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1st May 2019, 23:00 | #1 |
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KV6 recommended oil
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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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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My slam panel recommends Mobil 1, but I believe the handbook recommends 10w40. You can't have both as far as I know!
I've stuck with Mobil Super 2000 10w40 instead of Mobil 1 which is 0w40 iirc. |
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The ACEA specs should be taken as the minimum quality required. The other factors are more variable within reason. The Handbook has them all.
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