Who uses what oil and what consumption?

[swilly]

Leading on from the Autocraft thread, there appears to be number of oil recommendations floating around.

What oil you got in your speed 6, why you got it, have you noticed any changes since using it and what consumption are you getting?

[VYT]

Whatever Peninsula used at the 12k service.

Supposedly a Full synthetic but I don't know what grade, I figure a bit thicker now than at the 6k service as the hot idle oil pressure went from 12psi to 19psi.

I have never had to add any oil between services, even with a couple of track days thrown in.

[NCE 61]

I have had four types of oil in mine in the past 5 years and 27K + miles.

0-6K miles Castrol GTX used 2 litres in 6K miles.3kmiles/litre

6k-10K miles Mobil 1 0W40 as recomended in the handbook used 6 litres of this in 4K miles also difficult to get an oil level reading.660 miles/litre

10-20K miles Castrol RS10W60 recomended by TMS/factory.800 miles/litre.

At 20K miles cylinder head to 2004 spec did not need to run engine in again and re-filled with Castrol RS10W60 used this until 23K miles & only added just over 1 litre.2700 miles/litre.

23-27K miles switched to Castrol Magnetec 10W40 as advised bt TVR Power. I have no added any oil since the service & it is still 3/4 way up the dipstick.

[Tuska]

There was a thread on this just recently, and, yes there do seem to be several opinions for each oil recommended.

My own preference is for the semi-synthetic version of mobil 1 (15w50).

The other thread is here:-

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=215515



(edited because i cant type or spell...Doh....)

>> Edited by Tuska on Wednesday 9th November 20:47