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Postby Ghost on Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:43 pm

right i have a 1.3 95 Lx, the haynes manual says to use 5w/50 to 10w/30 which is the best to use??

also can i put in thicker oil then stated???

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Postby Ghost on Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:15 pm

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Postby thehuzman on Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:46 pm

I would go for the lightest recommended oil. The 1.3 is hardly a performance unit, so go for the thin stuff for the slight increase in efficiency. If you are getting thicker oil to stop the rattling, wont really work needs the problem sorting not the symptom.
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Postby Ghost on Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:58 pm

alrite nice one, i got 5w 30 in at the mo, and ive just grinded the tappets, so the noise has gone, just needed to no the best option :D
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