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I start off with 10-40w,
then change to 20-50w(as reco by service manual) , car become very heavy.. no power.
goback to 10-40w,, ok.
change to 10-30w, wah, better performance..  then become more ambition, change to 5-30w. pickup good, but engine quite noisy. so now use 10-30w mineral , change every 5000km..

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I start off with 10-40w,
then change to 20-50w(as reco by service manual) , car become very heavy.. no power.
goback to 10-40w,, ok.
change to 10-30w, wah, better performance..  then become more ambition, change to 5-30w. pickup good, but engine quite noisy. so now use 10-30w mineral , change every 5000km..

did u use the same brand all the way or u switch brand?
cuz what brand u use means everything abt the noise

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yes.o2 sensor still cold, that's why. never put ur aircond temp till max, just 2/3 of the knob will have max performance.

5-30w is pennzoil semi sync

aiya, my fc RM55-RM60 only manage to climb till 230-240KM only.. is it bcos de car still need??

btw, do u guys face the prob..?? Auto.. from gear 1 to gear 2 need very long time just can switch, i mean to switch from gear 1 to gear 2..

Especially when the engine is cool.. is harder to switch..

and also.. the aircon will auto cut off and come out with warm air? few second for warm air.. any? the cold temp i already put at quite max..

try use other brand
different brand have different effect

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Added on April 26, 2011, 11:05 pm
1st...your car still need few more service to archive better FC
2nd...gear change when engine still cold is very hard
3rd...do not turn the temp to max....your aircon's life will not be so long...just turn to middle...very cold already

Fot my car, i'm using syntium 800... Helix my fren told me, makes the engine sound harsher.. Dunno true or not..

update : petronas 95 xtra : 30 L = 350km, but yesterday i pump again 30 L oil go vomit lar, i think my oil level indicator inaccurate?

memang more nipis the oil more tappet sound la..summore you are not advice to use full syn for ur BLM. doing that u will damage ur engine rather than having a better engine. for safe, just stay with 15-40 or 10-30 (like what u reviewed).

aiya, my fc RM55-RM60 only manage to climb till 230-240KM only.. is it bcos de car still need??

btw, do u guys face the prob..?? Auto.. from gear 1 to gear 2 need very long time just can switch, i mean to switch from gear 1 to gear 2..

Especially when the engine is cool.. is harder to switch..

and also.. the aircon will auto cut off and come out with warm air? few second for warm air.. any? the cold temp i already put at quite max..

the winter grades of 5W, 10W and 20W are determined by the oils' viscosity at 0° Fahrenheit (-18°C), while grades 20,30, 40 and 50 are determined by its viscosity at 212° Fahrenheit (100°C).

what on earth does the 0W rating denote? Well it's a special case denoting a difference in the 'pour point' of the oil. Most 5W oils have a pour point at -40°F (-40°C) The base oil is the same in 0W40, but it's pour point has been lowered even further - sometimes to as much as -50°F (-46°C)

Pour point is 5°F above the point at which a chilled oil shows no movement at the surface for 5 seconds when inclined. This measurement is especially important for oils used in the winter.

Oil type Typically used in....
5W-30   Cooler climates, like Sweden or Canada
10W-40   Temperate climates, like England
15W-50   Hot climates, like Italy, Spain, Egypt

Why do you think your gauge is inaccurate? When the warning light is blinking you should be able to add 29-30 L, the rest is reserved and unrepresented on the gauge.
I'd like to know exactly how synthetic oil can damage the engine. If it was so the SC wouldn't have given me synthetic on my request (15w50) during my 10k km service last month.
Ouch, that's quite bad. Recently I've been hitting ~420 km on ~RM 60 (~33 L). Try and aim for at least 300 km after your car gets run in. That should be quite reasonable.

And your problem is one of the reasons why I vow that for as long as I can I'd avoid owning an automatic. Too little control is left in the hands of the driver.

5-30w is pennzoil semi sync

  420km?? My 1st full tank only reached 240km and i'm driving a manual type. I noticed the car rev quite high or just maybe mine is still very new? Less than 2 weeks and haven't done the 1000km service. What is you guys car's rpm when then car is not moving?? Mine is at 1.8k and i think it is consider high. Can lower down? Please advice. 

i checked mine juz now... cold start at 1,100 rpm... normal temp idling at 800 - 900 rpm... 1.8k is really high...