[Z06] Fluids Fluids Fluids
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Fluids Fluids Fluids
My car is getting old. So i'll be doing a full fluid change this upcomming oil change.
What do you guys like?
Coolant - Prestone 50/50
Transmission - Royal Purple Max ATF
Differential - Royal Pural Synthehic Gear Oil
Engine Oil - Mobile
Filter - Mobile
Hydrolic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 3
Then to add to the mix
4 BFGoodrich g-Force Sport
YAY or NAY? On my choices?
If theres something better i should be getting, a couple pennies is nothing. Breakfluid will be done when breaks will be dieing but so far so good. Any fluid i missed?
What do you guys like?
Coolant - Prestone 50/50
Transmission - Royal Purple Max ATF
Differential - Royal Pural Synthehic Gear Oil
Engine Oil - Mobile
Filter - Mobile
Hydrolic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 3
Then to add to the mix
4 BFGoodrich g-Force Sport
YAY or NAY? On my choices?
If theres something better i should be getting, a couple pennies is nothing. Breakfluid will be done when breaks will be dieing but so far so good. Any fluid i missed?
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Do I understand correctly that brake fluid and hydraulic clutch fluid are not exactly the same thing???
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My car is getting old. So i'll be doing a full fluid change this upcomming oil change.
What do you guys like?
Coolant - Prestone 50/50 + Watter Wetter
Transmission - Royal Purple Max ATF I've heard from a national builder that this eats carbon components, so I went with Mobil ATF
Differential - Royal Pural Synthehic Gear Oil I run RP 75W-90 I think
Engine Oil - Mobile Mobile 5W-30, RP, Amsoil, or Redline
Filter - Mobile AC Delco, Wix, Napa Gold, Mobile
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 3 same + Ranger method
What do you guys like?
Coolant - Prestone 50/50 + Watter Wetter
Transmission - Royal Purple Max ATF I've heard from a national builder that this eats carbon components, so I went with Mobil ATF
Differential - Royal Pural Synthehic Gear Oil I run RP 75W-90 I think
Engine Oil - Mobile Mobile 5W-30, RP, Amsoil, or Redline
Filter - Mobile AC Delco, Wix, Napa Gold, Mobile
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 3 same + Ranger method
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My car is getting old. So i'll be doing a full fluid change this upcomming oil change.
What do you guys like?
Coolant - Prestone 50/50
Transmission - Royal Purple Max ATF
Differential - Royal Pural Synthehic Gear Oil
Engine Oil - Mobile I guess all oil is mobile, but Mobil 1 is good. There are plenty of other oils, including Valvoline synthetic, that now meet the Corvette spec. and claim to actually reduce wear more than Mobil 1.
Filter - Mobile I used to use AC Delco, but now I use WIX in all my cars.
Hydrolic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 3 I use the GM clutch fluid since the reservoir only holds a couple of ounces.
What do you guys like?
Coolant - Prestone 50/50
Transmission - Royal Purple Max ATF
Differential - Royal Pural Synthehic Gear Oil
Engine Oil - Mobile I guess all oil is mobile, but Mobil 1 is good. There are plenty of other oils, including Valvoline synthetic, that now meet the Corvette spec. and claim to actually reduce wear more than Mobil 1.
Filter - Mobile I used to use AC Delco, but now I use WIX in all my cars.
Hydrolic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 3 I use the GM clutch fluid since the reservoir only holds a couple of ounces.
Last edited by TEXHAWK0; Feb 27, 2009 at 12:32 PM.
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Some guy recently posted that he changed the power steering fluid in his reservoir and it the power steering quit working. I still cannot imagine what he could have done to cause that. At first he thought that the wrong P/S fluid was used, but I don't think Corvettes use anything special.
Last edited by TEXHAWK0; Feb 27, 2009 at 12:33 PM.
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P/S is synthetic on the C4's so I would think they would still require syn on C5's
Engine Oil= any synthetic meeting the GM 4718M specificiation is fine. The last oil I would use is Mobil-1-it has been producing high iron (wear) numbers in used oil analysis
Steve
Engine Oil= any synthetic meeting the GM 4718M specificiation is fine. The last oil I would use is Mobil-1-it has been producing high iron (wear) numbers in used oil analysis
Steve
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that's a lot of great info, but about your motor oils.
They are not on the GM High Performance Approved Engine Oil List
http://www.gm.com/corporate/responsi...ngine_oils.pdf
So changing my list
Coolant - Prestone+Water 50/50 mix
Transmission - ?? IDK
Differential - Royal Pural Synthetic Gear Oil
Engine Oil - Castrol SLX Professional
Filter - Mobile or AC Delco?
Hydrolic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 4
Is everything good? Meets specifications?
They are not on the GM High Performance Approved Engine Oil List
http://www.gm.com/corporate/responsi...ngine_oils.pdf
So changing my list
Coolant - Prestone+Water 50/50 mix
Transmission - ?? IDK
Differential - Royal Pural Synthetic Gear Oil
Engine Oil - Castrol SLX Professional
Filter - Mobile or AC Delco?
Hydrolic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 4
Is everything good? Meets specifications?
Last edited by Dans-Z06; Feb 27, 2009 at 04:46 PM.
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that's a lot of great info, but about your motor oils.
They are not on the GM High Performance Approved Engine Oil List
http://www.gm.com/corporate/responsi...ngine_oils.pdf
So changing my list
Coolant - Prestone+Water 50/50 mix
Transmission - ?? IDK
Differential - Royal Pural Synthetic Gear Oil
Engine Oil - Castrol SLX Professional
Filter - Mobile or AC Delco?
Hydrolic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 4
Is everything good? Meets specifications?
They are not on the GM High Performance Approved Engine Oil List
http://www.gm.com/corporate/responsi...ngine_oils.pdf
So changing my list
Coolant - Prestone+Water 50/50 mix
Transmission - ?? IDK
Differential - Royal Pural Synthetic Gear Oil
Engine Oil - Castrol SLX Professional
Filter - Mobile or AC Delco?
Hydrolic Clutch Fluid - Prestone DOT 4
Is everything good? Meets specifications?
Bill
