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Myth: Mineral vs Synthetic EO
liewks:
TCM always sets the service interval to 5K km when I bring my own oil. Apparently, this is just a precaution on their part. They assume your oil is mineral, no matter what's written on the bottle. You can just ignore it and bring it back after 10K km. That's what I did and I didn't get any lectures from the service advisor.
I've switched from TCM's mineral to M1 5W30, GC0W30 and now Redline 0W20. FC about the same. Guess it doesn't make a difference with my style of <2K rpm driving. GC0W30 is a thick 30 weight oil and Redline 0W20 is as thick as some 30 weight oils. Going to try M1 0W30 next. I've checked some Japanese websites and even M1 5W20 is safe for HR15DE.
HumbleCar:
--- Quote from: detach8 on September 17, 2008, 11:12:07 PM ---bro you can attempt the ECU reset. i did it on mine n the reset works:
http://forum.thelatioclub.org/index.php?topic=6305.0
you will get about 2 tanks of bad FC and the engine will feel like it's new, but subsequently it will improve. give it a try, and update your results in that thread :)
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Thanks, Bro for sharing the info. I got lost and confused liao.
HumbleCar:
--- Quote from: Lorddraco on September 18, 2008, 09:35:35 PM ---1 Full tank should do ...
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I tried 3 tanks liao. All consistently worse then before when it was on mineral EO.
Jazz:
--- Quote from: HumbleCar on September 18, 2008, 09:40:04 PM ---I tried 3 tanks liao. All consistently worse then before when it was on mineral EO.
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Hello HC,
It also depend on your driving pattern and travelling mode, if it is constant, your ECU will adapt quite fast. Hence if after changing EO your FC drop may due to the weight of the EO used. :smile:
Lorddraco:
--- Quote from: HumbleCar on September 18, 2008, 09:40:04 PM ---I tried 3 tanks liao. All consistently worse then before when it was on mineral EO.
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reset ECU then ... ;)
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