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Old 05-31-08, 01:40 PM
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What type of oil?

hey i have checked it out and heard good things about the KN oil filter. But what type and weight oil do you guys use?
This is for a daily driver not a track car.

Royal purple?
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Old 05-31-08, 02:49 PM
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You may want to just do a search and read through the thousands of results first, it will help avoid the flames that I'm sure are on the the way for asking a question that is often asked.

AFAIK, what type of oil you use, and what type of filter you use doesn't matter nearly so much as simply changing both very often. FWIW, I have come to think that 5W-30 is probably the best way to go.
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honestly i did have a look but nothing jumped out, so i thought i would ask.
Alright well thanks for the help.
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oh and do most people run sythetic or non sythetic?
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non synthetic 20w50 is what i use.
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I use Kendall 20-50w ever since I got mine rebuilt but before that I was using castrol gtx 10-30w non-synthetic. Also I use Mazda filters.
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w00t let the debate begin. i think mobil 1 0w40 will work great. you should read the article in the ferrari forum, im sure somone will post the link soon enough.
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so for a daily driver a 20-50 non sythetic is the favorite?
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you should read the article in the ferrari forum, im sure somone will post the link soon enough.
I think this link should be read first...
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