latinopikachu Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Do you think for the upcoming oil change it would be good to add a quart of transmission fluid to the engine oil to loosen up deposits, change the filter 500 miles later, and then the oil at 1000? im quite confident in the cleanliness of my engine but I don't want to suddenly switch to RP and then have a bunch of stuff come loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Do you think for the upcoming oil change it would be good to add a quart of transmission fluid to the engine oil to loosen up deposits, change the filter 500 miles later, and then the oil at 1000? im quite confident in the cleanliness of my engine but I don't want to suddenly switch to RP and then have a bunch of stuff come loose. 500 miles with tranny fluid will kill the engine i think. Why not seafoam? Are you using synthetic now? It started to loose oil like there is no tomorrow when i switched.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 transmission fluid, what knocking it back 10 years wasn't good enough, now you won't it to die like a 1930's car and just be forced to abandon it on the side of hte road where it stops? hell fucking no, put in some seafoam, infact skip seafoam, go with something better like restore or gunk engine cleaner, you put it in BEFORE you change the oil, run for 100 miles or for just a few minutes, then change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted September 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 lmfao @ knocking it back 10 years. if that were true then it would be a 1990 amati. Someone had said that you could put a quart of ATF into it and remove deposits, its not something i was just going to go ahead and do, which is why i asked here first. and no, im running dino currently, castrol GTX since 86K, currently at 120500k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 someone also said to open an email with an excutivable file to receive a greeting card and find out where to send a good faith payment to africa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt64341 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 I don't know that it would help loosen up deposits, but transmission fluid is just a very lightweight oil. And I have heard if it is accidentally put in the engine (I have no idea how you would do that), that it won't do damage over a short period of time. Still I don't know if I would be able to pour it in the oil even if it is supposed to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Don't put ATF into the oil, just go straight to royal purple. ATF can cause serious engine damage and should be avoided if possible. The reason is that atf doesn't 'hold' and carry contaminants like oil does, it lets them sink, and carbon sinking onto rod or main bearings will do damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 who the fuck told you to put tranny fluids in the oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 120500k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Just change to RoyalPurple that itself has very good cleaning detergents. I did start to leak from the VCG after about the 4rth RP oil change. Do not add any additives to RP though, its says so right on their website. BTW RP even makes an oil specifically designed for turbo/supercharged applications, you may want to look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 I'm sure itds good, but its not better then any other decent synethetic like mobil1, and doesn't contain anything extra. Also leaking VCG's are not caused by oil, but better oil changed oil just removes the sludge and gunk built up around them keeping them from leaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 I have said this several times, Mobil1 is not the best oil out there I believe it was Ren who said "Mobil1 is just a more refined dino oil". You want the best oil for your milly go RoyalPurple or Amsoil. Mobil1 is just hyped up as being the best oil and people eat that shit up. Anyways yea I know the sludge was cleaned and left room for oil to pass through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 as usual ren is wrong, you have to check the label, some mobil1 is, depending on grade. but the rest is damn good, its by no means the BEST, but ti was leading the way before others come up, there is a reason so many race teams use it, including formula1 teams, I don't remember which team (toro rosso?) but they tested a bunch of oils, royal purple, amsoil, valvoline and none could take it. More people use mobil1 an d have perfect running CLEAN engines then any other oil, the problem is that when you own say a porsche or something high end the dealership has the right blend you don't get in stores, and once again ren is wrong as there are times things should go to the dealer, even for something such as an oil change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt64341 Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 as usual ren is wrong, you have to check the label, some mobil1 is, depending on grade. but the rest is damn good, its by no means the BEST, but ti was leading the way before others come up, there is a reason so many race teams use it, including formula1 teams, I don't remember which team (toro rosso?) but they tested a bunch of oils, royal purple, amsoil, valvoline and none could take it. More people use mobil1 an d have perfect running CLEAN engines then any other oil, the problem is that when you own say a porsche or something high end the dealership has the right blend you don't get in stores, and once again ren is wrong as there are times things should go to the dealer, even for something such as an oil change I don't think ren is wrong very often... if ever when it comes to things like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 What about Royal Purple XPR- someone with an S should try it since it is meant for supercharged applications. If I get an S thats the oil I will use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 using a decent synethetic won't make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 MOBIL 1 ISN'T A TRUE SYNTHETIC!!! It's a dino oil that's been refined more than conventional oils to further remove impurities and maintain reasonably similar sized molecules. It just slipped through the cracks and because of a labeling flaw is allowed to be called synthetic. All the molecules in true synthetics are exactly the same size with no impurities in them. Royal Purple is a true synthetic and has been dyno proven countless times to increase HP and TQ more than any other oil. The only oils in its class are Amsoil and Motul. Again you don't know shit yet keep on typing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 M1 is not the best oil but M1 high mileage has good additive package, i think as good as RP and amsoil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted September 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 Just change to RoyalPurple that itself has very good cleaning detergents. I did start to leak from the VCG after about the 4rth RP oil change. Do not add any additives to RP though, its says so right on their website. BTW RP even makes an oil specifically designed for turbo/supercharged applications, you may want to look into that. when did you change it to RP? also, anyone with an 02 S take a picture of your rear suspension, i want to see how the rear swaybar is mounted and where the links are attached Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 I changed to RP 500 miles after I had that engine put in, so about 24K ago I started using it. Great oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted September 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 so, that menas what, what mileage were you when you got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 About 90K on that engine I switched. Dont be afraid of VCG leak, it should be small and that proves that your engine was dirty and full of sludge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted September 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 well i just dont want it to start pouring out on the driveway or have some seal give way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 VCG's on these cars leak, it's as certain as a sunrise. No oil you use will prevent this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 1. yes ren it is, as I stated in my original post, you have to read the label, some is, some isn't, thats why some say fully synthetic, and others don't. RP is a good oil, but it won't make a difference over overs 2. if you change your oil and develope leaks your engine was dirty, mine of course does not have this problem since I was the correct gas, don't abuse it, and change the oil as required or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.