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Old 07-10-2011, 09:16 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion View Post
PS-my two cents: the "best" oils for this car seem to be GC (german castrol) 0w30 and Mobil1 0w40. They're also easier to buy (off the shelf) vs. some of the other good choices like redline etc.


I've tried a few off the shelf synthetics, GC was the best of the bunch so far (my own UOA results).

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Is that GC still available? At least in the formulation that tested so well? I'll have to look at the M1 0W40 more closely. Aside from uoa what do you know about the formulation? M1 formulations have changed quite a bit over the years.
I've only found GC at autozone.
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