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[m1ke]

0w30 is fine but a 5w40 would be better recommended.

Oilman?

People who use 0w30 ill find they top it up more than if they used 5w40.

:thumbup:

[05typeR]

has anyone used 15w-50 redline fully syntec?

[Kevin m]

hi Guy

Ive got a 07 FN2 CTR and its due for a service whats the best oil to use for this and how much will i need to get?? How much will it be from you?
Sorry for all the questions

Cheers
Kevin

[jamesctr2005]

yo guys,
are any of you guys using ELF oil?,
my car is in honda on friday for a oil change,i spoke to maz at hond-r and bascly im using the wrong oil castrol edge 0w-40 with my car having 42k on it,he said to use magnetec 10w-40,????
but the honda dealer use Elf oil,
i have bought a HAMP oil filter so im stuck with witch one to use,
opinions welcom.....help
lol
james

[motty]

i use castrol edge 0w-40 and it runs fine so carry on using that if you want to mate :thumbup:

[R1VERS]

OIL MAN i need your help again, i have been told that Fuchs are stopping there sypersyn 0W-30 that i was using which you said was very good a fine in my type r. just poped to see my dude who gets me the good deal on Fuchs and there are now selling Fuchs Titan GT1 5w-40 fully synthetic, im having my service done on friday, is this oil as good as the one before and up to standard.

and secondly can you mix a Fuches Titan GT1 5w-30 oil with Fuches Titan GT1 5w-40 oil thats the same,

Thanks Richard

[oilman]

Yes the GT1 is a very good quality oil so no worries. The 5w-30 and 5w-40 will mix.

Cheers

Guy

[Marxx]

What is the difference between gearbox oil Honda MTF2-MTF3? :scratch:

[Wizza]

Hi Oilman

Wonder if you can help, what is the best oil to use on a 2005 CTR with 60K

Still Silkolene Pro S 5w 40 ??? or do you recommend a better one if such a thingout there


Thanks in advance

Wizza

[oilman]

What is the difference between gearbox oil Honda MTF2-MTF3? :scratch:

Sorry for the delay

MTF2 is a mineral based fluid, MTF3 is alledgedly synthetic

[oilman]

Hi Oilman

Wonder if you can help, what is the best oil to use on a 2005 CTR with 60K

Still Silkolene Pro S 5w 40 ??? or do you recommend a better one if such a thingout there


Thanks in advance

Wizza

That's still what I'd go with. Top quality stuff

[Wizza]

Cheers Oilman

Just joined your website, brilliant layout and very helpful advise on there

Credit to you...

Oil will be ordered from you in future many thanks again

Wizza

[oilman]

Hi Wizza

Glad you liked it all. We're expanding it soon, I'm sure we'll let you all know when.

Cheers

Tim

[Marxx]

What is the difference between gearbox oil Honda MTF2-MTF3? :scratch:

Sorry for the delay

MTF2 is a mineral based fluid, MTF3 is alledgedly synthetic

:thumbup:

[ep-greeny]

god theres some questions here lol

im going to try and ask a question that might help everybody

from your experience, which is the BEST possible oil for the k20 engine, obviously this will differ above a certain milage.
cheers

[oilman]

Being honest with you, I'm not good with some engine model numbers. The K20 is in the current and previous generation of Civics isn't it? The current Civics like a 0w-30, the previous ones want a 5w-40. For the best 0w-30, go for the Gulf Competition

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60121-gulf- ... -0w30.aspx

It's not so easy to say what the best 5w-40 is as there are a lot more of them. Silkolene Pro S, Gulf Competition, Millers CFS, Redline and Motul 300V are absolute top end oils, as good as or better than anything else on the markets at the moment.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Cheers

Tim

[ep-greeny]

cheers boss, very helpful. ive heard of an oil called "purple. . . ." dont remember the exact name, looked at a thread about oil film strengths etc and this came out on top, ill try and find it and link it here

[oilman]

Royal Purple.

Take the test with a pinch of salt, and IMO its over priced for what it is.

Cheers

Guy

[ep-greeny]

Royal Purple.

Take the test with a pinch of salt, and IMO its over priced for what it is.

Cheers

Guy

why is that then dude?

[oilman]

The Royal Purple test that most people see is a very biased one, using equipment that has no relation to the workings of engine (minimal heat, no combustion). Here are some comments from a leading oil chemist on the Falex test the magazine test (sponsored by Royal Purple if I remember correctly) uses.

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfjpbcch_0cd3v2hgb

As you can see, if you want to go with the results of that magazine test, you're best off popping down to Tesco and picking up a 12 pack of lager. As you can see via the link, an engine is the best place to test oils. Our sponsored drivers do that for us. They probably test the oil a whole lot harder than anyone else, and their engines seem to remain in better condition than they should. They use good oils, the Silkolene Pro S and R and Motul 300V generally and none of them have even asked us to get hold of Royal Purple.

Cheers

Tim