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

[Micks]

Shame Penrite dropped the 10-70 as it had the edge over their 10-60.

[Drizt]

Pretty sure it's just a name change / marketing

[white lie]

Shame Penrite dropped the 10-70 as it had the edge over their 10-60.

No pun intended?

[disorganise]

This thread has been an incredible learning opportunity. In fact, it is the main reason I signed up for an account Took me a few days to get through it!
Shame Steve the mainlube guy stopped posting since Sept 2012, he seems to really know his stuff. Did Mainlube pull sponsorship or something cos I haven't found the section alluded to in post 2: "check Mainlube's sponsor section for some very good tech info."

[IJ.]

This thread has been an incredible learning opportunity. In fact, it is the main reason I signed up for an account Took me a few days to get through it!
Shame Steve the mainlube guy stopped posting since Sept 2012, he seems to really know his stuff. Did Mainlube pull sponsorship or something cos I haven't found the section alluded to in post 2: "check Mainlube's sponsor section for some very good tech info."

Steve is still here "Blown 454 AWD"

[MAYONES]

Cheers for the info in this thread! At the end of the day quality is never cheap

[disorganise01]

Is 10w60 still the oil to go for with the LSA? I assume it is but this thread never specifically mentioned it I think.

[Micks]

Is 10w60 still the oil to go for with the LSA? I assume it is but this thread never specifically mentioned it I think.

Is the car is under a statutory warranty? If so stick with their recommended viscosity. Suggest a synthetic grade though.

[Plenty]

Is the car is under a statutory warranty? If so stick with their recommended viscosity. Suggest a synthetic grade though.

I would like to see them prove 1) that the "incorrect" oil was used and 2) that using said oil was directly responsible for the damage that occurred. In saying that though there is nothing really wrong with the Mobil 1 that is specified so if your not planning on keeping your car for 200,000 then i can't see it being an issue.

[disorganise01]

Is the car is under a statutory warranty? If so stick with their recommended viscosity. Suggest a synthetic grade though.

Not picked the car up yet. Will be December. Obsessing now so I can enjoy driving instead of fretting when I get it

[disorganise01]

there is nothing really wrong with the Mobil 1 that is specified so if your not planning on keeping your car for 200,000 then i can't see it being an issue.

Well I guess there's the thing. I plan to keep this car forever. Or at least until petrol disappears. So it could well be 200,000 or more.

[Micks]

Not picked the car up yet. Will be December. Obsessing now so I can enjoy driving instead of fretting when I get it

Congrats on your new purchase Reckon a good quality 10-60 like Penrite full synth is great stuff. Use in both my rides & run happily on it.

[disorganise01]

Thanks . The months seem to be getting longer and longer at the moment!
Dealer trust seems to be another issue. Unless there's some test you can do (cheaply) to verify the oil, then there's no guarantee of what they put it. So.....
I'll change the oil myself every 7500km or so. But when I take it for a service, say the 15000 I assume an oil change is part of it. Do I let them do it and then drive home and swap back to 10w60?
And if so, do I still pay for the extra for Mobil 1 (cos I believe it's synthetic? ) or let them put the cheap stuff in? I assume the cheap stuff is mineral so how does that affect a synthetic?
I don't have a trusted mechanic unfortunately. Open to suggestions though. ..Northern beaches, Sydney.

[Micks]

Best do your first change a little earlier than 7.5K. I would be leaning to 1.5k first then 7.5k intervals following.

[disorganise01]

Fair enough. But what about the dealership bit. Obviously I'll want to maintain warranty so the servicing needs to be by the book (additional oil changes aside) so will the std oil be ok in the car for a day or two until I could replace it? Or do synthetic and mineral not play nice?