Outline ·
[ Standard ] ·
Linear+
V1 Proton Exora Bold Owners and Fans Thread, Calling all owner and future one...
|
SUSOptiplex330
|
 Sep 12 2012, 11:40 AM
|
|
QUOTE(Turbocrazy @ Sep 12 2012, 11:16 AM) So, do Delo has the application for the diesel as well ?? Any contact that u can share?? Would like to try out..  Delo 400 15W40 is primarily for diesel engine. And AFAIK, one of the earliest to fulfill the Japanese JASO DH-1 standard for Japanese diesel engine. It is also API SL rated for gasoline engine. The only reservation I have for gasoline engine is the higher zinc that may shorten gasoline engine's catalytic convertor. Other than that, should be no problem. You can contact Caltex to find who are your local area dealer. Get the 18 liter for cost saving. |
|
|
|
|
|
SUSOptiplex330
|
Sep 12 2012, 04:50 PM
|
|
|
QUOTE(multiplexer @ Sep 12 2012, 02:35 PM) seriously, the staff claim that fully synthetic will damage our modern aged engine is totally rubbish... it would be a different story should he said that to the 1970's car... According to Lotus engineers who help designed the CFE, they did on record say to use 10W30 and AFAIK, there are no Fully Synthetic 10W30 on the market. Even if you can find them, I am certain they are extremely rare. So are you saying you are smarter than the engine designer? |
|
|
|
|
|
SUSOptiplex330
|
Sep 12 2012, 05:03 PM
|
|
|
QUOTE(jinggo80 @ Sep 11 2012, 02:49 PM) CONFUSED   Hi all, Need to ask you all about the type of engine oil used for EB 1st service. I do refer to the manual and it says that you need to used 10W30 for engine oil. But this morning I was told by the officer at the SC that the manual is wrong. It is duplicated from CPS exora. The reason he said is that our interval period for service is every 10k km that's why need to used fully synthetic which is Syntium 1000 15W50 is it true.??? Is it affect our engine in long term?? Anyone get the same experience??? Lotus magazine also report using 10W30 for the CFE. So is that SC saying everybody else is wrong and he alone is right? Sorry, my mistake. Lotus actually say "lower viscosity mineral oil was specified to allow extended service interval". This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Sep 12 2012, 05:08 PM |
|
|
|
|
|
SUSOptiplex330
|
Sep 12 2012, 05:10 PM
|
|
|
QUOTE(multiplexer @ Sep 12 2012, 05:07 PM) with all respect, im not going to argue on what kind of viscocity or grade is the best since im not an expert in that field. but to say that fully synthetic is bad to your brand new engine is something that are argue-able... when almost all manufacturer started slowly to design the engine to fully utilised the fully synthetic, yet the sc is saying the fully synthetic is not good to ur engine, are u saying that all manufacturer was wrong?!?! and im positively sure, out of 5 from 10 sc, whenever u bring ur Exora or Preve (cfe), they will suggest fully synthetic rather than semi... is it purely based on their profit?!? Proton must be very wrong should they did that... just my 2 cents... Neither you nor I are automotive engineers. So it boils down to who should we believe, the engine manufacturer or the engine oil manufacturer? AFAIK, I think it's the engine manufacturer calling the final shot and setting up specification that oil manufacturer has to fulfill. Correct me if I am wrong. |
|
|
|
|
|
SUSOptiplex330
|
Sep 12 2012, 05:23 PM
|
|
|
QUOTE(multiplexer @ Sep 12 2012, 05:14 PM) i second that.. but u have seen this on wrong perspective... 2 issues here 1. which one to believe that best to care your engine, engine oil manufacturer or engine designer 2. fully synthetic is good, or bad to ur engine... im talking about the issue number 2 where the SC told our friend here that fully synthetic would harm his engine... that are totally unacceptable.. If you believe the CFE manual, it did say you can use some Synthetic but not all Synthetic for CFE in Malaysia. So the SC is technically right because some Synthetic, not all, will indeed harm the engine. So do you know which Synthetic is the SC referring to? |
|
|
|
|
|
SUSOptiplex330
|
Sep 12 2012, 05:36 PM
|
|
|
QUOTE(multiplexer @ Sep 12 2012, 05:30 PM) i could not answer that.. i wasnt there. but to make a statement that generalized all fully synt is bad to ur engine is definitely wrong... Yes, that SC shouldn't give a generalized answer like that but it is possible that he doesn't know which is good and which is bad. In other word, he is clueless so to be on safe side, just simply say all are bad. That is why whenever I got a new car, the 1st thing I do is read the car manual especially the section on car maintenance but I doubt many owners do that. |
|
|
|
|
|
SUSOptiplex330
|
Sep 16 2012, 05:21 PM
|
|
|
QUOTE(sifar82 @ Sep 16 2012, 05:16 PM) Hi,driving my prime back to terengganu.just received last friday.so bored driving below 100 Bold not nice to drive below 40kph. Excel at above 90kph |
|
|
|
|
|
SUSOptiplex330
|
Sep 19 2012, 06:14 AM
|
|
|
QUOTE(Pin Jun @ Sep 18 2012, 09:07 PM) Mine the same too. Usually after a long ride, the engine fan will not run after turning off the engine. But after a slow and short drive, the fan will on when the engine is off. My guess is that during the long ride, the wind and air circulation outside the radiator and engine is alot hence cooling it down continuously. While in a short and slow ride, the wind is not strong enuff and hence the fan will on to further cool down the engine when the we turn off the engine. Not sure if this theory is correct though.. :-) Having used turbo diesels for years and having the habit of monitoring the temperature, I would say what you said is not true. |
|
|
|
|
|
SUSOptiplex330
|
Oct 7 2012, 01:58 PM
|
|
|
QUOTE(akchang @ Oct 7 2012, 12:54 PM) Yeah I was wondering how they clean the air filter? its not like those k&n filter which is wash able. what about the spark plugs? IMO, better stick to original air filter and avoid K&N. More thing can go wrong with K&N. |
|
|
|
|
Quote
0.0448sec
0.34
7 queries
GZIP Disabled