Originally Posted By: bourne
Originally Posted By: mattd
They are a good engine i just wanted to make sure she is protected as best she can with the abuse i give her haha. I ran castrol in this car before and wasnt impressed. It did seem to like redline, though. Was super smooth and quiet. No complaints about PP just making sure it was a good viable option for my driving habits.
Worry more about your timing belt , motor mounts and transmission. If you use PP , oil will be the least of your maintainence worries. Rockauto has great kits for sale, I recommend the Aisin Kit , has the exact same belt that comes OEM as well as OE bearings , tensioner and water pump. And some Gatorback belts too , for the P/s + Alternator belts since they have to come off anyways. And valve adjustments ........
i do these jobs all day long and they are cake. I can do the t belt in under 3 hours and the valves in about half the labor time paid. I will be using OEM only for everything on this car. Still got some time to go, though. Only 85k on mine so far. I also always change out the rollers and waterpump, foolish not to IMO
As far as the transmission, i plan on a drain/fill every 15k with D4 fluid, and ATF filter every 3rd drain and fill. Shifts excellent; quick and firm
If you have never changed out the ATF filter (looks like cartridge oil filter), i highly recommend doing so. They are easy.
The general opinion seems to be to stick with what i'm doing. thanks for the input
Originally Posted By: mattd
They are a good engine i just wanted to make sure she is protected as best she can with the abuse i give her haha. I ran castrol in this car before and wasnt impressed. It did seem to like redline, though. Was super smooth and quiet. No complaints about PP just making sure it was a good viable option for my driving habits.
Worry more about your timing belt , motor mounts and transmission. If you use PP , oil will be the least of your maintainence worries. Rockauto has great kits for sale, I recommend the Aisin Kit , has the exact same belt that comes OEM as well as OE bearings , tensioner and water pump. And some Gatorback belts too , for the P/s + Alternator belts since they have to come off anyways. And valve adjustments ........
i do these jobs all day long and they are cake. I can do the t belt in under 3 hours and the valves in about half the labor time paid. I will be using OEM only for everything on this car. Still got some time to go, though. Only 85k on mine so far. I also always change out the rollers and waterpump, foolish not to IMO
As far as the transmission, i plan on a drain/fill every 15k with D4 fluid, and ATF filter every 3rd drain and fill. Shifts excellent; quick and firm
If you have never changed out the ATF filter (looks like cartridge oil filter), i highly recommend doing so. They are easy.
The general opinion seems to be to stick with what i'm doing. thanks for the input
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