T the_oil_dealer Joined Sep 25, 2004 Messages 435 Location Toronto Mar 11, 2006 #21 yeah, i certainly do like to horse around
C ColdCranker Joined Feb 17, 2006 Messages 121 Location Colorado Mar 11, 2006 #22 You got a Bimmer, use M1 0w-40 or M1 EP 5w30, but maybe not a 0w-20 or 5w-20 in that old of a car.
C ColdCranker Joined Feb 17, 2006 Messages 121 Location Colorado Mar 11, 2006 #23 GC 0w30 would be great as well. Forget the manual, it was written in 1990, the Dark Ages.
The Critic Joined Aug 30, 2004 Messages 33,982 Location CA Mar 11, 2006 #24 The relatively warm temperatures in SF year 'round do not justify the usage of a synthetic. Just run 15w40 year 'round at 4-5K drain intervals.
The relatively warm temperatures in SF year 'round do not justify the usage of a synthetic. Just run 15w40 year 'round at 4-5K drain intervals.
C ColdCranker Joined Feb 17, 2006 Messages 121 Location Colorado Mar 11, 2006 #25 Does 427Z06 have a dinosaur-sized brain? Its getting ridiculous. Call it a day, ********.
C ColdCranker Joined Feb 17, 2006 Messages 121 Location Colorado Mar 11, 2006 #26 427z06 is a good example of why people shouldn't drink motor oil.
O OriginHacker21 Joined Jan 31, 2006 Messages 2,132 Location High Desert, California Mar 11, 2006 #27 How can you resist NOT drinking that Green German Castrol 0w30? It just smells so good... it has to taste good to!
How can you resist NOT drinking that Green German Castrol 0w30? It just smells so good... it has to taste good to!
andyd Joined Sep 25, 2004 Messages 10,014 Location Marshfield , MA Mar 11, 2006 #28 where temps dont go below 10f, I use 20w50 in my M20s. the newest one has 250k on it. It may be excessive valve lash causing the noise. Warning: dont Adjust them too tight, noise is preferable to burned valves.
where temps dont go below 10f, I use 20w50 in my M20s. the newest one has 250k on it. It may be excessive valve lash causing the noise. Warning: dont Adjust them too tight, noise is preferable to burned valves.
4 427Z06 Joined Dec 6, 2003 Messages 7,402 Location Austin, TX Mar 11, 2006 #29 Yes OriginHacker21, nothing quenches my thirst for Gummy-Bears quite like a pint or two of some green GC.
Yes OriginHacker21, nothing quenches my thirst for Gummy-Bears quite like a pint or two of some green GC.
Z ZeroDynamic Thread starter Joined Jan 1, 2006 Messages 112 Location SF Bay Area Mar 12, 2006 #30 micheal wan.. great advice. Just what I was looking for. Me thinks a dino 15w40 or the "M1" Red Cap 15w-50 is what I'll run.
micheal wan.. great advice. Just what I was looking for. Me thinks a dino 15w40 or the "M1" Red Cap 15w-50 is what I'll run.