Lamborghini Murcielago Oil Change

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I know that this probably has crossed your mind Dr. Haas, as per the sticky thread for it, but how's about trying the Eneos 0w20 oil?

I have a case ready to go into my '07 Pilot next OC, and currently haved the 5w20 in the crankcase now. I moved to the 0w20 as per Tim stating that the formulation was the better of the two 20 weights.
 
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Not sure about the Lambo engines,but the Nissan VG30DE engines do not like thin oils. My owner`s manual warns not to use a 5W30. Nissan FSM recommends a 15W40 up to a 20W50.

My smoothness and power was enhanced like night and day when I switched from 10W30 Mobil 1 to 15W50 Mobil 1.

So how does that beauty handle on high speed highway runs? I bet like a dream!


Head over to Twinturbo.net,do some searching,and you`ll see that most of the long-term members there use 15W50-20W50 in their TT`s. Z1 even recommends it. VG`s turn thin oils into water basically,hence the use of the thicker oils providing more adequate lubrication.
 
I guess I'll hace to give my 2 cents worth. I use the MC 5w-20 often in my 06 Alabaster Silver Civic. If Motorcraft is good enough for my Acura, then Motorcraft is good enough for your yellow VW! Happy motoring.
 
"Wouldn't that be "This article shows that the film thickness at the top ring increases as the oil grade decreases from 40 to 30 to 20"
--This correction is correct.

The Murcielago has a 12 quart dry sump - separate oil tank.

My wife got wind of my thinking and said I was welcome to try the MC oil (in her car) after I tried it in my Enzo. She agreed fully that it may be Ok and a good experiment but only after I did the experiment on my car first.

Maybe I will stick with the Red Line for now. I did talk to them and they had looked at this tread. Dave said there was low normal wear by his book.

aehaas
 
You successfully stirred the pot on this one. (in case noone read anything on this thread, Dr Haas wants to put MC in a Lambo) wont it shear like crazy tho and quickly although I am presuming you are doing a short OCI. But since you do no racing, you could run MAx life or Castrol in that thing..why MC? would MC adequately lubricate and protect for normal OCIs? (3k-5k)??
 
Why aren't you going to put MC in the Enzo and then the Lambo? Is there a double standard with your wife's car compared to yours?

How much damage/wear can any oil "cause" in a car that is only driven a couple of times a week around town?
 
"How much damage/wear can any oil "cause" in a car that is only driven a couple of times a week around town?"

The Enzo pressure/PSI is just right for the 0W-30 GC Castrol Syntec. There is some room for running at higher temperatures if encountered. This is a thick 30 grade oil. A 20 grade oil would work but not have much overhead if needed to run hotter. Remember the Enzo is spec'd for a 60 grade oil.

Oils in the 20 grade class do not seem to thin with use. I just wanted to experiment but it looks as though I will just stick with the Red Line. The engine is responsive, smooth and silent of mechanical noises. The UOA shows appropriate wear. What else is there to have?

aehaas
 
This would have been an interesting experiment, especially considering the elements and person involved. Too bad Mrs. Haas caught wind of it, but when the boss (and owner of the car in question) speaks... well.

BTW, how did she catch wind of this. Is she sneaking on to BITOG behind your back?
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I think RL is your best bet. It's loaded with anti-wear additives and has the best shear strength of any 20wt oil. Looking at your UOA, I don't see anything bad about it. I'm not an expert though but I would take Dave's word.
 
Hi Doc, have you given Motul 300v 0w-20 any thought? It is about a shear stable as you are going to find anywhere.
I know you are concerned/anti "race" oils for road applications, but I did check with the Motul technical guys and they said that although the oil is aimed at race applications and hence they do not send it for that testing, it surpasses all known manufacturers specs and it will work well for road applications.
 
Many good oils have been suggested. There are others and some custom oils out there.

The thing is that I wanted to test a common oil in a powerful engine at high RPM. This could have been evidence that just about any oil could be used in these applications. For now we will just have to wait.

aehaas
 
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The thing is that I wanted to test a common oil in a powerful engine at high RPM.
aehaas

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Doc, I think you need to buy a car for oil testing only. An older Honda S2000 (F20C engine) - 2.0L and 240hp with a redline of 8900 RPM. That's a lot of hp/L and high rpms. You could test whatever oil you wanted in it and your wife wouldn't mind.
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