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Oil
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 9:17 pm
by Crawford
Hey i have a 87 1.3L sierra... Just wondering what oil i should use for it.. it goes through it pretty fast especially while 4wding.. i assume the thicker the better or what?
Does it make much difference?
Cheers
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 9:34 pm
by diffbreaker
"i assume the thicker the better or what? "
Quite the opposite.
Mobil 1 synthetic
For a 1.3 sierra engine it's a bit like feeding caviar to pigs but once you try it you see for yourself?
Re: Oil
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 9:35 pm
by christover1
Crawford wrote:Hey i have a 87 1.3L sierra... Just wondering what oil i should use for it.. it goes through it pretty fast especially while 4wding.. i assume the thicker the better or what?
Does it make much difference?
Cheers
thicker oil aint good for them, but if the engine is already tired, it does help.
mine smokes a lot and uses heaps of oil, when using normal grade.
I now use 70 weight oil, idles a lot slower,m tappets rattle till warmed up, but uses less oil and don't smoke very often.
So I would say yes to thick oil if its stuffed already.
christover
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 9:39 pm
by suz_rolly
also cheap oils are not good either
i use penrite
but people have different oppinions
i use what i know
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 10:42 pm
by munecito
Last change I put penzoil synthetic. Motor goes smoother. I decided it was better to use synthetic with both the Jimny and the Sierra.
I think it worth the money.
Will
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:40 am
by Acca Dacca
I just chucked Penrite HPR30 in it. Mine spits a bit of oil out the exhuast sometimes so thought thicker oil might help a bit.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 11:37 pm
by CHOPS1
Acca Dacca wrote:I just chucked Penrite HPR30 in it. Mine spits a bit of oil out the exhuast sometimes so thought thicker oil might help a bit.
Acca
you sure thats not condensation and soot?
Thats what most do. If its oil OH DEAR!!!
Chop
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 10:01 pm
by Acca Dacca
Chops - It could be either. When me and my dad first had a look at it it was running on three and spitting a little bit of oil. Its been running on 4 for ages and when it starts it sprays soot on the white driveway
. So not sure of the mysterious substance... its either oil or soot... I'd spose my exhaust is dirty as hell though...
Eh, I might actually take a look now, I just assumed its oil as thats what it was doing before. Heres to hoping its not oil... I don't think I can afford it.
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 11:11 pm
by lay80n
It most likley is soot from a rich mixture conbined with the condensation from the exhaust. If its spitting oil out the exhaust, then you got issues to sort out dude. Take a close look to be sure.
Layto....