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What oil for rebuilt turbo but old motor? 200 1983

posted by  smith_t240 on  Mon Jul 26 07:13 CST 2004
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Hey all,
I'm still deciding what oil to put in my newly acquired 1983 244 turbo kjet. The car has 211k miles, and I am in the process of putting the rebuilt turbocharger on it, and adding an intercooler. Can't decide between synthetic or dino!

I'll make a list of pros and cons from what I can think of.

Pros for synthetic - better for turbocharger, may clean some crud from engine however I have no clue on how car was maintained. Better for cold starts in Wisconsin winter.

Cons from synthetic - Clean too much crud from engine (leaking seals, burning oil, etc) Also method for changing over to synthetic i wouldn't know how to do so(oil flush, straigh change then change filter after 1k miles, etc)

Pros for dino - Car had dino it in when I bought it, probably had it its whole life and is used to it after 211k miles

Cons for dino - Coking in turbo oil lines, and impurities in oil wearing turbo shaft

Also, how do you change oil filter ?? I can easily do it now with exh. man. off, but looks impossible with it on.

After all this, I still can't decide. Any opinions would be great!

Thanks to everyone who responds!

Smith






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