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Yuan

Yuan

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No. My supercharger has an Air-dam built around it to accumulate air. ADM supercharger is air-cooled vs. Liquid cool. Because of this the engine temperature can hit 200. I am not sure if you are familiar or not from what I see you are driving a NA Car? (NA means Naturally Air Aspiration).

 

NA means "Naturally Aspirated" lar laugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.gif

 

I am sure you are benefiting from the contribution of fellow members.

 

oh, in case you have miss out, Porker drives a 335i and just in case you don't know, here is a link for your knowledge : http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onem..._cabriolet.html

 

He has never failed to amuse me in this forum. [laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh]

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Cepheusc

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I actually saw this place which sells the Idemitsu engine oil which is much cheaper than where i get at my garage.

 

http://www.sgpartsonline.com/index.php?option=com_adsmanager&page=show_ad&adid=146&Itemid=21 ://http://www.sgpartsonline.com/index....=146&Itemid=21 ://http://www.sgpartsonline.com/index....=146&Itemid=21 ://http://www.sgpartsonline.com/index....=146&Itemid=21

 

Their NA Oil also selling quite cheap

 

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Vtim

Vtim

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No. My supercharger has an Air-dam built around it to accumulate air. ADM supercharger is air-cooled vs. Liquid cool. Because of this the engine temperature can hit 200. I am not sure if you are familiar or not from what I see you are driving a NA Car? (NA means Naturally Air Aspiration).

 

NA means "Naturally Aspirated" lar laugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.gif

 

I am sure you are benefiting from the contribution of fellow members.

 

oh, in case you have miss out, Porker drives a 335i and just in case you don't know, here is a link for your knowledge : http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/motoring_buzz/road_tests/coupe0/bmw_335i_cabriolet.html

 

 

He has never failed to amuse me in this forum. laugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.gif

 

Posted ImagePosted ImagePosted Image I feel much better when I correct his mistake Posted ImagePosted ImagePosted Image no point getting into a flaming war Posted ImagePosted ImagePosted Image

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Xzravenzx

Xzravenzx

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Hi, think you know lubricant merchandise. so, hope you can guide me. last time i saw a shop sell all kind of lubricant stuff and accessories at jln besar. However, recently i went there to find again but failed. the shop name i think is Geck Seng or something really can't figure out?

 

anyone who know it pls tell me, TY

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Cepheusc

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Sorry, not too sure about that shop.

 

What car are u driving? Maybe you can tell the bros here what kinda engine oil you are currently using, maybe some of them might be able to point you to a cheap source.

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Cepheusc

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Yup. Agree. Most reputable engine oil will be alright.

 

However, i think different oil will have slight differences which cater to different group of user although they might have the same viscosity or grade (e.g 5W30, 0W50)

 

Engine Oil - Make up of 70 to 80 % Base Oil and the rest by additives. The additives added can vary widely. There are more specifications to engine oil beside the grade, such as the Viscosity Index (VI), Total Base Number (TBN), sulphated ash content etc.

 

Sometimes additives are also added to "enhance" some parameters, while some additives are added to enhance lubricating properties of the oil. Anti-wear additives can also be added in. There are thousands of different formulation to the additives that can be added.

 

These additives cause the difference engine oil. Although some might say that TRD engine oil is actually made by some big oil major, however, it is the additives package that they specified to the manufacturer to be added into the engine oil, that makes their engine oil suits the customer more.

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Yuan

Yuan

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my next lubricant used would be shell helix ultra 5w - 40 any comments? hope didnt make any wrong selection . still newbie.. [bigcry]

 

From my own personal experience, after using SHU for 5,000 km mileage, my engine is not as smooth as when oil is changed.

 

My engine feels more smoother with other brands of engine oil like fuchs, elf and now voltronic even after 5,000 km mileage.

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Aoslab

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hi,

 

Anyone tried "REV 1 Energy Fully Synthetic Motor oil" ? Compared to the usual "Mobil 1" or "Shell Helix Ultra", which would be better ?

 

Thanks in advance [:)]

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