which oil do I use?
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Drifting
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From: crystalriver Florida
which oil do I use?
silly question to ask, but after my problems I've had with a local shop I don't do any business with them nor do I want to talk to them. My car is an 85 383 with miniram/heads/cam etc....whats a good oil to use ? I remember the shop did Not use the oil a stock l98 would use...thanks
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I might go with a little higher viscosity on the L98-based engine.
Something like Mobil 1 15W-50?
By all means, stick with a synthetic. (I have a VW with 230,000 miles on it and it gets Valvoline SynPower exclusively)
Larry
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Something like Mobil 1 15W-50?
By all means, stick with a synthetic. (I have a VW with 230,000 miles on it and it gets Valvoline SynPower exclusively)
Larry
code5coupe
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Is this a brand new 383? If it has not been broken in then dino to start for a couple thousand or so.
If its broken in, either Mobil 1 or Royal Purple would be my choice.
If its broken in, either Mobil 1 or Royal Purple would be my choice.
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Originally Posted by vader86
Is this a brand new 383? If it has not been broken in then dino to start for a couple thousand or so.
If its broken in, either Mobil 1 or Royal Purple would be my choice.
If its broken in, either Mobil 1 or Royal Purple would be my choice.
i heard royal purple is good oil. where did it come from? anyone know the story behind it?
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From: crystalriver Florida
its newly rebuilt 383 with about 1500 miles or less on it, course now I have blowby which is being looked at right now by a different performance shop. The only way to replace a ring or 2 is to remove the engine right ? no other ways around it...?
