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In theory it would help consumption a bit. Personally i wouldnt mix oils. At the next change i would go to 10w40 redline if i were you and in the mean time with the oil you have just add 10w30 redline till the next change.

I've never actually changed the transmission oil in a motorcar before... Its an east-west engine setup and the gear box is mounted below it in the same fashion in this 88' nissan bluebird attesa. Where is the filler plug for the trans and what method is employed in changing the transmission...

Sounds like the guy was trying to take the pickle out of you in the first place just to get you all fired up!

How is it that 20w50 Amsoil is suited to mixed driving and 10w30 Redline is also even though they have completley different viscousity properties? I would have thought since a 5w30 or 10w30 Redline was reommended above that if i were to use a different make of oil i would be to use the same grade?

Yes i can get amsoil. But no one has recommended it to me when i have told them my type of service. What would be an appropriate Amsoil oil for my type of service? Thanks again Guru's

Ok now i would like to understand the reasoning in choosing between 5w30 & 10w30? Mainly better shear characteristics with the 10 weight? I also forgot to mention that cold starts are infrequent when compared with kilometers driven. I love this forum! Please persivere with my insufficient...

Are you saying the UOA's of redline are not the best under normal driving conditions or that it is bad enough to question using it over almost anything? Maybe another brand of oil can offer the best solution? Thanks again. Its on a bad semi sythetic 10w30 at the moment. I dont like the idea of...

Im pretty sure Bob was born in a synthetic oil J/k I am in New Zealand and i know of nowhere that does oil analysis, ill have a go at finding out. UOA's is a contraction for which term? Thankyou for comming to my aid also!

Basically the car will recieve enthusiastic short period driving (always sub 5 minutes , mostly sub 1 minute) and as anyone i still want it to last... I guess lower running viscousity is more suitable to the times that the car is under light load in my case half the time...

Thankyou for your quick reply! I will replace the oil often as the car wont do more than 7000 miles every year. Short intervals are not a problem for me. So is the intent of 10w60 Castrol for all out racing, and for sustained high temps? Another factor that may influence the choice of oil...

I have a Ca18det powered nissan bluebird attesa. It is producing around 250hp at the crank as it has had some mild modification. The engine is in good nick considering 150,000 kms. I would assume this is a large ish power:displacement ratio. I am about to upgrade to some serious oil as now im...