Ferrari F430 oil

[mkiv808]

I take advantage of FCP’s replacement program when I can, but of course the oil selection is somewhat limited.

I was interested in using Redline 5w40 but it’s backordered.

I noticed Redline 5w50 is available.

Ferrari does say you can use a 10w60 on the track.

Maybe 5w50 would be a nice inbetween oil?

 

[edyvw]

So, do you track your car or not? As far as I know, regular fill is 5W40.

 

[Jetronic]

I take advantage of FCP’s replacement program when I can, but of course the oil selection is somewhat limited.

I was interested in using Redline 5w40 but it’s backordered.

I noticed Redline 5w50 is available.

Ferrari does say you can use a 10w60 on the track.

Maybe 5w50 would be a nice inbetween oil?

You can always safely go to a higher viscosity, as long as the winter grade is appropriate for your conditions. I don't expect an F430 to get started when it's freezing, so in that case a straight 50 could be fine.

 

[97prizm]

I take advantage of FCP’s replacement program when I can, but of course the oil selection is somewhat limited.

I was interested in using Redline 5w40 but it’s backordered.

I noticed Redline 5w50 is available.

Ferrari does say you can use a 10w60 on the track.

Maybe 5w50 would be a nice inbetween oil?

Are there no Shell options? Weren't they the official oil supplier for many years? Not sure what happened to Shell gas stations in Colorado but they've seem to have all been rebranded.

 

[LordNilesStandish]

Are there no Shell options? Weren't they the official oil supplier for many years? Not sure what happened to Shell gas stations in Colorado but they've seem to have all been rebranded.

PP EURO 5W40

 

[mkiv808]

So, do you track your car or not? As far as I know, regular fill is 5W40.

I may once or twice. I’m an intermediate track driver so nothing crazy.

 

[JavierH19]

Don't imagine you drive it in the Connecticut winter. I'd be more biased towards a redline 15w-50 but since fcp only has 5w-50 I'd take that. I'm sure fcp has many 10w-60 options.

 

[Cujet]

I'd also consider M1, 15W-50. It is not an unusually viscous oil, both cold and hot. It continues to perform exceptionally well in high stress applications. Even LSJ's camshaft wear testing shows some remarkably low wear numbers compared to other oils. Our racing experience with this oil remains superb.

 

[edyvw]

I may once or twice. I’m an intermediate track driver so nothing crazy.

Run 5W40. Don't forget that with thicker oil comes less performance and more heat.
Pennzoil Euro 5W40, Mobil1 0W40, Motul 5W40 GEN2, Castrol 0W40, QS 5W40 Euro, they will all do it.
You can go boutique if you want, but I would not run racing oils.

 

[BHopkins]

Are there no Shell options? Weren't they the official oil supplier for many years? Not sure what happened to Shell gas stations in Colorado but they've seem to have all been rebranded.

PP EURO 5W40

I'd also consider M1, 15W-50. It is not an unusually viscous oil, both cold and hot. It continues to perform exceptionally well in high stress applications. Even LSJ's camshaft wear testing shows some remarkably low wear numbers compared to other oils. Our racing experience with this oil remains superb.

As the OP said, FCP has a limited line of motor oils. No Shell, Penzoil, Mobil. From what I have seen, they primarily offer European products, such as Motul, Liquid Moly, Redline, Fuchs, and BMW.

I see that FCP offers Motul 5W-40 in both 8100 and 300V competition. Since you are planning on taking advantage of their lifetime warranty, and will only have to pay for the oil once, perhaps the 300V would be worth it.

 

[Cujet]

As the OP said, FCP has a limited line of motor oils. No Shell, Penzoil, Mobil. Since you are planning on taking advantage of their lifetime warranty, and will only have to pay for the oil once, perhaps the 300V would be worth it.

Wow, I completely missed all of that. Can you clarify? Is this a situation where the warranty is extended when proper products are used?

 

[edyvw]

As the OP said, FCP has a limited line of motor oils. No Shell, Penzoil, Mobil. From what I have seen, they primarily offer European products, such as Motul, Liquid Moly, Redline, Fuchs, and BMW.

I see that FCP offers Motul 5W-40 in both 8100 and 300V competition. Since you are planning on taking advantage of their lifetime warranty, and will only have to pay for the oil once, perhaps the 300V would be worth it.

I would not run racing oil outside of track season.
Street oils are good on track, if the vehicle is not a track weapon, if one just wants to blow off some steam. Racing oils on the other hand, are so-so on the street.
If OP wants stout oil, HPL Euro would be good bridge between street and track. Even their racing oil HPL BAS is geared for dual use.
300V, which I believe is the best racing stuff out there, would leave just for the season when the vehicle is tracked.

 

[BHopkins]

Wow, I completely missed all of that. Can you clarify? Is this a situation where the warranty is extended when proper products are used?

FCP Euro offers a lifetime warranty on all their products. To take advantage of the lifetime warranty, you purchase a replacement for the "defective" part, and then return the "defective" part for a full refund on the purchase.

Many of their customers take advantage of that for close-to-free oil changes. After the initial purchase of motor oil from FCP, each subsequent oil change costs nothing more than the shipping costs to return the used motor oil.

Close-to-free is not an accurate statement, but since FCP primarily sells many premium motor oils, many of which are difficult to find off the shelf in the USA, it is still cheaper to pay the shipping, than buy these motor oils outright.

 

[BHopkins]

I would not run racing oil outside of track season.
Street oils are good on track, if the vehicle is not a track weapon, if one just wants to blow off some steam. Racing oils on the other hand, are so-so on the street.
If OP wants stout oil, HPL Euro would be good bridge between street and track. Even their racing oil HPL BAS is geared for dual use.
300V, which I believe is the best racing stuff out there, would leave just for the season when the vehicle is tracked.

Agreed. There is no mention of 300V meeting API, ACEA, or any manufacturer specifications.

But in reading the description of Motul 300V, I saw where Motul includes an oil change interval for street use and a different oci for track use, along with other description that suggests 300V is suitable for both street and track. So I was given the impression that 300V was suitable for both.

 

[edyvw]

Agreed. There is no mention of 300V meeting API, ACEA, or any manufacturer specifications.

But in reading the description of Motul 300V, I saw where Motul includes an oil change interval for street use and a different oci for track use, along with other description that suggests 300V is suitable for both street and track. So I was given the impression that 300V was suitable for both.

They did lower ester content, increased PAO and made it more street "friendly." But again, outside of track season, I would not use it.
I mean I did use it on street, and had excellent UOA, but...

 

[mkiv808]

Agreed. There is no mention of 300V meeting API, ACEA, or any manufacturer specifications.

But in reading the description of Motul 300V, I saw where Motul includes an oil change interval for street use and a different oci for track use, along with other description that suggests 300V is suitable for both street and track. So I was given the impression that 300V was suitable for both.

I used 300V in my Lotus which was used a couple times of the year on track and driven about 1000 miles a year. From what I understand, it has to be changed fairly frequently but for that application I changed once a year so it had very little mileage. I’ll likely be driving this car a bit more, maybe 3000 miles a year.

One option could also be Redline 0w40. HTHS is 4.1 so it’s still pretty stout.

 

[mkiv808]

FCP Euro offers a lifetime warranty on all their products. To take advantage of the lifetime warranty, you purchase a replacement for the "defective" part, and then return the "defective" part for a full refund on the purchase.

Many of their customers take advantage of that for close-to-free oil changes. After the initial purchase of motor oil from FCP, each subsequent oil change costs nothing more than the shipping costs to return the used motor oil.

Close-to-free is not an accurate statement, but since FCP primarily sells many premium motor oils, many of which are difficult to find off the shelf in the USA, it is still cheaper to pay the shipping, than buy these motor oils outright.

Yeah and for me, their warehouse is local so I don’t have to pay shipping.

 

[BHopkins]

I used 300V in my Lotus which was used a couple times of the year on track and driven about 1000 miles a year. From what I understand, it has to be changed fairly frequently but for that application I changed once a year so it had very little mileage. I’ll likely be driving this car a bit more, maybe 3000 miles a year.

One option could also be Redline 0w40. HTHS is 4.1 so it’s still pretty stout.

Not trying to sell you on Motul, but looking at the options at FCP, the Motul 8100 5W-40 has an HTHS of 3.9, also pretty respectable.

 

[BHopkins]

@Cujet, I just checked and FCP Euro does have parts for Jaguar. You may want to take a gander at what they offer.

 

[Andyd95]

Just pick a 5W40 - LM or Motul would be just fine