oil

[Igovert500]

Yeah, very good advice 2old. I'm gonna link it in the FAQ.

[AutostradaVR4]

i finally completely understand...damn your smart 2old...thanks

[Jimmy Neutron]

yeah, mobil1 does tend to piss out of a motor that has any sort of leaks. I added a quart of mobil1 to my suzuki cuz that was all i had at the time, and the cam seal is bad as well as the valve cover gasket at the time. needless to say it only took about 100 miles for the mobil1 to leak out, and the synthetic oils smell different when they hit the manifold, so i could tell it was mostly the mobil1 coming out despite their clames it is solvent with typical oils. (idk if solvent is the right word to use here, but it sounds ok). But in general, i would never put regular oil in a turbo no matter how many quarts i go through between changes. and now that i changed the valve cover gasket, and lashed the mech. valves (some things shouldnt change), i even run it in the zuki, i changed it at 162k and plan on changing it next at 175k. right now i have 170k and have probably put 3 quarts in in 10k due to lost oil, but it dont burn much. and i figure those extra quarts means the oil is actually a little fresher than it would be otherwise. But back to the point, with the new mobil1 and the new gaskets its more likely to dry them out rather than over swell them, so i usually add some of that seal conditioner at every oil change and it helps make up the difference.