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![]() In my K 1.4 of my 400 series, I've always used fully synthetic 10W40. More specifically Shell Hellix HX7.
Now in my KV6 I'm wondering if I could use the same oil. Some say would be recommended to use 0w40 or 5w40 oils. Noticing I'm living in Denmark so the temperatures during winter are close to 0șC. What kind of engine oils do you guys use?
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![]() I always use 5/40 fully synthetic (originally to eliminate rattly cold starts on a 1.8 that I had). My V6 is fine on it.
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![]() Same with mine: fully synthetic Shell Helix Ultra 5W40. Better when starting cold.
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![]() If you use what it says in the handbook you won't go far wrong.--
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A 20 years old sheet of paper isn't actually up-to-date. Not to say anything about E85 which wasn't on the roll in 1999... Updates are sometimes useful if not necessary. I like experiencing unused tracks and so far I'm rather chuffed... ![]()
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![]() I've used 10/40 triple qx from ecp for the last 10 years. No problems at all with it.
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