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fasterdmax
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My friend has a 8.1 V8. What oil has showed the best results for the 8.1?
It does burn a little, Which I think is normal?
It does burn a little, Which I think is normal?
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Wrecker
The Oil Geek
Yes it is normal for 8.1s to use oil. I would recommend Amsoil SSO 0w-30 or ASL 5w-30.
Let me know if you need a quote.
bigBOOST
New Member
I would think that 0w30 would be a little thin...but your the oilgeek! haha!
Dont really have a recommendation, but my uncle used to run Mobil1 10w30 in his.
Dont really have a recommendation, but my uncle used to run Mobil1 10w30 in his.
Wrecker
The Oil Geek
That is a common misconception, the 0w-30 is not really much different than the 5w-30 at operating temperature. The whole idea of multi grade oils is that is performs across a broad spectrum of conditions, the real difference is on cold starts, and when you are comparing 5w and 0w we're talking COLD.
I've run 10w-30 Valvoline, 10w-30 castrol, 15w-40 rotella... all good at 80K
The 8.1 is famous for oil consumption, most of it oil vapors because of the heat, full synthetic helps ,along with a 180* thermostat.
I'm installing a 160 thermo along with EFI Live.... Let's see what the BB can do
The 8.1 is famous for oil consumption, most of it oil vapors because of the heat, full synthetic helps ,along with a 180* thermostat.
I'm installing a 160 thermo along with EFI Live.... Let's see what the BB can do
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I always ran 10W30 Valvoline in mine but it used about 1qt per 1500 miles from new.