 type of oil for the six, should i be running 20-50 |
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| pete-stevers |
 Mar 29 2006, 02:50 PM
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need to know what type of oil to by for the six....aprox how many litres
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| ArtechnikA |
Mar 29 2006, 03:00 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
~9 liters says the spec book and owners manual.
assuming stock oil tank, no external cooler, etc... assuming 3,0 or less - but if it were bigger, you'd probably have an external cooler... 20-50 is fine, especially for dino oil and a summer car. i like 15W-50 synthetic. but the engine is pretty flexible in this regard. too much oil is bad - it'll just puke out the tank breather and make a mess, or get sucked into the intake and make a mess -and- an oil cloud ... |
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pete-stevers type of oil for the six Mar 29 2006, 02:50 PM
Eric_Shea Which 6? 3.0? Mar 29 2006, 02:59 PM pete-stevers it is a 3.0 six with a 914-6 tank, and a remote o... Mar 29 2006, 03:07 PM Eric_Shea The weight should be fine.
I've heard another... Mar 29 2006, 04:16 PM J P Stein I get 10 qts out at an oil change. I initially put... Mar 29 2006, 06:49 PM
Headrage Mine runs on 20-50 and seems to do well. It's... Mar 29 2006, 07:02 PM |
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