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Posted by: 9fourteen14 Jul 16 2015, 08:46 PM
What type of oil do you use in your 914?
I do have the owner's manual but I am VERY curious to what most 914 owners use?
does anyone use mobile 1 or synthetic? what kind?
BTW: I did do a search and does not seem anyone else has asked this. if so I am sorry.
teener luva
Posted by: ConeDodger Jul 16 2015, 09:09 PM
Brad Penn 20W50...
Oh and the topic has been covered quite a lot.
Posted by: Vacca Rabite Jul 16 2015, 09:10 PM
Tons of oil threads.
most people will use 20w-50 in the summer. Brad Penn or Joe Gibbs.
If you drive in the cold move to a 40wt oil in the frozen months.
Just make sure it has ZDDP.
Zach
Posted by: mr914 Jul 16 2015, 09:10 PM
4 or 6?
In the 4, when I had one, I use 20w/50 Castrol GTX on the 90+ summer months. Rest of the time it's 10w-40.
In the 6, I'd use either Mobil1 or Syntec 5w-30 or 40
My thought on synthetic, it's a wonderful oil, keeps oil temps 10 degrees or so cooler, but if you have small leaks, they will become bigger leaks. If you have a leak free motor, synthetic is fine.
Posted by: ripper911 Jul 17 2015, 05:47 AM
Valvoline VR1 20w-50.
Posted by: gfg3 Jul 17 2015, 06:02 AM
Valvoline VR1 20w-50.
Valvoline VR1 20W50
Posted by: JawjaPorsche Jul 17 2015, 06:19 AM
Valvoline VR1 20w-50.
Valvoline VR1 20W50
Posted by: era vulgaris Jul 17 2015, 07:08 AM
Brad Penn 20W50...
PO of my car (in CA) was using BP 10w40. I switched to BP 20w50 when I did the first oil change after getting the car home. It seemed much happier and sounded much better with the 20w50.
Posted by: RobW Jul 17 2015, 07:13 AM
Brad Penn 20W50...
Oh and the topic has been covered quite a lot.
Posted by: t collins Jul 17 2015, 07:31 AM
Brad Penn 20w50 in my 2.0L four and Valvoline VR1 20W50 in my 2.4L six
(Brad Penn leaks like crazy in my six)
Posted by: Mark Henry Jul 17 2015, 07:32 AM
Chevron Delo 400 Multigrade SAE 15W-40 , cheap and it's what Supertec uses/recomends in their high end /6 builds.
Posted by: 396 Jul 17 2015, 07:42 AM
Search is your best friend
Posted by: anderssj Jul 17 2015, 10:45 AM
Valvoline VR1 20w-50.
Valvoline VR1 20W50
I ran Rotella 15w40 for years (until they went to service spec CJ-4 and took out the ZDDP), then went to VR-1 20w50. My question is what's the latest recommendation(s) for the transaxle (I'm assuming it's still dino-oil) . . . .
Steve A-
Posted by: Mark Henry Jul 17 2015, 12:45 PM
Valvoline VR1 20w-50.
Valvoline VR1 20W50
I ran Rotella 15w40 for years (until they went to service spec CJ-4 and took out the ZDDP), then went to VR-1 20w50. My question is what's the latest recommendation(s) for the transaxle (I'm assuming it's still dino-oil) . . . .
Steve A-
Delo 400 is about the same as old RotellaT
Trany oil just get cheap dino and spend the coin saved (over expensive oils) on changing it every couple of years.
Posted by: struckn Jul 17 2015, 05:53 PM
After a complete engine rebuild in 2013 Translog GT used Brad Penn for Break in Oil and after 500 Miles put SWEPCO 306 15W40 in mine. I've continued using the SWEPCO 306 with no issues at all.
Posted by: brant Jul 17 2015, 09:35 PM
Current race tranny is
Redline light weight shock proof.
Significantly better already at racing/high temps of 235
More tranny life already
You should see how sticky this stuff is.... And it's synthetic
Posted by: Elliot Cannon Jul 17 2015, 10:22 PM
Mobil 1 15W50. Ceramic lifters. 
Posted by: RobW Jul 19 2015, 04:19 PM
Changed the oil in Dad's car. I forgot how green Brad Penn comes out. 
Posted by: mramber Jul 19 2015, 05:11 PM
Valvoline VR1 20w-50.
Valvoline VR1 20W50
Posted by: Geezer914 Jul 19 2015, 06:58 PM
Brad Penn 20/50w summer 15/40w winter (NJ) 
Posted by: Dtjaden Jul 19 2015, 07:54 PM
Mobil One V-Twin 20-50. Made for air cooled engines. Lots of the good stuff blended in. 
Posted by: Cuda911 Jul 19 2015, 11:20 PM
So, no one else is running canola oil?
Posted by: phillstek Jul 20 2015, 03:23 AM
Liqui-Moly MoS2 Leichtlauf 20W-50 in the 3.2 and Swepco 201 in the 915.
Posted by: Tbrown4x4 Jul 20 2015, 04:34 AM
Another vote for the Brad Penn 20w-50.
Posted by: Cj Honeycutt Jul 20 2015, 07:44 AM
My Dad runs this in his Harley air cooled and has for 30K+ trouble free miles. We have both wondered if it would be ideal for the 914's as well. Out of both our engineering camps, so need an oil expert to examine the contents of this oil and add some info.
Posted by: Cj Honeycutt Jul 20 2015, 07:49 AM
OOPs. I intended this to go with the Mobil1 20-50 V-Twin air cooled oil posting.
Posted by: chazt74914 Jul 23 2015, 11:55 AM
I work in the farm diesel industry and was taught that Delo 400 and Rotella T were engineered for over-the-road diesel trucks. Those oils are loaded with sulfated ash to offset the sulfer in diesel fuel.
When used in gas powered tractors, we found a lot of torched valves.
I'm not sure how they perform under high RPM's.
Just an observation.
CHAZT
Posted by: keely444 Jul 23 2015, 12:43 PM
Brad Penn as well
Posted by: Mark Henry Jul 23 2015, 02:16 PM
I work in the farm diesel industry and was taught that Delo 400 and Rotella T were engineered for over-the-road diesel trucks. Those oils are loaded with sulfated ash to offset the sulfer in diesel fuel.
When used in gas powered tractors, we found a lot of torched valves.
I'm not sure how they perform under high RPM's.
Just an observation.
CHAZT
Don't think you have it quite right, sulfated ash was a diesel combustion by-product that could plug exhaust gas particulate filters.
Our engines don't have particulate filters and the oil additive packages have long changed.
Posted by: steuspeed Jul 23 2015, 02:42 PM
Valvoline VR1 Racing 20-50 high Zinc formula for older cars. Easy to get at the FLAPS.
I used to run Brad Penn, but read a test where the Valvoline out performed it. Why spend more? And, I can't get it as easy.
Posted by: Porschef Jul 23 2015, 04:33 PM
VR-1 20w-50
Not sure if it comes in a 15/40 weight but I'd give that a shot for the cooler months.
Posted by: Eddie914 Jul 23 2015, 05:44 PM
... the kind that drips on the headers ... hence the "James Bond" smoke screen.
Posted by: injunmort Jul 23 2015, 05:52 PM
Valvoline vr 20-50, run it in all air cooled. easy to get at local flaps and never had a problem. run it in my nortons, indian , Harleys and porsches.
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