Oil advice & recommendations from oilman @ Opie Oils

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:26 pm

it may be cheap enough its just the 25 miles each way to get it for me.
as for genuine i very much doubt that honda make it but cant take the risk on which type they label as their own. there are only around 3 different types of p/s fluid i think but who's going to sacrifice a set of seals finding out which one ?

geany · Post by **geany** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:44 pm

Make: Honda
Model:Prelude 5th gen
Year: 1999
Engine type: 2.2 manual
Performance modifications: full exhaust system intake. TB, Intake and cams possible by summer
Driving style: fast road alot of vtec

Currently using 10/40 semi synthetic want to move to fully synthetic. Was having a browse of the website and a bit spoilt for choice any pointers?

oilman · Post by **oilman** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:57 am

A 5w-40 is a better option than a 10w-40 as it will give better cold start protection.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS/CFS NT, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Fuchs GT1 XTL/Supersyn, Shell Helix and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

Cheers

Tim

geany · Post by **geany** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:34 pm

a lot of talk about using 5-30 fully synthetic how does this shape up?

oilman · Post by **oilman** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:36 pm

5w-30 is fine, but it can burn off quite quickly, making a 5w-40 a better choice.

Cheers

Tim

Post by **Lude-dude** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:50 pm

I had 5w-30 once it did burn off quickly, but car felt nicer

might be my butt dyno tho

h10ndr · Post by **h10ndr** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:51 am

Motul x-cess or titan gt1? Which is better?

oilman · Post by **oilman** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:48 am

It's close, but I'd probably go for the GT1

h10ndr · Post by **h10ndr** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:50 am

Thanks for the quick response.

M@dds · Post by **M@dds** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:18 pm

ive been using the Mobil 0-40w seems nice and smooth

whats your take on this oil?