by the way, after driving with this mobil 1 10w-30 for few days i realized there is more tapping noise from the engine?
but it seems to go away after 10 minutes highway drive?
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by the way, after driving with this mobil 1 10w-30 for few days i realized there is more tapping noise from the engine?
but it seems to go away after 10 minutes highway drive?
Check your oil level after leaving overnight. Is it still between minimum and maximum? The injectors on the Euro is noisy. It's also noisier than the K24A1 in the CRV.Quote:
Originally Posted by petsfact
Regarding the noises - I think that is a character of Mobil 1 10W-30 on a lot of cars. Have had that experience. If you use that on the LS1 Commodores they also like to consume a lot of oil as well for some unknown reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by petsfact
I think I'll give ELF a try next time in the Euro. :o
The endless brand synthetic oil I'm currently using is 10w-40 and I've noticed a similar thing at lower operating temperatures. Thicker oils work best at slightly higher temperatures and offer better protection. I drive my car pretty hard and plan on tracking so i thought the extra protection may be worth it.
Anyone here tried thicker oil before, i.e 15W for their Euros?
I agree with you here, My IS200 became noticably louder with Mobil (forget the grade, the gold bottle).Quote:
Originally Posted by Omotesando
I advise against ELF. I currently have ELF 10-50 in my euro, and let me say, the car sounds awful. Everyone has commented on the noise @ idle from outside the car.
I will be going back to Motul/Castrol.
my ES civic drinks mobil 1 Gold.. 1ltr every 2000+kmQuote:
Originally Posted by exISeuro
not engine problem, 'cos after changing to other oil, problem solved.
Yep. Mobil 1 likes to be consumed on some engines for some unknown reason. I didn't had that problem, but I had the tapping noise using 10W-30. Gone with 0W-40 however.
As with exISeuro, I think u shouldn't be using ELF 10W-50 in your euro!
That is way too thick at normal operating temperatures. Don't blame the oil in this instance. Its the wrong grade altogether.
U should be using the 10W-30 or 5W-30 type.
ELF has really good reputation and lab reports (with all oils nearly same viscosity grade) shows it works well. Actually so does Mobil 1 but it just has some noise issues...
Interesting. I just went from 0w-40 to 10w-30 as well and I observed the same thing. Louder engine noise (tapping) with the 10w-30. But it is smoother now with 10w-30.
exISeuro:
Most important with engine oils is to use the correct 10w-30 viscosity or 1 step up (1 step down should work too). 2 steps with the ELF 10w-50 is too much in my opinion. An oil that is too thick can't provide a thick enough layer between the piston rings and wall.
i guess 10w 40 would be ok though?
Yeah its only 10 difference, it should be fine.
elf fully synthetic is good ?