What do people use in their cars
I have a tweeked m20b25 lairy cam, breathing mods, i now run an oil cooler and the sump is baffled
The car gets daily/fast road and track day use
And opinions?
Cheers
Si.
Oil recommendations
Oil recommendations
1989 325i touring - eventual track car project - maybe for sale
1973 2002 - joint resto with a mate
1982 316 - m20b25 shitty on the outside shiney on the inside
2005 330i - Clubsport individual
1973 2002 - joint resto with a mate
1982 316 - m20b25 shitty on the outside shiney on the inside
2005 330i - Clubsport individual
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Re: Oil recommendations

On my M20B27 stroker with a lot of mods, works perfect, with the oil cooler, temp on a hot day does not exceed 120-125 degrees.
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Re: Oil recommendations
I see more and more camshaft wear issues with S14 engines and that might be because of a continuously decreasing ZDDP (Zinc) content in motor oils. Afraid that is going to affect the slightly more conventional and lower revving engines like M10 and M20 as well that's why I switched over to Mobil 1 Extralife 10W60 as this is one of the few that still has the higher ZDDP content of older engine oils aimed on conventional valve trains (>1000ppm). Used that in my S14 at first but as a precaution I'll be using that in M20 engines as well.
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Re: Oil recommendations
I agree with Jeroen .. i use the mobil extended life 10w60 in all my m20
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1994 e36 m3
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2015 Renault Mégane RS 275 trophy
2019 Abarth esseese
2020 caterham 310R
2025 ford custom trail
https://pksolutions.be/
Re: Oil recommendations
Cheers guys ill have a look into it
1989 325i touring - eventual track car project - maybe for sale
1973 2002 - joint resto with a mate
1982 316 - m20b25 shitty on the outside shiney on the inside
2005 330i - Clubsport individual
1973 2002 - joint resto with a mate
1982 316 - m20b25 shitty on the outside shiney on the inside
2005 330i - Clubsport individual