0W40 Edge oil...

[ROCCO]

Well i put the K&n flter in today with the 0W40 oil...it may just be be but it feels alot smoother on idle....she also holds revs a little between gears which i'm liking alot...so far so good

[HoldenAstra]

how about the Edge 5w-30?
my owner's handbook recommends 10w-30, can i use Edge 5w-30 instead?

my AH is due to service soon, it's a five-year service:
Oil and Oil filter(which and which)
Castrol Response Brake fluid super(brake fluid change)
Air filter(Ryco?)
Spark Plug(BOSCH FQR8LEU2?)
Coolant change
....
any recommended service places aboud Homebush,Strathfield and Burwood?

[Shay]

i dont like ryco :P get a valvoline one same price roughly as a ryco from SCA

ryco is much better quality than valvoline.
ive never used an OE one tho so cant compare ryco to oe.

and brent, obviously havent changed oil in a while, no SCA has sold valvoline filters for well over a year.

[MrPerkasa]

how about the Edge 5w-30?
my owner's handbook recommends 10w-30, can i use Edge 5w-30 instead?

Yes. It would be better. Lower "W" figure means "easier to flow at startup" (Actually it's at winter, but the physical property of any liquid should prove the same). In theory it will give better protection at startup.

Since you are not getting "thinner at operating temperature" oil, then the 5W-30 should be as protecting as 10W-30.

[ROCCO]

Just use the Castrol Lube guide...FFS....

[HoldenAstra]

Just use the Castrol Lube guide...FFS....

the Castrol AU says edge 0w40 and edge 5w30 for Z18XE

[MrPerkasa]

the Castrol AU says edge 0w40 and edge 5w30 for Z18XE

0W would be better at startup. If the car has any sort of noises at startup, usually by going 0W would reduce it significantly

40 would be quieter. When the engine has reached its operating temperature, 40 is thicker than 30, therefore absorb internal engine noise better

40 is thicker, so it should be protecting more.

30 would be lighter to rev. If you like revving or accelerate hard, 30 would be better.

I personally wouldn't play with the Viscosity at operating temperature. If manufacturer recommends, say, 15W-40, I would try anything x(<15)W-40, but never different than it, unless looking for acceleration performance like previous paragraph.