Pisces69 6th Gear June 16, 2006 Share June 16, 2006 You r most welcome. All the bros here r always happy to help. We share our experiences & knowledge. Got some real experts here. I learn alot from them too. Got some good lobangs in buying stuff at great prices. You seem quite intellgent & also able to understand technical stuff about oils & such. Nice to see. Stick around & share your experiences here & maybe we can learn a thing or two from you also. Cheers ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear June 16, 2006 Share June 16, 2006 Don't know if the difference in the pics makes any difference to the test results. We can debate this till the cows come home...but I trust my own instincts more. So far, I've done about 17,000km on the Xrev ZeroFriction (with 1 oil change at 10,000km) and I have to say I'm very happy with it. That's why I'm just waiting for my next servicing interval to come up to try the Racing Formula. With the ZeroFriction now at $65, I think it's value for money. The Racing Formula is higher at $85 but contains more additives and ester base oil. So depends on what you are looking for... 1. I'm someone who doesn't trust that fully syn oil can last more than 10K effectively. Hence, I change about every 5K interval. I'm also someone who doesn't believe in paying more than $60 for 4L of engine oil since I change them often. 2. So far, I've tried various oil weight of Defi, RP, liquid Moly & Mobil One and they are all less than $60. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable_koh Neutral Newbie June 17, 2006 Share June 17, 2006 paiseh for asking about engine oils again but...i just bought cxxxxxe triple r 5w40..my car's mileage now's at 30000km...is 5w40 still ok or should go for 5w30..? cos i heard only cars with higher mileage need 40..not sure if 5w40 is optimal for my car....thanks in advance... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furrynadz 5th Gear June 17, 2006 Share June 17, 2006 wat car? 0w30, 5w30..any w30 can use (if not turbo) 6yr onward then go w40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisces69 6th Gear June 19, 2006 Share June 19, 2006 Sud not b a major problem. U prob can use XW30 or XW40 oils. 30 will give u slightly better fuel consumption(FC) but 40 gives slightly more protection. Just check your owners manual but I think both also u can use. My car has a milage of more than 360,000km & I started to use 40weight oil. Previously used 50 weight but both about the same to me. 30 weight usually costs more so if u dont need a thin oil, just use the 40 weight can lah. I dont think u do high speed performance driving so it dosent really matter between the 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King 1st Gear June 27, 2006 Share June 27, 2006 Got money buy redline oil... no $$$ buy carlude... no other oil why? because KING said SO! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carstyle Neutral Newbie June 28, 2006 Share June 28, 2006 Don't know if the difference in the pics makes any difference to the test results. We can debate this till the cows come home...but I trust my own instincts more. So far, I've done about 17,000km on the Xrev ZeroFriction (with 1 oil change at 10,000km) and I have to say I'm very happy with it. That's why I'm just waiting for my next servicing interval to come up to try the Racing Formula. With the ZeroFriction now at $65, I think it's value for money. The Racing Formula is higher at $85 but contains more additives and ester base oil. So depends on what you are looking for... The technology seems sound - using fully synthetic ester base and an all-liquid additive, although it is vague about where this additive is derived from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexl Neutral Newbie June 28, 2006 Share June 28, 2006 I think they say its proprietary - ie developed by the company, unlike say Molybdenum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool_jazz Neutral Newbie June 28, 2006 Share June 28, 2006 Cool_jazz says forget redline. Its too expensive and its UOA results are not significantly better than the Castrol SLX 0w30 or Mobil 1 Supersyn 0w40 Save the money and get the Mobil 1 0w40 whenever its on sale in Giant or Carrefour..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carstyle Neutral Newbie June 28, 2006 Share June 28, 2006 Has it been tested for compatibility with cat converter? They should chuck the gimmicky no oil test and replace it with test showing wear after multiple start go situation, as most engine wear occurs at start-up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King 1st Gear June 28, 2006 Share June 28, 2006 can i have the result url...kum sia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexl Neutral Newbie June 30, 2006 Share June 30, 2006 True, but the UOA on Xrev (see www.x-lube.com) shows no bearing and piston wear...after 10,000km with fuel dilution. Now that's an interesting benchmark to beat! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zepil99 Neutral Newbie June 30, 2006 Share June 30, 2006 i rather read UOA from independent party than from the supplier themself. will they daare to show lousy UOA? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear June 30, 2006 Share June 30, 2006 I only interested in 10w-30 leh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carstyle Neutral Newbie June 30, 2006 Share June 30, 2006 Quite a good set of UOA. To quell skepticism, maybe post a few more sets of UOA from cars driven in S'pore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool_jazz Neutral Newbie June 30, 2006 Share June 30, 2006 hahaha.... get cxxxxxe lah. Cheap and can last 10,000km. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear July 3, 2006 Share July 3, 2006 already in running in the engine now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biglittlebean 3rd Gear July 3, 2006 Share July 3, 2006 Hummm, just to share, the Caltex petrol station at JB selling 10w30 oil at $42RM! Mineral oil though. However, in 3 litres bottles only... Nv saw the one litre bottle. Wondering if I can mix caltex oil with cxxxxxe oil? Still has some leftover from my last oil check...hee ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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