What Oil Viscosity

[S_onefourth]

whats up everyone. i just got a 240, but i've done all my research and know just as much, or even more than my old car (94 accord) except the finer details. like engine oil viscosity and transmission oil and all that good stuff. any help on what i should be using? the handbook didnt come with it, i could go out and find out myself but im lazy, and would rather stay home and ask u guys! thanks

[Sygerwulf]

How many miles do you have?

[Two-Forty]

what year is your vehicle, if it's a s13 like I me I think the best is 5w-30

[Exar-Kun]

I'll be running 10w-40 redline soon, or maybe 5w40....

but thats because I road race it..keep that mother at 4500+ for over 20 minutes at a time.

-chet

[Drift Machine]

Yeah I use 5w-30

[Silvia007]

Those are the ranges I usually use.

Manual Tran: 75w-90 or 80w-90Motor Oil: 5w-30 or 10w-30Diff: 80w-90

[S_onefourth]

Thanks guys! i was looking for the recomended visocity in the FAQ (redline tran:75w-140 diff:80w-140) and i couldnt find them, but then again i only looked at pep boys. where do you find redline stuff at? and i have an s14(like the name), 120K on the engine, and it's used so im just replacing any and every thing thats replacable.

[Exar-Kun]

well, you can get it at:http://www.optauto.com

or at

http://www.myoilshop.com

goto http://www.redlineoil.com/ to get a local dealer NEAR YOU!

wow, power of the internet

my car runs:10w40 redline engine oil'Shock Proof' redline transmission oil(MTL)

soon I'll be using their diff fluids in my kaaz LSD.

-chet

[240SXer]

Shock proof?

[Two-Forty]

wow how much did you buy your kaaz lsd for?

[red240ne]

yea i do 10w-30 in the summer, and 5w-30 in winter. and that max life stuff is alright if you want your car to last long, and is already really old. NOOOOOO PENZOIL THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or quaker state, anything from pennsylvania is BAAAAADDDD.

[Exar-Kun]

Shock proof?

yes, its a synthetic oil specifically designed to help prevent "shock loading" dammage to the transmission, and with my stage 3 six-puck clutch, shcok engagement is pretty apparent between gears...

shock loading= instant stress on the transmission from the driveline(engine)..like slamming the car into second gear with a racing clutch, its harsh on the transmission...

its on their webstie,they explain it far batter than I can -chet