What's the lowest quality oil you'd run in a turbo?

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Look up my UOA's on Redline 5w40 in the VW/Audi 1.8T. I run a German tuning shop in NYC. If you're happy with the Redline, stick with it. There is no way you can't go 7-8k miles interval even under racing usage.....

-Mike P
 
Continuing in the heavy diesel vs. gasser vein- the exhaust gas temps of the big diesels are several hundred degrees cooler than you'll see in a gas motor; this contributes directly to the heat loading of the turbo center section, and that's where your oil will get killed if it can't take the heat.
 
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