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1. Oil brand & weight for occasional autoxing? (score: 1): Author: "H. Rodney Spear" <hrspear@coastalnet.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Mar 99 12:28:29 -0500; I've got a new Audi 4 cylinder turbo (the turbo is oil cooled) with 4,600 miles on it. I live in eastern NC (relatively mild year round). I plan on running several autocrosses/schools each year. What; /html/autox/1999-03/msg00457.html (8,049 bytes)
2. Re: Oil brand & weight for occasional autoxing? (score: 1): Author: Dick Rasmussen <rasmussend@mindspring.com>; Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 13:03:12 -0500; The general approach to oil is to run the viscosity the engine manufacturer recommends. The Mfgr REALLY knows what is best. This is especially true with street driven, modern cars where proper oil fl; /html/autox/1999-03/msg00459.html (9,902 bytes)
3. Re: Oil brand & weight for occasional autoxing? (score: 1): Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 10:15:54 -0800 (PST); It's not as complicated as all that. Just follow the requirements in your owner's manual, and change it regularly. All other things being equal, lighter weight oils have lower frictional losses, but; /html/autox/1999-03/msg00460.html (9,736 bytes)
4. Re: Oil brand & weight for occasional autoxing? (score: 1): Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 10:33:15 -0800 (PST); getting back down. What's happening here is that the turbine, which spins at 80,000-120,000 rpm, takes a little time to spin down. Leaving the engine running continues to circulate oil to dissipate t; /html/autox/1999-03/msg00461.html (9,433 bytes)
5. Re: Oil brand & weight for occasional autoxing? (score: 1): Author: "richard nichols" <rnichol1@san.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 14:11:24 -0800; I've a Ford Mustang SVO 2.3 turbo myself, which I occassionally autocross. I found out the hard way that 50 weight oil is really not for turbo cars -- blown front engine seals in my case -- and SVO-s; /html/autox/1999-03/msg00470.html (8,452 bytes)
6. Re: Oil brand & weight for occasional autoxing? (score: 1): Author: Heyward K Wagner <sportscar48@juno.com>; Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 20:20:13 EST; Also, should I go with a synthetic oil is there such a thing? hKw; /html/autox/1999-03/msg00480.html (7,530 bytes)
7. Re: Oil brand & weight for occasional autoxing? (score: 1): Author: "H. Rodney Spear" <hrspear@coastalnet.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Mar 99 22:17:17 -0500; Yep...Mobil makes one, I suspect others as well...supposed to keep it cleaner and last for the longer synthetic intervals. Though I haven't heard any hard evidence to support this; /html/autox/1999-03/msg00485.html (7,813 bytes)
8. Re: Oil brand & weight for occasional autoxing? (score: 1): Author: cjthedad@essex1.com (Craig Froeter); Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 07:37:24 -0600; I have a freind who is a racecar engineer. He has ran Synthetic in his truck for years and in the past year has had Valve train problems. Had to reset valves every 3000 miles or so. they made a ton o; /html/autox/1999-03/msg00495.html (8,336 bytes)
9. Re: Oil brand & weight for occasional autoxing? (score: 1): Author: Joehgn@aol.com; Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 10:59:45 EST; << He talked to a bunch of his engine people that said ( synthetic in newer motors with overhead cams, regular oil in push rod motors) he switched and has had no problems since. I personaly run Valvo; /html/autox/1999-03/msg00501.html (8,643 bytes)

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