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I am currently running 10/40 total oil in the 6 but I am going to be fitting an oil cooler with a thermostat was wondering if I need to change the grade of oil
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 weemangti
Junior User  Location: chippenham Registered: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 96 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 2nd Jan 2013 at 19:10
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,847 Status: Offline |
Post #2
nope  ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 2nd Jan 2013 at 19:24
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eliotrw
Seasoned Pro  Location: Southwark Registered: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 4,864 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Just one of the preference things more to do with how you drive it really. If you cane it everywhere then you might want to bit seeing as your using the proper O.E total shizzle then you are going to be fine.I use Fuchs Silkolene 10w50 but thats mainly becuase it makes me feel slightly better about bumming it about everywhere when its warm ________________________________________ Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg |
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Posted 2nd Jan 2013 at 19:28
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #4
You can use 10w40, 10w50 or 10w60 without any issues.The higher the second number the better protetion you'll have when the engine is up to temp and you're booting it around. Why do you need to fit an oil cooler? Trackdays? If so, I would change the oil to a 10w50.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2013 at 07:46
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weemangti
Junior User Location: chippenham Registered: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 96 Status: Offline |
Post #5
ya want to do some track days so 10w/50 any brand you would recomend |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2013 at 10:43
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smegal
Seasoned Pro  Location: Leeds Registered: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 5,940 Status: Offline |
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weemangti wrote: ya want to do some track days so 10w/50 any brand you would recomend This one, without a doubt. http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-68898-fuchs-titan-race-pro-s-10w-50-ester-synthetic-engine-oil.aspx ________________________________________ Ex SC-6Now in a Megane R26 |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2013 at 11:27
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heliosphan
Senior User  Location: UK Registered: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 950 Status: Offline |
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Do you see regular and sustained engine oil temperatures of over 120 Celcius? Is your engine heavily modified? Will the car only get used for track days?Or, will you use the car for only the odd track day and in fact use it 99% of the time for going to Tesco? Picking up the girlfriend? Commuting to work in traffic? Driving down the road to the park/woods for a walk? Any other normal, mundane, engine-not-stressed driving activity? If so you might want to take a look at this: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/pdfs/tech-articles/10w-60-oil.pdf Maybe a very high quality standard grade 5W-40 or 10W-40 would be best, like the Silkolene xW-40 stuff that I'm sure they still sell. |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2013 at 11:38
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eliotrw
Seasoned Pro Location: Southwark Registered: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 4,864 Status: Offline |
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Thats interesting,I'd have thought the best shout for a standard vicousity one would be: As its fully synthetic rather than semi too. http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60217-millers-oils-cfs-10w-40-competition-full-synthetic-engine-oil.aspx But I always use Fucss silkolene 10w50 with no issues ________________________________________ Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2013 at 12:35
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weemangti
Junior User Location: chippenham Registered: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 96 Status: Offline |
Post #9
i use it every day day to go to work about 12 miles each way and will do track days when i can so fuchs titan 10/50 looks like the stuff to use. |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2013 at 13:12
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mik
Seasoned Pro  Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
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You can't go wrong if you use a high end synthetic and stick to OE viscosity or very slightly higher (given these engines have around 100,000 miles wear on them and/or if you are thrashing it around a track). OE spec was only semi-synth, so a good synthetic is already belt and braces. In practice this means 10w40 or 10w50. 10w60 is not really going to add much benefit IMO, and the article makes clear that it could possibly cause issues of its own as it is a long way from OE spec. ________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2013 at 13:14
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro  Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
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10/50 for me, engine gets fairly hot as standard but dont blast when engine is cold as it needs heat to work better, its also thinner so engine can rev up easier than with the thicker stuff.________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2013 at 13:29
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