Exige S - What Oil to use?
Discussion
Hi guys,
My car is coming up for it's 1,000 mile service. The question is do I let the dealer supply the oil or use my own. I spoke to Lotus Tecnical, (about harnesses actually), but also asked them about oil. They said the dealer should use fully synthetic at 1,000 miles.
I've used Silkolene Pro S 5w-40 and 10w50 in the past on previous performance cars as it's a fully esther based synthetic. In fact I think I stil have some. So do I go for this and what grade or what do you recommend. Also, I read on Exiges.com that someone had used a Moly additive but this seem risky.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Cheers
K
My car is coming up for it's 1,000 mile service. The question is do I let the dealer supply the oil or use my own. I spoke to Lotus Tecnical, (about harnesses actually), but also asked them about oil. They said the dealer should use fully synthetic at 1,000 miles.
I've used Silkolene Pro S 5w-40 and 10w50 in the past on previous performance cars as it's a fully esther based synthetic. In fact I think I stil have some. So do I go for this and what grade or what do you recommend. Also, I read on Exiges.com that someone had used a Moly additive but this seem risky.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Cheers
K
Not sure about the grade for the Exige, but I use 5w-40 on my S1, Silkolene, and I do not think you can get a better oil.
5w-40 will give better cold start protection this time of the year, although the grade does really depend on if you race....for if you go gently and warm the car up with slow revs and loads of gear changes the first 20-30 minutes, the grade isn't that important on a road based car in Britain.
5w-40 will give better cold start protection this time of the year, although the grade does really depend on if you race....for if you go gently and warm the car up with slow revs and loads of gear changes the first 20-30 minutes, the grade isn't that important on a road based car in Britain.
cej said:
Here's what Lotus has to say about it: http://www.grouplotus.com/media/car/doc/engineoil....
Thanks for this. suggests Castrol Formula RS 10W/60 which is probably the Castrol Equivalent of Pro S. It may be better to stick to the same make as Lotus suggests to minimise warranty issues.Kev946 said:
tricky 100 said:
Im sure the dealer would know what oil to put in when they service it , they after all doing this every day .
My experience is most dealer ain't got a clue mate and will put in th echeapest that Lotus will accept.
tricky 100 said:
Kev946 said:
tricky 100 said:
Im sure the dealer would know what oil to put in when they service it , they after all doing this every day .
My experience is most dealer ain't got a clue mate and will put in th echeapest that Lotus will accept.Looks like I was right with considering Silkolene Pro S. I got this response from Opie Oils: -
Thanks for the mail.
The Silkolene will be ideal for the Exige and in terms of quality is in a different league to the Castrol RS, now known as the Edge Sport 10w-60 it is still a hydrocracked mineral base and not a true synthetic, same goes with the Havoline (made by fuchs in stoke who also make silkolene).
There can be no warranty issues as not only does the oil meet the specs required for the engine it far exceeds them too.
The additives you speak of are the ester base stock, this is polar thus has many protection and performance qualities.
Regards
Guy.
Thanks for the mail.
The Silkolene will be ideal for the Exige and in terms of quality is in a different league to the Castrol RS, now known as the Edge Sport 10w-60 it is still a hydrocracked mineral base and not a true synthetic, same goes with the Havoline (made by fuchs in stoke who also make silkolene).
There can be no warranty issues as not only does the oil meet the specs required for the engine it far exceeds them too.
The additives you speak of are the ester base stock, this is polar thus has many protection and performance qualities.
Regards
Guy.
Gassing Station | Elise/Exige/Europa/340R | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff