VE SS-V GEN4 Engine OIL- Which is best?!

[WildBHaviour]

just did the 40k service to me ve ss at local Holden dealer a week ago and have noticed my engine making more noise than usual???
It sounds like the lifters are ticking pretty loud. Never used to do this before all i could hear was the belts rotating around the engine.
anyway i bought some nulon engine oil additive to quieten the lifters down and it worked but you can still hear them ticking.
Now my question is could it be the new oil inst good enough or do i have an oil pressure problem and not enough oil is going to the lifters????

[fastestls7]

could be either. oil related problems are slowly coming out of the wood works with the L98

[Wonky]

just did the 40k service to me ve ss at local Holden dealer a week ago and have noticed my engine making more noise than usual???
It sounds like the lifters are ticking pretty loud. Never used to do this before all i could hear was the belts rotating around the engine.
anyway i bought some nulon engine oil additive to quieten the lifters down and it worked but you can still hear them ticking.
Now my question is could it be the new oil inst good enough or do i have an oil pressure problem and not enough oil is going to the lifters????

They possibly used different oil than previously. If so I have read on here that given the different additives in oils it can take a few hundred km for your engine to 'adjust to' the different additives. Sounds when I re-read it but it's what I read on here and I'm pretty sure it was written by one of the few who really know their stuff on oils.

[Francis knight0]

I've always like Pentrie HPR5 and 10. I'm supprised to see it's not very popular here.

Penrite still load there oil with Zinc while Castrol have taken so much out to comply with strick standards.

I found that Penrites HPR5 is a strong 5w 40. Flows well cold and more beefer as a 40 then the likes of Casotrl 0w 40.

Anyone ever have issues with it they can share?

The other issue is the Holden Book tells you to only use a 5w30, so whats the go if you use say Castrol 10w 60? If you had an engine problem would Holden use this to get out of the repair bill?

[Paull SSV Ute]

If you can find a distributor, use ULX-110 10/30. Mineral based oil which I have found is excellent. Have always used in petrol engines as well as my F250 diesel I previously had (diesel oil of course) The diesel oil has a Mack truck approved 60,000km change interval. But back to the petrol oil, I have just dropped the crap out holden use after 900km and put the ULX-110 in.

[Francis knight0]

So Penrite not a fav here?

Hey any thoughts on PENZOIL products?

[holdenhsv]

Hi there, i have a 2008 ve calais v 6ltr done only 8000 kms. I am thinking to change the engine oil but holden recommends on 15000 kms. so what you guys think of amsoil 5w30 or royal purple 5w30 and is it ok to change the oil before 15000 kms

[bouka]

Used Castrol Edge 0/40 at last change and not very happy with it. Won't be using it again. Have used heaps of different oils in LS1's, LS2's and now an LS3 and can't say i have a favourite.

Change as regularly as you like, the more often the better. Each person has a favourite and they all seem to differ. Steve from Mainlube recommends the 10/60 and i have used it in the past. He knows his stuff.

Find one you are happy with and stick to it. Sounds like vague advice but in my experience it is the best i have to offer after having tried so many.

[holdenhsv]

has anyone used amsoil 5w30 on their l98 engine was talking to Harold from www.performancelub.com and he recommends amsoil or royalpurple 5w30

[XUV]

They put GF3 10w30 in mine at the last service ( 50,000 km ) - never heard of it .

[AussieTone]

They possibly used different oil than previously. If so I have read on here that given the different additives in oils it can take a few hundred km for your engine to 'adjust to' the different additives. Sounds when I re-read it but it's what I read on here and I'm pretty sure it was written by one of the few who really know their stuff on oils.

Gary

I have used Fuchs Super GTO (10 - 30) at 3000km and 7500 kms in the Ute but got caught short for my 15000 service last week and didn't pick any up in time. I bought some Castrol Magnatec (10 - 40) and I am geting noises I have never had before. I was going to just drain the Magnatec and replace it with Fuchs but given what you have said do you think I should just stick with what is in it now.

[Wonky]

Gary

I have used Fuchs Super GTO (10 - 30) at 3000km and 7500 kms in the Ute but got caught short for my 15000 service last week and didn't pick any up in time. I bought some Castrol Magnatec (10 - 40) and I am geting noises I have never had before. I was going to just drain the Magnatec and replace it with Fuchs but given what you have said do you think I should just stick with what is in it now.

Will be very interesting to see if it does Tony as I'm only going on what I've read on here, not first hand experience. From memory they said 800 - 1,000km should be enough to tell for sure.

[holdenhsv]

hi there again, so has anyone had used amsoil oil or royal purple 5w30 on their ve v8s

[Alister]

Not 5w30 but I used 10w40 Royal Purple in a 140 000km old LS1. No worries at all - no leaks, tappet noise was barely noticable on cold start etc.

[PESSV]

Castrol Magnatec 10w 40 went in mine last time. Not overly impressed. It is noisier when it's hot and the pressures hot and cold could be better. Sounds like a 10w 60 is the go next time.