Turbo ls oil recommendation

therieldj · 09-14-2009, 02:06 AM

Hey people this is my 1st civic. i bought it about 2 weeks ago but i dont know exactly what it has in it. i know the motor is built (brand new less than 500 miles on it) . its got a turbonetics t3/t4 on it. my tranny is built. i bought the car from someone whose had it sitting for a while like 8-9 months. i got a pump to pump out the gas. i got a new battery and oil filter. im not sure what kind of oil to run. its been sitting 8 months so i would assume the oils gonna be all thick and shit needing 2 b changed, its an ls motor, i know remember him telling me its not synthetic but i dunno what should be used and if turboing the car makes a difference from the manufacturers recommendation. basically i wanna know what if any besides wat i listed should i do to the car before driving it (oil, filter, battery changed and gas pumped out), and what type of oil should i use? thanx ppl

BADGUYNY · 09-14-2009, 08:08 AM

if you dont want to buy a expensive oil I recommend either Mobil 1 or Quaker State 10w30. If you want racing oil Brand Penn

Hondaisbest1128 · 09-14-2009, 09:02 AM

I perfer castrol syentic oil or royal purple but its type expensive but better or Mobil 1 or Quakerstate if u don't have money like BADGUYNY said

***JrFrOmCnY*** · 09-14-2009, 12:30 PM

mobil one is crap my boy used it in his car and it was dropping oil pressure....try torco oil

therieldj · 09-14-2009, 07:30 PM

My bad. U guys understood me wrong, I mean what weight. Does synthetic make a car preform better? I was planning on using mobile conventional oil but wasn't sure of the weight cuz I don't got the ls manual.

BADGUYNY · 09-14-2009, 07:57 PM

10w30 should be just fine....

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrFrOmCnY

mobil one is crap my boy used it in his car and it was dropping oil pressure....try torco oil

I highly doubt that was the oil's fault

therieldj · 09-14-2009, 11:14 PM

thanx. i thought 10w30 or 40 wasnt sure which. also i was wondering should 4 quarts be enough? anything else that i missed that i should do 2 the car before it hits the road?

***Mike Hunt*** · 09-14-2009, 11:39 PM

penzoil 20-50 on all turbo cars

***JrFrOmCnY*** · 09-15-2009, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BADGUYNY

10w30 should be just fine....

I highly doubt that was the oil's fault

digital cluster showed us it would drop once the car was warm

***BOOSTEDNUTS*** · 09-16-2009, 12:28 AM

20-50 castrol syntec.. i been using that n i think its the best

09-14-2009, 02:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
therieldj Brand Spanking Noob Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 iTrader: (0)	Turbo ls oil recommendation Hey people this is my 1st civic. i bought it about 2 weeks ago but i dont know exactly what it has in it. i know the motor is built (brand new less than 500 miles on it) . its got a turbonetics t3/t4 on it. my tranny is built. i bought the car from someone whose had it sitting for a while like 8-9 months. i got a pump to pump out the gas. i got a new battery and oil filter. im not sure what kind of oil to run. its been sitting 8 months so i would assume the oils gonna be all thick and shit needing 2 b changed, its an ls motor, i know remember him telling me its not synthetic but i dunno what should be used and if turboing the car makes a difference from the manufacturers recommendation. basically i wanna know what if any besides wat i listed should i do to the car before driving it (oil, filter, battery changed and gas pumped out), and what type of oil should i use? thanx ppl

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09-14-2009, 09:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hondaisbest1128 Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,426 iTrader: (6)	I perfer castrol syentic oil or royal purple but its type expensive but better or Mobil 1 or Quakerstate if u don't have money like BADGUYNY said

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*JrFrOmCnY* Chief Wiggum Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 7 train Posts: 3,155 iTrader: (8)	mobil one is crap my boy used it in his car and it was dropping oil pressure....try torco oil

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therieldj Brand Spanking Noob Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 iTrader: (0)	My bad. U guys understood me wrong, I mean what weight. Does synthetic make a car preform better? I was planning on using mobile conventional oil but wasn't sure of the weight cuz I don't got the ls manual.

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therieldj Brand Spanking Noob Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 iTrader: (0)	thanx. i thought 10w30 or 40 wasnt sure which. also i was wondering should 4 quarts be enough? anything else that i missed that i should do 2 the car before it hits the road?

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*Mike Hunt* My Cunt Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,896 iTrader: (4)	penzoil 20-50 on all turbo cars

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