[s-cars] Black Gold, Texas Tea, Oil That Is

[LL - NY]

So, does anyone have an opinion on the Pennzoil Platinum? I'm going
to try it in the Saabaru (as in the less sensitive car) just for ha ha's.

LL - NY

On 11/3/06, pkrasusky at ups.com <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:
>
>
> Taka figured:
>
> <<<Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 19:18:26 -0500
> From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Black Gold, Texas Tea, Oil That Is
>
> Nathan-
> I can't agree with your assessment- where do you see that Mobil 1 is
> "not
> rated for turbos?"
>
> Also, in the UrS cars, the VW spec that you reference came much later-
> regular Mobil 1 is fine. In the much later cars with much tighter
> tolerances
> and engines spec'd for much lighter oil for fuel efficiency purposes,
> you
> will
> need the 505.02 stuff. Also, for cars under warranty.
>
> Taka>>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Along that line...
>
> Funny was the other night watching my buddy pull out a quart of M1 5W30
> and dumping it into the just ohsohotly run GT2.  I ask, is that some
> special weight Porsche specifies for this tightly wound (and now
> chipped) motor?  He shrugs and says "dunno, it's oil" - I was cringing
> in my shorts and been quadruple checking if it were my car, world I'll
> never know I guess.  Either that or he was dead sure.  Um...
>
> Did get me some more WOT teeeeheeeeee time in it which is alwayz good
> (them poor 315/35/19 rears provide ohsolittle defense to loudpedal).
> Look ma I'm going 50 presto no I'm going a billion.  Then got to chase
> it down a bit in der //Sbeast which was fun.  Fun getting annihilated
> but fun nonetheless.  Oh the smelllllllllllllllll of burnt chipped 105.
> And ohthesound.
>
> I know nuthhhhhhhhhhhing...
>
> -Paul M1 apparently good for reaaaaaaaaaally hot GT2turbos K.
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