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      06-16-2020, 06:17 AM   #1
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This oil was recommended by a very good Indy shop that I've been using.
Has anyone else used this oil and if so, thoughts on it?
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I think 0-W30 is the recommended oil for the S55?
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This oil was recommended by a very good Indy shop that I've been using.
Has anyone else used this oil and if so, thoughts on it?
I have been using this for 3 years and 8 oil changes. My mechanic is an engineer and former Ferrari crew chief and he recommended it. If you read the technical testing it appears that this oil is much less likely to break down during track use.
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I have been using this for 3 years and 8 oil changes. My mechanic is an engineer and former Ferrari crew chief and he recommended it. If you read the technical testing it appears that this oil is much less likely to break down during track use.
I also use this oil in the 5w40 weight.

Do you guys use the X-Clean or X-Cess variant?
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I also use this oil in the 5w40 weight.

Do you guys use the X-Clean or X-Cess variant?
Don’t think so
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I think 0-W30 is the recommended oil for the S55?
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f...ine/1VnYpiUbyG

The n55 and S55 can use any LL01 approved oil so: 0w30, 5w30, 0w40, and 5w40 are all acceptable.


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I also use this oil in the 5w40 weight.

Do you guys use the X-Clean or X-Cess variant?
IIRC X-cess used to be alot better then they changed the formulation and now it isn't as good, bob is the oil guy is where you want to go for oil info. But I prefer XMAX 0w40. Otherwise I am currently looking at other LL01 suitable oil types preferably in the group 4 class, but im not sure if this is a thing to have both LL01 and be a fully group 4 oil.

I know ams oil has some good stuff in their euro 5w40 and redline has some group 3/group 4 mixed oils that are LL01 but not fully a group 4.
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Would the oil change intervals be the same as factory with this oil? 8-10K miles?
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Here are my results with this oil... I do my changes insanely early. These labs were good but I moved to redline to see if I can get one a bit better.
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Would the oil change intervals be the same as factory with this oil? 8-10K miles?
With any ll01 approved oil he answer should be yes, hence why it's ll01.
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