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    Oils for turbo engines

    Among the 3 oils, Castrol RS 10w50, Redline 15w50 or Amsoil 2000series 20w50, which is a better oil? Redline specs: Viscosity @ 100°C, cSt = 19.6 Viscosity @ 40°C, cSt = 138 HTHS = 5.8 Amsoil specs: Viscosity @ 100°C, cSt = 18.3 Viscosity @ 40°C, cSt = 128.1 HTHS = 5.1 Castrol: ??
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    Oils for turbo engines

    thanks for the advise guys.. so which 50 weight oil will you guys reccomend? Redline 15w50, Castrol RS 10w50 or just use back my mineral Castrol GTX 15w40 and have much more frequent oil change?? quite confused.. currently dare not to rev the Redline 10w40 too hard. afraid my crankshaft and...
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    Oils for turbo engines

    i find the 10w40 slightly thin for my old engine of around more than 100,000km... just did a overhaul.. the clearance and tolerance are bigger so I think a slightly thicker oil might do the job better. What about FK Massimo oil? some guys i know on turbo running on 15w60 of this oil claim good...
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    Oils for turbo engines

    I just bought a Redline 10w40 and tried it on my turboed car. It seems that the engine is running smoother than before and seems to rev up easier too. but when i pour the oil into the engine, somehow i find this redline oil quite watery as compared to my previous Castrol GTX mineral oil. The...
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    Oils for turbo engines

    Which AMSOIL range is reccomended for turbo high rev engines? 10w40, 5w40 or the 20w50?
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    Oils for turbo engines

    Thanks everyone...learn alot from you guys. Trex101, do you know the HTHS for castrol GTX mineral? So you reccomend redline 10w40. what about 5w40? can i use it? Where can we get Redline in Singapore? Thanks.
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    Castrol GTX proline

    SLX is good for turbo? it is a 0w30 oil. RS is 10w50. good for turbo? How about Armsoil or redline oil?
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    Oils for turbo engines

    hey Trex101, i am using the Castrol GTX mineral now.. but non on any turbos at the moment.My friend has 1 on it though. was thinking if i were to run a turbo, is redline 10w40 the best i can get? What about Armsoil oil? Are they good? reccomended for turbo use? Thanks..
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    Oils for turbo engines

    I am running the oil in my G13B Suzuki Swift GTi 1.3L Turbo Engine. i am currently running on Castrol GTX proline. It is a mineral oil and the website states viscosity of 15w40. they do not have the MSDS for the oil. I had also used the Castrol RS 10w60 previously. Some guys reccomend the...
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    Oils for turbo engines

    Hi everyone, I am quite new to this place and will like to find out more on the oil used for turbocharge engines. How is it different fromthe oils used for N.A engines? What will be a good reccomended oil for a high-rev turbocharged engine with say 100,000km on it? The climate here is quite...
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    Castrol GTX proline

    I had checked Castrol malaysia website and they state the Castrol GTX as 15w40 oil. But they do not have the MSDS for the oil. I wonder if it is a good oil for turbo engines running on high rpm.
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    Castrol GTX proline

    What I know from the bottle(green)Castol GTX proline that it is a mineral oil for performance engine, turbo tested, meets the API SM and some other standards.It is different from the normal Castrol GTX. Quite a number of turbo cars are using it and they changed the oil every 5000km. So far the...
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    Castrol GTX proline

    Anyone has the specs of this Oil? It is a mineral oil but I do not know the HTHS and viscosity figure. Thanks.
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