Castrol Edge sport 5w30 doing wonders

[VOLKSMAN]

* Oil capacity 5.0l (5.3 qt) vr6 12v
* Oil capacity 5.5l (5.8 qt) vr6 24v

thats what vortex is on about. and pretty spot on for my 24v

[Golf Houso]

* Oil capacity 5.0l (5.3 qt) vr6 12v
* Oil capacity 5.5l (5.8 qt) vr6 24v

thats what vortex is on about. and pretty spot on for my 24v

Well mine went through a bottle and then some, I wish it was only the single 5L container

[VOLKSMAN]

or even a straight out 6l bottle since most big displacment engines are required to use that oil.

[Golf Houso]

or even a straight out 6l bottle since most big displacment engines are required to use that oil.

Good point, i'll have to look out for those larger application containers

[VOLKSMAN]

check these videos out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15v5V...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFmJh...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj5ms9PJDNY funny and interesting

and a video on engine oil comparison power test: including castrol edge sport vs motul vs nulon vs royal purple vs mobil 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49kET...eature=related

[JVLR32]

check these videos out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15v5V...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFmJh...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj5ms9PJDNY funny and interesting

and a video on engine oil comparison power test: including castrol edge sport vs motul vs nulon vs royal purple vs mobil 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49kET...eature=related

Very interesting.....I still reckon u have to give more time for the oil to settle longer thou...Nulon i have used...Royal purple i use as well but 1kw diff in V8 test makes me wonder the testing needs more revision

[Manaz]

The closest I've seen to "lab testing" of oil performance was the tests that Street Commodore had done on a variety of oils, checking their shear ratings on a custom built test rig (there's a PDF of the article floating around). Royal Purple won that, though I don't off the top of my head remember if all the oils had the same ratings, and as we know, lubricity isn't the be-all and end-all of oils (there's no point having a super-slippery oil that's too thick to be pumped through your engine, or that's so thin that it never actually binds to anything and runs off too quick.

[VOLKSMAN]

this was a shear out power test where they figureed which oils allowed for the highest power figures to the wheels.

but if we compare oils for their overall wear protection and cleaning agents its no doubt that oils like royal purple, castrol and mobil are on top.

saying you can achieve the most kw figures from your oil doesnt mean its the best. god knows how quick your engine components is wearing out comparing to oils that maintain a controlled friction (but slightly less power).

dont be fooled. you can have high power figures but you can also be stressing your engine beyond belief!

[JVLR32]

this was a shear out power test where they figureed which oils allowed for the highest power figures to the wheels.

but if we compare oils for their overall wear protection and cleaning agents its no doubt that oils like royal purple, castrol and mobil are on top.

saying you can achieve the most kw figures from your oil doesnt mean its the best. god knows how quick your engine components is wearing out comparing to oils that maintain a controlled friction (but slightly less power).

dont be fooled. you can have high power figures but you can also be stressing your engine beyond belief!

True....best way to start is look at ur fuel consumption!!!!!

[VOLKSMAN]

and mines has dropped heaps by around 1/100 on an average.

and not even a drop in oil level (this is like sum type of wonder oil) lol