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steve99 · 01-13-2017, 10:58 PM

our main issue on 86\brz seems to be keeping suffient oil pressure at high rpm when oil is hot and its viscosity less.

While the modern synthetic oils are cabable of handling high temps like 290f, our issue seems to be keeping suffient oil pressure once oil temps get past 230f or so especially if your staying with 0w20 oils.

If you not seeing temps over say 220 then 0w20 seems the choice, if your going north of that like 230 then a W30 oil may be better suited, unless your going to keep the temps under controll with a better oil cooler

your thoughts @VeloxEric ?

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steve99 Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: FT86 Location: Australia Posts: 7,996 Thanks: 1,035 Thanked 4,998 Times in 2,985 Posts Mentioned: 598 Post(s)	our main issue on 86\brz seems to be keeping suffient oil pressure at high rpm when oil is hot and its viscosity less. While the modern synthetic oils are cabable of handling high temps like 290f, our issue seems to be keeping suffient oil pressure once oil temps get past 230f or so especially if your staying with 0w20 oils. If you not seeing temps over say 220 then 0w20 seems the choice, if your going north of that like 230 then a W30 oil may be better suited, unless your going to keep the temps under controll with a better oil cooler your thoughts @VeloxEric ?