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Jun 21, 2005

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Someone fast! What kind of oil to use on a turboed Civic?

Anyone know what kind of oil I should be using? Let me know fast!

Jun 21, 2005

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Just keep using the same oil that you have been using since you had your car. You shouldnt have to switch your oil just becacuse you went turbo. The only way i would switch oil is if your turbo had a bad seal or something then i would use a heaiver weight oil to keep it from burning past the seals. Maybe you could switch to a synthetic.

Jun 21, 2005

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Synthetic will hold the heat better. I'm using Mobil 1 5w-30 and it works great. It's got the heat range to handle a summer day at the road course track while still being light enough to lubricate everything on the motor.

Jun 21, 2005

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i use synthetic too

Jun 21, 2005

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Yeah, synthetic 5w-30 over here.

Jun 21, 2005

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i thought we were supposed to use a heavier weight like 10W30 or 10W40?

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Just keep using the same oil that you have been using since you had your car. You shouldnt have to switch your oil just becacuse you went turbo.....

You should switch to synthetic oil because it has a higher viscosity than dyno oil. Mobil 1 or Amsoil. 5w-30 or even 0w-20 (I have seen some people switch to).

Jun 21, 2005

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I use mobil 1 5w-20 works excellent so far if you read the back it says tested to handle turbocharged and supercharged vehicles

Jun 21, 2005

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Mobil 1 Synthetic 10W-30

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Has anyone tried Royal Purple??? They make 5w-30 and 10w-30

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Mobil 1 10w-30 Synthetic

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Mobil 1 Synthetic 10W-30

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Mobil 1 10w-30 Synthetic

same here. Works awesome. Mobil 1 10w-30 synthetic and Mobil 1 synthetic oil filter

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So should we use 10w-30 or 5w-20 ??? My mechanic told me to use 5w-20 cause it might mess up the cam with thicker oil and that if there was no need to change it to thicker thats fine. I wanted to try Royal Purple

Jun 21, 2005

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hey im a firm beliver in royal purple, i use it in every thing from motor oil to coolent. my dad has a 04 tahoo and he went to royal purple motor oil, tranny oil, rear dif oil and gained 4 miles a gallon just off that. dont let any one tell you other wise. thats some good ****!!!!!