Menu
Home
Post Something
Forums
Current Activity
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
News & Features
The Marketplace
Cars for Sale
Engine and Performance
Chassis and Wheels
Exterior and Body
Interior and Cockpit
ICE - In Car Entertainment
Car Shops and Services
Toys and Wares
All Other Stuff
Jobs and Vacancies
Looking For
Members
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Current Activity
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Reply to thread
See what others are reading now! Try Forums >
Current Activity
Home
Forums
Main Forums
Car Talk
Engine Oil Change
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Izso" data-source="post: 1063844996" data-attributes="member: 2429"><p>I posted this sometime ago.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/features/384644-simplified-guide-to-engine-oils.html" target="_blank">http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/features/384644-simplified-guide-to-engine-oils.html</a></p><p></p><p>Engine oil has several factors, the base oil, the additives and the detergents. The better the base oil the better the oil is and the more expensive it is. Ester based being the best (group 5 usually).</p><p></p><p>The additives are things like friction modifiers, octane boosters and other secret recipes.</p><p></p><p>Detergents are those that clean the internals of your engine bay. Cleaning out sludge, varnish and whatever. </p><p></p><p>Getting a fully synthetic doesn't necessarily mean it'll last 20k km, but it does mean it'll last longer than semi's and minerals. And fully syn won't leave deposits like mineral oils does.</p><p></p><p>A good fully syn like the 5W40 from Honda is pretty good for constant high revving engines and doesn't break down as easily say compared to Pennzoil's 5W30 fully syn.</p><p></p><p>Good detergent fully syns like Royal Purple didn't even last 8000km for me. Engine ended up really rough and FC was bad after 7000km++ but it cleared out so much sludge I ended up discovering some broken oil seals which were clogged by the sludge. </p><p></p><p>Dirty oil indicates the detergents is doing its job. Clean oil after say 8000km I'd be suspicious of the oil quality. The only real way to find out how good or bad an oil is, is to use a UOA test kit and send the test kit results for analysis. But let's be honest - how many people will do that? So in the end it's always about word of mouth or butt tests.</p><p></p><p>If you have a look at my article on the camshaft, you'll see that my cylinder head is super clean, no yellowish varnish anywhere and everything is still silver in colour. Nice... and... clean. </p><p></p><p>5.5k RPM revving isn't really that high unless you're talking about 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear, then you're a heavy footer! <img src="https://zerotohundred.com/forums/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":biggrin:" title="Biggrin :biggrin:" data-shortname=":biggrin:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Izso, post: 1063844996, member: 2429"] I posted this sometime ago. [url]http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/features/384644-simplified-guide-to-engine-oils.html[/url] Engine oil has several factors, the base oil, the additives and the detergents. The better the base oil the better the oil is and the more expensive it is. Ester based being the best (group 5 usually). The additives are things like friction modifiers, octane boosters and other secret recipes. Detergents are those that clean the internals of your engine bay. Cleaning out sludge, varnish and whatever. Getting a fully synthetic doesn't necessarily mean it'll last 20k km, but it does mean it'll last longer than semi's and minerals. And fully syn won't leave deposits like mineral oils does. A good fully syn like the 5W40 from Honda is pretty good for constant high revving engines and doesn't break down as easily say compared to Pennzoil's 5W30 fully syn. Good detergent fully syns like Royal Purple didn't even last 8000km for me. Engine ended up really rough and FC was bad after 7000km++ but it cleared out so much sludge I ended up discovering some broken oil seals which were clogged by the sludge. Dirty oil indicates the detergents is doing its job. Clean oil after say 8000km I'd be suspicious of the oil quality. The only real way to find out how good or bad an oil is, is to use a UOA test kit and send the test kit results for analysis. But let's be honest - how many people will do that? So in the end it's always about word of mouth or butt tests. If you have a look at my article on the camshaft, you'll see that my cylinder head is super clean, no yellowish varnish anywhere and everything is still silver in colour. Nice... and... clean. 5.5k RPM revving isn't really that high unless you're talking about 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear, then you're a heavy footer! :biggrin: [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
The Marketplace Latest
New original Defi Advance A1 NA package triple...
Started by
david tao
Engine and Performance
original rare Rays Volk Racing CE28 16x7jj offset...
Started by
david tao
Chassis and Wheels
Honda Jazz/Fit JSracing GTwing Spoiler
Started by
jeff6126
Exterior and Body
Toyota Vios NCP93 front bonnet hood
Started by
jeff6126
Exterior and Body
Honda civic fc varis spoiler
Started by
jeff6126
Exterior and Body
BMW F10 Msport front bumper set
Started by
jeff6126
Exterior and Body
BMW F30 M3/GTS front bonnet hood
Started by
jeff6126
Exterior and Body
BMW F10 vorsteiner rear bumper diffuser
Started by
jeff6126
Exterior and Body
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo bodykit
Started by
jeff6126
Exterior and Body
BMW F30 M3 front skirt lip
Started by
jeff6126
Exterior and Body
Posts refresh every 5 minutes
toyo proxes r888
malaysia got bring in this size (235/50/15) of toyo proxes r888.
Step by step guide: How to convert any video to iphone
Are you an iphone fans?
Have an iphone and wonder how to enjoy your favorite funny videos on your iphone?
Now this article is created exactly for you to show how to put videos on iphone step by step.
Tool you need...
DIY for Engine HeadCover
Engine HeadCover
Check this site out
http://www.geocities.com/r3dfire/DIY_engineheadcoverpaint.html
Its about painting the Engine's headcover.
I know this has been brought up before but I thought...
Recent Posts
Darker Design : Mercedes-Benz Launches GLA Nightfall Edition in Malaysia
Started by
The_Mechanic
News and Features
Honda Malaysia Doubles Down on Hybrids: New CR-V Launches with Dual e:HEV...
Started by
The_Mechanic
News and Features
BateriHub Reaches 200-Store Milestone, Becomes Malaysia’s Largest...
Started by
The_Mechanic
News and Features
Been stalking for 3 years edy
Started by
dheepadarshan95
Introduction and Newbies
Recommendation: Turbocharger for 4B11 N.A engine
Started by
Mitevo7
Car Modification
Search
Online now
Enjoying Zerotohundred?
Log-in
for an ad-less experience
Home
Forums
Main Forums
Car Talk
Engine Oil Change