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DGS (Dgs)
Junior Member
Username: Dgs
Post Number: 118
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 3:16 am: | |
There is no magic one-size-fits-all answer to oil grades. If you're driving in summer in Texas, you'd probably want to go with 20W-50 Valvoline (which I hear is a pretty good oil) or Redline.
But for three season use in Northern climates (and I haven't found a good source for Valvoline around here), the Agip 10W-40 is probably a good choice.
For my winter car, I use a 5W-30 (full synthetic, because of the turbo).
If you're going to be driving the Ferrari in winter in New England (even a little), you'll want to go much thinner than 20W-50. It takes 20 miles to get any oil temp at all on the Agip in a New England winter. |
sindo rodil (308qv_miami)
New member
Username: 308qv_miami
Post Number: 47
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 9:18 pm: | |
I get my car serviced at Tim Stanford's and he also uses 20-50 Valvoline Racing oil on my 308qv. |
Verell Boaen (Verell)
Member
Username: Verell
Post Number: 897
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 9:20 pm: | |
Jonathan,
The .PDFs are in the eMAIL... |
Steven R. Rochlin (Enjoythemusic)
Member
Username: Enjoythemusic
Post Number: 502
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 8:56 pm: | |
20-50 Amsoil Pro 2000 in the '85 308GTS QV |
Steve (Steve)
Member
Username: Steve
Post Number: 432
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 8:34 pm: | |
20-50 Valvoline racing or 20-50 Castrol GTX in my 77 GTB |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 5609
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 4:48 pm: | |
jonathan,
I have it has a PDF for you to download.
e-mail me and I will send download instructions
[email protected] |
Jonathan Bird (Birdman)
New member
Username: Birdman
Post Number: 24
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 4:47 pm: | |
Hi Everyone,
It seems to me that everyone says that 20W-50 is generally the oil recommended for a 308. I have a sticker in my driver side door next to the manufacturer's tag that says only use 10W-30 oil. This is on a 77 308 GTB US version. Anyone heard of this? Is this sticker some kind of non-original thing added by some turkey? I know you are going to tell me to look in the owner's manual but I didn't get one with the car. (Verell is in the process of helping me get one from the Ferrari site. I have a Mac and the Ferrari site has the manuals available in some PC .exe format that I can't use. If it opens up to a pdf and anyone has it, please e-mail it to me!) Meanwhile, what viscosity oil do you use in this thing? THANKS!
Jonathan |