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Old 06-30-06, 06:39 AM
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What kind of oil???

I just want some ideas of what kind of oil to use in a super low milage FD3S. Any suggestions would be great. Also, what kind of coolant..and rear end fluid.
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Valvoline Racing 20W-50 spring summer fall, 10W-30 winter for my super 88,000 mile FD3S
Coolant-50/50 mix
Rear end fluid-unsure.
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i run castrol 20-50 year round. valvoline is just as good.
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IDUMITSU!!!!!!!!!!!! 20w 50 formulated for rotary
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i just put idemitsu premix in my '93 and noticed an immediate improvement in its idle (no bullshit)
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Use any motor oil you want but change it regularly, thats the important part.

I just use mobile1 gear oil in the rear end, it hasnt worn out yet with 100k miles.

For coolant I was running Evans but I decided that was too much hassle (and $$) and just run Sierra now.
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