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Hi just wondering what oil and viscosity people are using or recommend for trackday use. cheers
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 markylee
Regular  Location: benfleet Registered: 05 Jan 2011 Posts: 393 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 00:10
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rallyeash
Seasoned Pro  Location: Devizes Registered: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 4,424 Status: Offline |
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i run 15w50 mobil 1 motorsport________________________________________ 230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here309 3dr K20 Type R |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 00:54
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neilm
Newbie Location: Dublin Registered: 24 Aug 2010 Posts: 8 Status: Offline |
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id look into 5w50 or 10w50 |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:16
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #4
I'd say the quality would make more of a difference than the viscosity, make sure it's a fully synth decent brand. Spend about £25 or more for 5 litres.EDIT: That's £25 from Opie, not Halfords  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:22
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bukosgti6
Regular Location: leicester Registered: 14 Jun 2010 Posts: 170 Status: Offline |
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Whats the differance between race and road oil i take it you carnt run race oil 24/7 on the road |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:25
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allesclar
Seasoned Pro  Location: Sheffield Registered: 17 May 2009 Posts: 4,254 Status: Offline |
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rallyeash wrote: i run 15w50 mobil 1 motorsport me to. ________________________________________ Team allesclar ® |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:26
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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What's "race oil"?________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:28
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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Proper 'Race Only' oil tends to be full of stuff that murders catalytic converters, and has very little in the way of detergents, waste of money on a road car, needs regular changing because of it.________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:34
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bukosgti6
Regular Location: leicester Registered: 14 Jun 2010 Posts: 170 Status: Offline |
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Thanks for reply |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:39
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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^^There are more than enough decent oils out there now that can be used in both that the old 'race only' formulations are dying out anyway apart from a few specific uses.________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:42
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
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bog standard 10w40 and change it more often  ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:49
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #12
I'd go for regular changes with a cheaper oil any day, I change mine every couple of trackdays and the colour of the oil coming out is worryingly different from the new oil coming in.________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 01:51
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markylee
Regular Location: benfleet Registered: 05 Jan 2011 Posts: 393 Status: Offline |
Post #13
Cheers lads thats been a great help |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 02:02
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berger
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bathurst Registered: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 1,068 Status: Offline |
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Millers 10/50 CFS.Can get it cheaper than Opie too ________________________________________ Bang'in 7 gram rocks!I have one gear, GO! |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 02:33
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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^Depends how much discount you get with Opie  ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 02:39
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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Anyone who pays full price with Opie is a failure at life, FACT.________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 02:53
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey  Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
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owain wrote: Anyone who pays full price with Opie is a failure at life, FACT. I've got their stickers all over the front end of my race car, so I should be able to get an awesome discount   EDIT: If I ever finish it and have need of oil that is...  ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 04:33
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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^^They could offer it you free, safe in the knowledge that they'll never have to send it...________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 04:18
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
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phillipm wrote: ^^They could offer it you free, safe in the knowledge that they'll never have to send it... C-U-N-T  ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 17th Jun 2011 at 04:25
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prism7guy
Seasoned Pro  Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
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Do all you guys get your oil from opie then?I could do with changing the stuff in goldie before the next trackday, just debating what stuff to use as its currently using the total quartz 7000 10w40 stuff but i'm thinking of going on to fully synth mobil 1 as mentioned above. Decisions decisions  ________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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Posted 19th Jun 2011 at 02:13
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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They're cheap, they know their stuff, they have offers on CONSTANTLY, and you get a discount for just saying you're on a car forum.I think I use this stuff. I would never get oil from anywhere else personally. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 19th Jun 2011 at 15:24
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alexd
Junior User  Location: Canvey Island Registered: 05 Jul 2011 Posts: 86 Status: Offline |
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Bit of a revival here but did you buy the above and did it cope with the high temps of track days well?I have used Opie a lot in th epast and always found them good. ________________________________________ Time is the greatest teacher, unfortunately it kills all of its students. |
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Posted 7th Jul 2011 at 17:09
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
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owain wrote: I'd say the quality would make more of a difference than the viscosity, make sure it's a fully synth decent brand. Spend about £25 or more for 5 litres. EDIT: That's £25 from Opie, not Halfords I would'nt agree with that really. If it's too thin then the quality is immaterial, plus you may run into issues with the hydraulic tappets. The same goes for if it's too thick, you risk popping oil seals out and pressure issues. Correct weight and decent grade are of probably equal importance, but it really depends on the heat, the hotter it gets the more it thins out. If you can keep it at 75-80 degrees you can get away with thinner oil to start with, those pushing 120-130 degrees, well you need all the help you can get. ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 7th Jul 2011 at 17:28
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alexd
Junior User Location: Canvey Island Registered: 05 Jul 2011 Posts: 86 Status: Offline |
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So is the best idea to use normal oil but change it more regularly, i.e. every two track days?________________________________________ Time is the greatest teacher, unfortunately it kills all of its students. |
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Posted 7th Jul 2011 at 17:31
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lotek
Seasoned Pro  Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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fit a oil cooler and buy quarts 7000 from citroen for now, its a very good oil, and the manufacturers spec for our carskeep an eye on your temps and gauge where to go from there. as davey says, if it runs hot then look at thicker oil  |
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Posted 7th Jul 2011 at 17:46
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