain sometimes though.

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: Burga on May 13, 2010, 08:40PM

Quote from: ajox on May 13, 2010, 08:31AM

changing the oil can be a real pain sometimes though.

How so?

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: SSS on May 14, 2010, 12:23PM

If you have the right tools it's a 20 min job, if you have a hoist it's a 10 min job ;D

Title: Re: What oil type and grade are you runnin in your KA24
Post by: TRXLENT on May 15, 2010, 03:48PM

15-50 which i think is necessary if you have the high k's.