 914 1.8L Oil use in SoCal weather |
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| ndfrigi |
 Aug 13 2013, 12:10 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,967 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Orange County Member No.: 13,474 Region Association: Southern California 
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Hi guys,
Is Mobil 1 synthetic 20-50 a better oil for a teen in SoCal weather? thank you! |
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| Tom_T |
Aug 13 2013, 12:15 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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The 914 owners manual reccos a thinner oil in our hot weather - 5-30 IIRC - look for Montoya's post of an owners manual on here if you don't have a manual.
Also, synthetic will lack the old school oil additives, so you may want to look at something formulated for 1950's-70's classic/vintage cars. |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Aug 13 2013, 02:13 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(Tom_T @ Aug 13 2013, 11:15 AM)  The 914 owners manual reccos a thinner oil in our hot weather - 5-30 IIRC - look for Montoya's post of an owners manual on here if you don't have a manual. Also, synthetic will lack the old school oil additives, so you may want to look at something formulated for 1950's-70's classic/vintage cars. Your advice for the oil weight is ABSOLUTELY WRONG! VW and Porsche put 30 weight in at the factory, and that's what dealers used. Improvements to multi-grade oil products led to the use of 20w50. 5w30 will result in low oil pressure and probably overheating. Besides all that, why would you EVER use a thinner oil in hot weather, when the use of thicker oils is indicated. The Cap'n |
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| CG-914 |
Aug 13 2013, 11:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 27-December 10 From: LA/OC CA Member No.: 12,526 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Aug 13 2013, 03:13 PM) QUOTE(Tom_T @ Aug 13 2013, 11:15 AM) The 914 owners manual reccos a thinner oil in our hot weather - 5-30 IIRC - look for Montoya's post of an owners manual on here if you don't have a manual. Also, synthetic will lack the old school oil additives, so you may want to look at something formulated for 1950's-70's classic/vintage cars. Your advice for the oil weight is ABSOLUTELY WRONG! VW and Porsche put 30 weight in at the factory, and that's what dealers used. Improvements to multi-grade oil products led to the use of 20w50. 5w30 will result in low oil pressure and probably overheating. Besides all that, why would you EVER use a thinner oil in hot weather, when the use of thicker oils is indicated. The Cap'n (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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ndfrigi 914 1.8L Oil use in SoCal weather Aug 13 2013, 12:10 PM
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