Basic Questions...what do you guys run?

lowslowauto · Last edited by lowslowauto on Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:25 pm; edited 1 time in total

What do you guys recommend for oil, oil weight?
plugs?
wires?

Anything else you would recommend for a yearly tune up!

This is for a 73 fuel injected fastback.

TIA

lol put oil filter in the last one...lmao. Its been a LONG week so far

chaosisme · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:11 pm Post subject:

In my square I use Shell Rotella T 15W40. For plugs I use the stock Bosch stuff, dont know what the part number is for the wires, plugs are WR8AC.

Ive heard the NGK's are good. Use this to figure out what you need if you run them.

http://www.spark-plugs.co.uk/pages/technical/boschw5a-y6dc.htm

Oil filter? Whats that?

Again this is just what I run, you might find you need to run something else. I noticed you are up north, so maybe you might want to run a lighter vicosity oil?
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presidential · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:21 am Post subject:

Rotella or Castrol GTX high mileage here. I'd recommend Rotella in anything higher mileage, it works wonders.
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luckystiff · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:13 am Post subject:

you guys know they changed the Rotella formula a few years ago and it's not the same high zinc content anymore right?

the closest i've found now is delvac. i've been using valvoline vr-1 racing oil recently. if brad penn were stocked some where local i'd probably try it but i've heard nearly as good a feed back on the vr-1.

NGK have been my favorite plugs for a while.

and Bosch wires...ken...
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presidential · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:03 am Post subject:

It's not as high zinc content but still acceptable for me.
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chaosisme · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:59 am Post subject:

OhHerrooo · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:15 am Post subject:

luckystiff · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:22 am Post subject:

don't get me wrong it's still better than most conventional oils but not as good as it was a few years ago. trust me i was die hard rotella for many years. when they changed the content i hit every local spot i could an bought up the old higher content version. vr-1 has higher content and i see it on sale for $4(usually $5ish) or so a quart every so often...ken....
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Notchback65 · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:35 am Post subject:

I use Rotella
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vdubin · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:48 pm Post subject:

I use mobil 10-30 and bosch plugs and wires.

Brent · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject:

I just bought a set of the NGK plugs for my build. I don't think the old Bosch ones are available anymore other than NOS. The new ones have a resistor in them. Not sure how it affects performance.

lowslowauto · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:04 pm Post subject:

pardon the ingorance but why is the higher zinc content oil a better option?

FastyinaField · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:31 am Post subject:

Zinc helps reduce wear on flat-tappet cams. I'm not sure how important it is because a lot of modern engines use aluminum cam followers, and they don't get smoked using low-zinc oil. Roller cam engines don't care what you run.

presidential · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:13 am Post subject:

lowslowauto · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:15 pm Post subject:

Thanks for all of the help!

I ended up putting quaker state high mileage, and have notice a difference already in sound and performance....

Thanks again!

It's air filter/oil bath attention time! Smile


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