grade of oil in sc12??

[minimechanic]

Todays competition is...........

The first person to answer what grade of oil to use in an sc12??

and the prize..............RESPECT

Lucas

[Kebin]

A very thin oil?!

I used castrol syntrans last time if my memory serves right. Its 75w/85

[Hen]

Long answer.
Have a search around, it's been discussed before, but the options from memory are:
Toyota genuine = expensive
Holden SC oil = probably the same and much cheaper
Vrey light engine oil (0W or 5W or so) = cheaper again and probably just as good.

Short answer.
Use whatever the hell you have available. It just lubes a couple of gears. I know many SCs that have run for years without oil being changed/checked.

Hen

EDIT - Too slow

[infotechplus]

Todays competition is...........

The first person to answer what grade of oil to use in an sc12??

and the prize..............RESPECT

Lucas

Here it is:

Toyota Part No for SC12 Supercharger oil:

08885-80108

50ml

Cheers,

Peter

Thanks to chucklandwehr

[Kebin]

EDIT - Too slow

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[Mr Revhead]

its NOT engine oil
its a gear oil
and the toyota stuff is only $20-30 to fill it and that will last years

[Vios-GT_07]

A very thin oil?!

I used castrol syntrans last time if my memory serves right. Its 75w/85

that doesn't sound too thin...

this's been wat's bothering me for a while now... there's a lot of mixed reactions and opinions about what goes in there... what exactly is the toyota's oil for the SC12? it doesn't seem to make much difference what oil is used and makes the same whining regardless...

[Kebin]

yeh its been a bit of a debate in the past. I just used "the next best thing"..... it was synthetic, and it worked. haven't had any worries...... yet?

EDIT: Actually i think i used castrol syntrax 75w-90... hmmmmm

[old_mr2]

smells like lanolin. I toppped mine up just the other day, as i saw it was half empty on the dipstick, with 5-40w mobil. Make sure you have a big syringe and some 4-5mm tube to get it down in there.

[IN 05 NT]

yeh its been a bit of a debate in the past. I just used "the next best thing"..... it was synthetic, and it worked. haven't had any worries...... yet?

EDIT: Actually i think i used castrol syntrax 75w-90... hmmmmm

well if its suposed to be a THIN oil....what your using is basically THICK DIFF/BOX OIL....

[mic*]

Ive used Toyota, Holden & just plain manual trans oil.

Makes no noticable difference to anything...

Hen, Too slow??? Nah, just takes a few seconds longer to type a good answer.

[fixeruperer]

i used holden roots supercharger oil cant remeber part number if u really wont it ill get it.
it has a lil nossle you open up stik down dipstik tube and squeeeeeeeeze.

[Kebin]

well if its suposed to be a THIN oil....what your using is basically THICK DIFF/BOX OIL....

Its a gear oil. A supercharger has gears in it. Correct me if im wrong.

[old_mr2]

your statement is not wrong. However, The factory stuff is thin.

[Kebin]

Correct yes the factory stuff is thin but not readily available at an acceptable price.
A quick search on the twincam forums shows all the oils mentioned in this thread are commonly used.
http://www.twincam.info/index.php?sh...52&hl=sc12+oil
http://www.twincam.org/forums/index....c=9707&hl=sc12