I know it seems counterintuitive, but hold the oil can with the spout at the top when you pour. You’ll get a nice smooth controllable stream with no chugging or splashing.
Motul 8100 Power 5w40 is the best for my audi 2.0 TFSI ,Software upgrade to 380hp, i buyed Motul Power because is somewhere between racing/street, you can use it also daily and it have API SP specification, you can easily drive 12.000km without problems. Motul 300v is more for track...not so good for city/daily driving
My car does the same EW10 ENGINE CONSUMES oil with 5W40, none with 15W40... I believe that when the engine warms up, it seals itself up, so the 15W doesnt leak past partes and burn Like when its colder?!
Because it’s thicker and holds more heat is the plain and simple way to say it. There’s a bunch of science that goes into it but thinner oils run a little bit cooler, but have less pressure. Thicker oils have more pressure and carry more heat.
Simple curiosity. I do have a greddy drain plug on my FA20 because for the price i think it can help on the long term. Could the plug false the result from the oil sample? Since normaly what the plug catch is suppose to be in the oil. Thanks 🚗💥💨🔥
Hope this 5W40 oil swap works out for you on a track day, and you probably already knew that running the AC will put more heat in the engine coolant/oil.
Yeah but when the fans are running with the aftermarket oil cooler I would see the temps go down. That’s how I would cool the car down faster on the track.. I’m sure the hood vent helps too
Ok So I don't know off the top of my head what Subaru's bearing clearances are for their motor. But some 5w30's like Redline 5w30 I go for oils that have the best High Temp High Shear in my daily drivers and race cars. The rest is mute point, except for maybe NOACK for long drives. RP 10w30 HPS Redline 5w30 Sunoco Full Synthetic ($3.80 a quart, 3.5 HTHS rating) Even fucking Quaker State Full synthetic 5w30 at walmart is some juggernaut shit.
Looking forward to the results! What oil cooler kit are you running. I need to grab one for mine. I use the torq app and blue tooth device to track oil Temps, I have to figure out where to hook up for oil pressure.
Dude if your goal is to track your car all the time, then install a Fueltech ecu and go have fun. The OEM ecu will only give you headache. You will be able to log everything on your car, from suspensions, air temp, fuel pressure, oil pressure, g-force, traction control, etc etc... Good luck
I’ve thought about that. It’s would give me peace of mind with all the fail safe stuff. If and when we solve the oil pressure issue i will continue pushing the car again.
If you can go into a little more detail as to what kit you purchase for the Blackstone oil analysis that would be great i want to do one next but ive gone to their site and can not figure it out.
nice video Phelps, got a question regarding the oil level, so I filled 5.3 quarts as per the manual, when i check the oil level at warm(i turned on for 2 minutes and shut off and checked 5 minutes later) like you said, the lower side is not at full , but I already filled 5.3 quarts so I'm really not sure should I add more oil, on the other hand when I check the oil level cold ( sat overnight) the oil level is full, this is extremely confusing seriously :/ what do you recommend? thanks a lot.
Good luck. Hope to see positive results with the 5w30. Hey! What were the oil pressures when hitting those right turns? You said it doesnt drop all that much, so the baffle must being doing its job, aye?
Oil pressure seems to stay around 60 psi hot. The oil drip is still there but it’s not not as bad and it recovers quickly after. I’m basically going off of the data I’ve seen on someone else reporting.
The Blackstone lab results were about the same. The main thing that stood out, it had better protection versus the 5W-30. On track It held a tad bit more oil pressure with a few degrees higher and temperature.
It’s hard to say which one is better. I’m looking at trends and both 5W 30 and 5W 40 are trending the same way. I do get a little bit more oil pressure with 40 but the temps are a little bit higher so I’m staying with the 40 for now.
I became a convert to 0w-40 oils a few years back using Mannol lubricants with a high ester content.
Let’s see what blackstone labs say
I know it seems counterintuitive, but hold the oil can with the spout at the top when you pour. You’ll get a nice smooth controllable stream with no chugging or splashing.
Thanks I’ll try that next time
5w40 become 5w30 after a thou... start thicker
Motul 8100 Power 5w40 is the best for my audi 2.0 TFSI ,Software upgrade to 380hp, i buyed Motul Power because is somewhere between racing/street, you can use it also daily and it have API SP specification, you can easily drive 12.000km without problems. Motul 300v is more for track...not so good for city/daily driving
Thanks for sharing!
I like the chair mat hack as well.
Hell yeah!
5w40 for my GTI, Florida car all i have ever put in the car. started with Castrol and moved to Liqui-Moly
I’ve heard Liqui-Moly was really good. Might have to try it
Your tracking the car and in Florida hot as hell 5W40 will give you better protection, What magnetic oil drain bolt do you use?
I believe it was the Greddy drain plug
My Corolla consumes some oil when 5w30 is in it. But none when it's 15w40. Thicker "W" number is better.
Good to know!
My car does the same EW10 ENGINE CONSUMES oil with 5W40, none with 15W40... I believe that when the engine warms up, it seals itself up, so the 15W doesnt leak past partes and burn Like when its colder?!
@@tomasnokechtesledger1786 Yes, make sense.
How did you install the hooded vents? And is there risk of water entering and corroding engine parts?
I did a video on the installation. Corroding the parts haven’t happened and I doubt it would. Look at the evo 8 and wrx with hood vents.
104F average temp and stop and go and long idle with a/c on, its 5W-50 ester based synthetic for me here.
In the GR86? That’s cold
Why you say you expect thicker oil to be warmer? Thicker oil reduces friction so it could be cooler.
Because it’s thicker and holds more heat is the plain and simple way to say it. There’s a bunch of science that goes into it but thinner oils run a little bit cooler, but have less pressure. Thicker oils have more pressure and carry more heat.
Simple curiosity. I do have a greddy drain plug on my FA20 because for the price i think it can help on the long term. Could the plug false the result from the oil sample? Since normaly what the plug catch is suppose to be in the oil.
Thanks 🚗💥💨🔥
That is a good question! I’ll see if they want a sample of the stuff on the drain plug when I do the next oil change.
Hmmm, that’s a really interesting point!
Yes it take out a few ppms of ferrous metal parts from the oil, for sure.
Hope this 5W40 oil swap works out for you on a track day, and you probably already knew that running the AC will put more heat in the engine coolant/oil.
Yeah but when the fans are running with the aftermarket oil cooler I would see the temps go down. That’s how I would cool the car down faster on the track.. I’m sure the hood vent helps too
Ok
So I don't know off the top of my head what Subaru's bearing clearances are for their motor.
But some 5w30's like Redline 5w30
I go for oils that have the best High Temp High Shear in my daily drivers and race cars.
The rest is mute point, except for maybe NOACK for long drives.
RP 10w30 HPS
Redline 5w30
Sunoco Full Synthetic ($3.80 a quart, 3.5 HTHS rating)
Even fucking Quaker State Full synthetic 5w30 at walmart is some juggernaut shit.
I’m using motul 300v 5w-40 now and we will see what blackstone lab says about my oil sample.
Looking forward to the results! What oil cooler kit are you running. I need to grab one for mine. I use the torq app and blue tooth device to track oil Temps, I have to figure out where to hook up for oil pressure.
Color fittings. I use the port on top of the block under the TB for oil pressure
Dude if your goal is to track your car all the time, then install a Fueltech ecu and go have fun. The OEM ecu will only give you headache. You will be able to log everything on your car, from suspensions, air temp, fuel pressure, oil pressure, g-force, traction control, etc etc... Good luck
I’ve thought about that. It’s would give me peace of mind with all the fail safe stuff. If and when we solve the oil pressure issue i will continue pushing the car again.
If you can go into a little more detail as to what kit you purchase for the Blackstone oil analysis that would be great i want to do one next but ive gone to their site and can not figure it out.
I just did the one for $35 for testing on a gasoline motor
@@phelpsgarage4202 Ohh i think i get it now I ask for a test kit to be sent that's free. then i pay for the analysis
nice video Phelps, got a question regarding the oil level, so I filled 5.3 quarts as per the manual, when i check the oil level at warm(i turned on for 2 minutes and shut off and checked 5 minutes later) like you said, the lower side is not at full , but I already filled 5.3 quarts so I'm really not sure should I add more oil, on the other hand when I check the oil level cold ( sat overnight) the oil level is full, this is extremely confusing seriously :/ what do you recommend? thanks a lot.
If it was me I would make sure it’s full when it was warm.. I track my car and normally over fill it a tad
@@phelpsgarage4202wouldn't because the oil overflow, you car went to "Limp mode"?
@@cmte.brazinazzo2061 no it doesn’t go into limp mode with an overfill.
Good luck. Hope to see positive results with the 5w30. Hey! What were the oil pressures when hitting those right turns? You said it doesnt drop all that much, so the baffle must being doing its job, aye?
Oil pressure seems to stay around 60 psi hot. The oil drip is still there but it’s not not as bad and it recovers quickly after. I’m basically going off of the data I’ve seen on someone else reporting.
I’m in orlando and also want to track my car, which tracks do you usually go to?
Sebring is my home track. Planning a track day September 30!!
This guy's amusing😊
Thanks!
Results?
The Blackstone lab results were about the same. The main thing that stood out, it had better protection versus the 5W-30. On track It held a tad bit more oil pressure with a few degrees higher and temperature.
so which one better?
It’s hard to say which one is better. I’m looking at trends and both 5W 30 and 5W 40 are trending the same way. I do get a little bit more oil pressure with 40 but the temps are a little bit higher so I’m staying with the 40 for now.
You should try no AC it will warm up quicker
Normally I never use it
I keep a cheap OBD scanner in all my cars...
Yeah I need to.. I’m gonna update the tune here soon
Go old school 10w30 or 10 w40
I went to 5w over the 0w.. 10w probably isn’t necessary I would think
@alexanderkennedy2969 I don’t think we need the 10w40 but 5w40 instead. The 10w40 may be a little thick at start up.
@@phelpsgarage4202maybe is you start at -40., but 5W40 is easy to shear , 15W40 would be the strongest, or 10W30. Thinner oil runs cooler.
Unscientific test.
I think you just need to make a table of performance parameters. Filming a program like this is a bit of a waste of time.