Royal Purple Motor Oil 10W40

I've heard good things about Royal Purple but have only used Red Line.

I like their 5W40.

The naming scheme is supposed to mean "5W" for 5 thickness in Winter and "40" for 40 weight protection in Summer/track heat.

So a 5W40 will not be as thick as a 10W40 when cold (e.g. in Winter).

This means that your startup oil pressure will be lower with 5W40 than with 10W40, and that in turn means less engine wear and less risk of blowing a seal (or oil filter) at startup when cold.

Both 5W40 and 10W40 give the same high heat protection (i.e. the "40" number in the oil label). The only difference in them should be the oil thickness when cold.

 

I am also doing an oil change next week. I am going with 10W40 Royal Purple engine oil.
Cost me AU$180 for 10 Litres of Royal Purple engine oil.
Cost me AU$65 for engine oil filter.
High maintenence machines......
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PAP, the reason the oil filter is sooo expensive is because they had to paint that little arrow on there to tell you which direction it screws on......guess they think we are morons.......lol

 

If you take that "Ferrari" print off the oil filter, it would sell for AU$6.50.

 

I'll see that pic and raise you this one:
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Nice box of copper washers!
Never heard of that engine oil mate. Any good?
Im still waiting for my Royal Purple.

 

Amsoil is very good. They sponser tons of Motorsport racing here in the states...

 

Thanks mate. I think it rings a bell now, as I have seen stickers on race cars ect....

 

Screwed alright mate! Anything that is imported, we pay high tax on it.
I may loosen off the hose into the cooler, as I have the RHR wheel removed at the moment, because I have to refit my a/c hoses. So I will start the car, get it nice and hot. Then dump both drain plugs and then take the hose off that goes into the cooler and drain some more out of the hose/cooler if possible.

 

Amsoil actually predates Mobil1 as a pure synthetic, to my knowledge..a guy in Austin Texas built an engine for me YEARS ago and was a dealer....

Royal Purple is from Porter Texas PAP...about 30 minutes away from me here...I like it! The local Ford house stocks it and some auto stores are picking it up, also......

55 gallon drums are the way to buy.......

 

Hahaha!! The freight for the 55 gallon drum to Australia would kill me!!

 

While on the topic of oil..... Some "green" enviromentalist stopped me the ofther day and told me that I was killing the planet with a useless car that had no purpose other than my own enjoyment, and how selfish I was... There face turned to horror when I told them it need refined whale oil in the engine also.....

 

I'll pack it in me luggage PAP...no worries....

The whale oil is actually in the limited slip differentials.......

Of course it's art! I'm Art Car #192 this year...it speaks for itself.......

 

Just remind the hippies that the plastic bottle that holds their designer water is made from the same oil that you burn in your car.

Plastic = oil

 

Thanks mate! You are most welcome to Mount Isa anytime!
Ill suppy all the VB you can drink Tex!!
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