 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: 2,929 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: 8,318 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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| ndfrigi |
Aug 13 2013, 12:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,929 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Orange County Member No.: 13,474 Region Association: Southern California
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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. thanks for the immediate feedback! There are some thread that says original manual oil recommendation is no longer applicable with the kind of oil being sold out there. What do you recommend and what oil do you use? thanks again and God Bless! Noel |
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| monkeyboy |
Aug 13 2013, 01:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 8-June 08 From: Los Angeles, Ca Member No.: 9,147 Region Association: None |
I'd only recommend hot rod oil formulated for flat tappet motors. Edelbrock, Lucas, Brad Penn, and Comp Cams make oil that meets those needs.
Joe Gibbs makes an oil specifically for flat tappet air cooled motors. You can order it from Jegs. |
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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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| L-Jet914 |
Aug 13 2013, 11:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 24-October 12 From: Davis, CA Member No.: 15,080 Region Association: Northern California |
I just changed my oil about 1000 miles ago with Castrol HD30. Would this oil be sufficient with a 74 1.8L motor?
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| CG-914 |
Aug 13 2013, 11:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 323 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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| ThePaintedMan |
Aug 14 2013, 05:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) too with the Cap'n. Why would you use a lighter weight oil when it's hotter out/summertime?
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