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Old 02-21-2010   #28
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Default Re: What is the best oil for the beast.

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Originally Posted by richard sanderson View Post
I am in Spain and the Mobil 1 that is available here is either 0w40 or 5w50. Anybody got any ideas which (if either) would be best for the LT5?
Hello Richard.

Nice to hear from a ZR-1 owner in Spain.

About the Mobil 1 thing, I use Mobil 1 5W50 for my Corvette. The Mobil 1 grades you will find in Spain will not be the same that are available in the US (which are ALL). I suppose it's a weather temperatures or commercial issue.

I have been using for more than 2 years, from when I bought my ZR-1 in the US, the Mobil 1 5W50 without any problems. I also use it in the ZF manual transmission, and works OK.

I have done about 40.000 Km in the last 2 years and without trouble.

You can also find Mobil 1 0W40 in Spain, but its price is more expensive than the 5W50, so I switched to 5W50. And theoricaly it has a wider temperature usage.

Ramon.
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