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You will have seen us around the boards here and on other Club sites. We have now become a trader here and would like to add this thread to our offer for the Club.

 

If you would like any advice concerning oil we would be happy to help whether it be a recommendation or just general oil related advice on topic.

 

As you will be aware we sell Motul, Silkolene, Castrol, Mobil, Fuchs and Total Oils and will be arranging monthly "group buys" in the future where good savings can be made.

 

You will find tech data on all the oils we sell on our website by clicking here or on our banner: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/lubricants.htm

 

So, if you want a recommendation please provide the following information to allow us to make an accurate one:

 

Make

Model

Year

Engine size and type

Driving style (track/road)

Modifications above standard bhp

Oil Currently used

 

We hope that this thread will be useful to Members and grow into an informative FAQ over time.

 

Cheers

Simon

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Start point - Simon can you recommend oils for these situations

 

Toyota

Supra TT

1993

2997cc I6

Short Journeys

Completely standard.

Recommended Oil = ???

 

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Toyota

Supra TT

1993

2997cc I6

Long Journeys

Completely standard.

Recommended Oil = ???

 

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Toyota

Supra TT

1993

2997cc I6

Track Days Only

Completely standard.

Recommended Oil = ???

 

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Toyota

Supra TT

1993

2997cc I6

Track Days Only

50% Power increase over stock.

Recommended Oil = ???

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I'll have some of this. Car hasn't been running the same since the last service:

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J Spec Supra TT

 

1993

 

3000 24V Twin Turbo

 

Road use

 

Apexi air filter, boost controller, turbo timer (that that it matters), full exhaust inc. de-cat pipes, cold plugs... stick my neck out and say 380bhp roughly (anyone?)

 

10/40 used at mo

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Thanks :thumbs:

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Alex,

 

Thanks for the little task.

 

Before I start, you need to take some factors into consideration and these are BHP above stock and driving style (track/road etc) which will have an effect on basestock chosen and/or viscosity as manufacturers recommendations are for stock cars and normal road use.

 

To put it as simply as possible, the more the car is modded or the use is extreme, the more need for either a proper ester/pao synthetic of a slightly thicker oil to give better thermal stability.

 

The Manufacturers book recommendation is for a 10w-40 but of course this could be either mineral oil (lowest quality), semi-synthetic (adequate quality) or fully synthetic ester/pao (top quality/best protection so a sort of better/best situation.

 

It's always best to stay as near to 10w-40 as possible, i.e. 5w-40, 10w-40 or 10w-50 which will be suitable in most cases but bear in mind the following aspects.

 

5w will give better cold start and short journey protection on a car that is being used on the road. SAE 50 will give more heat tolerance for cars that are running high temps (above 110 degC) so your selection should be based on your driving style and track temperatures if applicable. If you have an oil cooler for example, you can use a 5w-40 and will gain a few extra BHP's through lower oil drag.

 

So, here are my recommendations:

 

Toyota

Supra TT

1993

2997cc I6

Short Journeys

Completely standard.

Recommended Oil

 

Silkolene PRO S 5w-40 (Fully)

Silkolene PRO S 10w-50 (Fully)

Motul 300V 5w-40 (Fully)

Motul 300V 10w-40 (Fully)

Silkolene XTR 10w-40 (Semi)

Motul 6100 Synergie 10w-40 (Semi)

 

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Toyota

Supra TT

1993

2997cc I6

Long Journeys

Completely standard.

Recommended Oil

 

Silkolene PRO S 10w-50 (Fully)

Motul 300V 10w-40 (Fully)

Silkolene XTR 10w-40 (Semi)

Motul 6100 Synergie 10w-40 (Semi)

 

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Toyota

Supra TT

1993

2997cc I6

Track Days Only

Completely standard.

Recommended Oil

 

Silkolene PRO S 5w-40 (Fully) (COOLER)

Silkolene PRO S 10w-50 (Fully)

Motul 300V 5w-40 (Fully) (COOLER)

Motul 300V 10w-40 (Fully)

 

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Toyota

Supra TT

1993

2997cc I6

Track Days Only

50% Power increase over stock.

Recommended Oil

 

Silkolene PRO S 5w-40 (Fully) (COOLER)

Silkolene PRO S 10w-50 (Fully)

Motul 300V 5w-40 (Fully) (COOLER)

Motul 300V 10w-40 (Fully)

 

Hope this helps, any questions, please feel free to ask.

 

Details of all the above products, including tech data can be found here: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/lubricants.htm

 

We can always start another "group buy" if people want to order.

 

Cheers

Simon

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Originally posted by GeordieSteve

I'll have some of this. Car hasn't been running the same since the last service:

**************************

J Spec Supra TT

 

1993

 

3000 24V Twin Turbo

 

Road use

 

Apexi air filter, boost controller, turbo timer (that that it matters), full exhaust inc. de-cat pipes, cold plugs... stick my neck out and say 380bhp roughly (anyone?)

 

10/40 used at mo

**************************

Thanks :thumbs:

 

I guess that I've answered your question above?

 

Cheers

Simon

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hi simon,

got a supra N/A, i do 16 mile journeys twice a day and the same over the weekend and thats it, i do drive quite hard but not crazy! just wanna change my oil and whats best for my non turbo and how much!

 

its standard 220bhp

thanks

sam

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hi simon,

got a supra N/A, i do 16 mile journeys twice a day and the same over the weekend and thats it, i do drive quite hard but not crazy! just wanna change my oil and whats best for my non turbo and how much!

 

its standard 220bhp

thanks

sam

 

Just a 5w-40 synthetic then will be fine

 

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-984-fuchs-titan-supersyn-5w-40-high-performance-fully-synthetic-engine-oil.aspx

 

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-805-mobil-synt-s-5w-40-superior-performance-synthetic-engine-oil.aspx

 

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-877-motul-8100-x-cess-5w-40-gasoline-and-diesel-engine-oil-100-synthetic.aspx

 

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-1146-silkolene-pro-s-5w-40-ester-synthetic-oil-for-high-performance-engines.aspx

 

There are a few to choose from

 

Cheers

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hi do you just specialise in engine oil ?

 

if not can you reccomend the best oil for the 5 speed w58, the car has been turbo converted and is runinng 330 bhp and is regularly abused

 

We specialise in all things oily.

 

Which car is this in or is it a special?

 

Cheers

Guy

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Hi Simon, was hoping you could pick the best oil and oil filter for me, thanks :)

 

Make: Toyota

Model: Supra

Year: 1993

Engine size and type: N/A J-Spec Auto

Driving style (track/road) Mainly just a few short journeys in the evenings and weekends, very rare long journeys.

Modifications above standard bhp: None

Oil Currently used: Unsure

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