Engine Oils

[aaronng]

must get 3 bottles of edge before next weekend...1 bottle is gonna be my top up bottle over the next ~15,000km since i loose ~350ml every 1000km

think i'll try 5w30 over my motul 10w40 turbolight for the colder weather...

Edge 5w-30 is better than 4100 Turbolight. Turbolight is a semi synthetic with a mineral base. In terms of ranking, 8100 Xcess > Edge 5w-30 > 4100 Turbolight. That's the reason why Turbolight is cheap. It probably lasts as long as Mobil S or a bit better than Magnatec/FEO.

[02gzm]

If you wanna stick with Motul try 300v Power Racing. It's a double ester blended 5w-30. Don't expect it to be cheap though.

[migoreng]

Edge 5w-30 is better than 4100 Turbolight. Turbolight is a semi synthetic with a mineral base. In terms of ranking, 8100 Xcess > Edge 5w-30 > 4100 Turbolight. That's the reason why Turbolight is cheap. It probably lasts as long as Mobil S or a bit better than Magnatec/FEO.

i had magnatec 10w40 before...it burnt like crazy in my car, around 650ml/1000km. after doing 7500km on turbolight my oil usage was 350ml/1000km..i was pretty happy...the semisyn oil must of helped quite a bit...

i wonder if castrol edge 5w30 will help with reducing my oil consumption further even though it's thinner than the turbolight at operating temp...
so the question is will i burn less using fullsyn 5w30 than semisyn 10w40?

[flipfire]

i think you got something wrong with your engine dude. Ive been using castrol edge for the last 2-3000ks and the oil line has barely moved.

[migoreng]

i think you got something wrong with your engine dude. Ive been using castrol edge for the last 2-3000ks and the oil line has barely moved.

i have a prelude which is known to burn oil... also i'm at 190,000km and i do have small oil leaks..i get a few drops on the ground over night.

[JDM.Power]

im using castrol edge for my motor! good stuff

[4age8u]

i have a prelude which is known to burn oil... also i'm at 190,000km and i do have small oil leaks..i get a few drops on the ground over night.

same here quite a few oil drops over night ive done 200,000 on my eg4..anyways..i tried using magnatec it burnt like crap then moved to shell oil it was worse now on castrol gtx2 in black bottle still burns but not as bad so preety happy with it..Ill never put castrol edge in it as i think itll just chew it

[migoreng]

Ill never put castrol edge in it as i think itll just chew it

when i first got my car i used FEO. i didn't know preludes burn oil but the car revved much faster after the oil change. after that i went with 10w40 magnatec mineral oil and now motul 10w40 semi syn.
i wonder how i'll go with castrol edge 5w30..

[aaronng]

i have a prelude which is known to burn oil... also i'm at 190,000km and i do have small oil leaks..i get a few drops on the ground over night.

If you have oil leaks, blowby and a worn out PCV valve, don't expect the engine oil to solve the problem. It might reduce oil consumption slightly, but it won't be a solution to the problem. At best, it will be a bandaid fix.

[migoreng]

i'm not concerned about my oil consumption. if my engine didn't have external leaks i would be loosing probably around 250-300ml/1000km. i'm perfectly fine with that considering most prelude owners report oil loss of 500-1000ml/1000km...

since the castrol edge is cheap i thought i'd give it a try but my question is will the edge 5w30 burn less than turbolight 10w40?
is the synthetic property of the edge better than the extra 10 weight of the turbolight?

if it's not good in my car then no problems...my gf's EK civic can use it...her car doesn't even burn much FEO and it costs $35-40 from the local Honda dealer.

[aaronng]

Get it for your gf's car then and pinch one bottle to try on your car.

BTW, went to my local repco and they are already sold out.