Synthetic Mania! Get Your Oils Boiling
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Synthetic Mania! Get Your Oils Boiling
Could you guys help me out with deciding which fluids to chose. Im going synthetic to get the best out of my car, and to protect it from damage. Ive got the 5-speed 07, with 30k milles.
Tranny Fluid:
Red Line MT-90 seems the best choice. Anyone know of alternative type? Looks like only way to get is from online as they dont sell at store. 3 qt. should do correct?
Motor Oil:
Mobil 1 5W-30 is recommended by dealer, but is there something thatl give better performance/protection? I live in Florida where theres no winter so cold starts are no problem.
Power Steering & Brake Fluids:
Cans someone give me some info on those? Are they even worth flushing out for a car fairly new like mine? Is there some special fluid compared to stock?
Thanks, and please try to be "on-task" for brief straightforward answers.
Tranny Fluid:
Red Line MT-90 seems the best choice. Anyone know of alternative type? Looks like only way to get is from online as they dont sell at store. 3 qt. should do correct?
Motor Oil:
Mobil 1 5W-30 is recommended by dealer, but is there something thatl give better performance/protection? I live in Florida where theres no winter so cold starts are no problem.
Power Steering & Brake Fluids:
Cans someone give me some info on those? Are they even worth flushing out for a car fairly new like mine? Is there some special fluid compared to stock?
Thanks, and please try to be "on-task" for brief straightforward answers.
I think your 2007 will take 5w20 oil. Someone can confirm that for me or you may need to check your manual. I've seen a few times on here that they're different than past years.
I'm over 70k and haven't touched my Power Steering fluid. Brake fluid has been sort of flushed a little when I installed my SS lines, but just used regular DOT3 fluid.
I'm over 70k and haven't touched my Power Steering fluid. Brake fluid has been sort of flushed a little when I installed my SS lines, but just used regular DOT3 fluid.
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Originally Posted by stillettoDSM
ENEOS for both Oil and Trans Fluid!
Best stuff.. Just a bit Expensive..
Best stuff.. Just a bit Expensive..
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I run their 5W-20, I've heard and read of better results with the 0W-20, they also have a YouTube Video showing their Gains, but I haven't tried it.
As far as their ATF, I'll be using it next year after Turbo.
As far as their ATF, I'll be using it next year after Turbo.
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For my tranny I run Motul Gear 300. I like it over the MT-90 because on cold mornings the tranny gets kinda stiff (talking about 45-55 degrees here). I even have had a few people honk at me because I couldn't get into first. 
For motor oil it really depends how you use your car. If you track and drive your car hard, definitely look into an ester oil like Red Line or Motul 300V. If you just drive on the street Mobil 1 will be fine. Castrol's 0W30 European Formula is a better oil IMO, but it only comes in that viscosity. If your car is 05 or 06 it will be fine to run it though. Motul's 8100 series of oils is another excellent choice, and for one guy it did a real good job on a 10,000 mile run in his engine. Ultimately though, only a "used oil analysis" will tell you if the oil inside your car is doing it's job.
For brake fluid it also depends on how you use your car. If you're gonna be doing a lot of braking, like at the track, or if you like to hit the canyon roads, then definetly get something with a high boiling point. The two most popular choices are Motul RBF 600 and ATE Super Blue. The cool thing about ATE Super Blue is that it's blue, which means it will be really easy to know when you completely flushed out all the old brake fluid because it will start coming out blue out of the tube. They also make a regular amber version of it, so next time you flush out your system the color will change to amber instead of blue.
Powersteering fluid is not that important to change it. Just don't let it get below the minimum lines on the reservoir. I know some people take as much fluid out of the reservoir as they can with a turkey baster, and then they fill it back (Dexron III for our cars). They do this every time they change their oil. It's a good way to keep circulating clean fluid into the system.
For motor oil it really depends how you use your car. If you track and drive your car hard, definitely look into an ester oil like Red Line or Motul 300V. If you just drive on the street Mobil 1 will be fine. Castrol's 0W30 European Formula is a better oil IMO, but it only comes in that viscosity. If your car is 05 or 06 it will be fine to run it though. Motul's 8100 series of oils is another excellent choice, and for one guy it did a real good job on a 10,000 mile run in his engine. Ultimately though, only a "used oil analysis" will tell you if the oil inside your car is doing it's job.
For brake fluid it also depends on how you use your car. If you're gonna be doing a lot of braking, like at the track, or if you like to hit the canyon roads, then definetly get something with a high boiling point. The two most popular choices are Motul RBF 600 and ATE Super Blue. The cool thing about ATE Super Blue is that it's blue, which means it will be really easy to know when you completely flushed out all the old brake fluid because it will start coming out blue out of the tube. They also make a regular amber version of it, so next time you flush out your system the color will change to amber instead of blue.
Powersteering fluid is not that important to change it. Just don't let it get below the minimum lines on the reservoir. I know some people take as much fluid out of the reservoir as they can with a turkey baster, and then they fill it back (Dexron III for our cars). They do this every time they change their oil. It's a good way to keep circulating clean fluid into the system.
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Originally Posted by SFTifoso
For my tranny I run Motul Gear 300. I like it over the MT-90 because on cold mornings the tranny gets kinda stiff (talking about 45-55 degrees here). I even have had a few people honk at me because I couldn't get into first.
For motor oil it really depends how you use your car. If you track and drive your car hard, definitely look into an ester oil like Red Line or Motul 300V. If you just drive on the street Mobil 1 will be fine. Castrol's 0W30 European Formula is a better oil IMO, but it only comes in that viscosity. If your car is 05 or 06 it will be fine to run it though. Motul's 8100 series of oils is another excellent choice, and for one guy it did a real good job on a 10,000 mile run in his engine. Ultimately though, only a "used oil analysis" will tell you if the oil inside your car is doing it's job.
For brake fluid it also depends on how you use your car. If you're gonna be doing a lot of braking, like at the track, or if you like to hit the canyon roads, then definetly get something with a high boiling point. The two most popular choices are Motul RBF 600 and ATE Super Blue. The cool thing about ATE Super Blue is that it's blue, which means it will be really easy to know when you completely flushed out all the old brake fluid because it will start coming out blue out of the tube. They also make a regular amber version of it, so next time you flush out your system the color will change to amber instead of blue.
Powersteering fluid is not that important to change it. Just don't let it get below the minimum lines on the reservoir. I know some people take as much fluid out of the reservoir as they can with a turkey baster, and then they fill it back (Dexron III for our cars). They do this every time they change their oil. It's a good way to keep circulating clean fluid into the system.
For motor oil it really depends how you use your car. If you track and drive your car hard, definitely look into an ester oil like Red Line or Motul 300V. If you just drive on the street Mobil 1 will be fine. Castrol's 0W30 European Formula is a better oil IMO, but it only comes in that viscosity. If your car is 05 or 06 it will be fine to run it though. Motul's 8100 series of oils is another excellent choice, and for one guy it did a real good job on a 10,000 mile run in his engine. Ultimately though, only a "used oil analysis" will tell you if the oil inside your car is doing it's job.
For brake fluid it also depends on how you use your car. If you're gonna be doing a lot of braking, like at the track, or if you like to hit the canyon roads, then definetly get something with a high boiling point. The two most popular choices are Motul RBF 600 and ATE Super Blue. The cool thing about ATE Super Blue is that it's blue, which means it will be really easy to know when you completely flushed out all the old brake fluid because it will start coming out blue out of the tube. They also make a regular amber version of it, so next time you flush out your system the color will change to amber instead of blue.
Powersteering fluid is not that important to change it. Just don't let it get below the minimum lines on the reservoir. I know some people take as much fluid out of the reservoir as they can with a turkey baster, and then they fill it back (Dexron III for our cars). They do this every time they change their oil. It's a good way to keep circulating clean fluid into the system.
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Eneos/redling for tranny oil MT90 75w-90. and for motor oil i personally go with MOBIL1 but royal purple and eneos are good aswell. Eneos is a tad more expensive and only come in crates of 6 idk y they jus do so if u wanna get eneos for ur tranny oil its 70 bucks i think. i personally went with redline and love it! Redline with mobil1 is a good combo for me
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When you change your tranny fluid make sure the tranny is fully warmed up. So go out for a highway run or something. Then as soon as you come back take the old fluid out. Once the fluid stops splashing it's way out (hopefully you didn't get burned), put the car back down and tilt it to the left. Put a jack under the right-front lift point (I use the scissors jack that came with the car), and chuck the rear wheels. This way you get most of the old fluid out. I usually leave it like that overnight, then finish the job in the morning.
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