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Old 15 May 2014, 06:53 PM
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As it states above,which oil should i use in my 2005 sti widetrack running about 380bhp,also best filter & where to buy from.
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Old 15 May 2014, 07:02 PM
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I use millers 5w/40. It seems to be good stuff.
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Fully synthetic

Try here
http://www.opieoils.co.uk
Old 15 May 2014, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by rb5 stu
I use millers 5w/40. It seems to be good stuff.
I also use millers cfs 5w40 in mine
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Tks for the quik replies,,looks like its millers 5/40 then.

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Old 15 May 2014, 09:50 PM
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I use Fuchs Race Pro 5/40w.
Old 15 May 2014, 10:01 PM
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10w50 would be better for 380bhp if its driven hard now and again.
Old 16 May 2014, 12:43 AM
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As above I believe 10w50 is better suited to a mildly tuned engine!!!
Old 16 May 2014, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Athame1
Fully synthetic

Try here
http://www.opieoils.co.uk
Ive found 2 types on their site of the 10/50,,one says nanodrive,which do i need.?

Andy.
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I use Fuchs race pro s 10-50w running at 340/350 and millers in gear box and diffs,don't know why just do.

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Im running millers cfs 10/60 in my blob sti running 350bhp.
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