MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: berg on August 28, 2012, 11:28:15 am
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As above, I have Castrol 5W/30 in at the moment but wanted to try the Millers Nanodrive. Can I top up with 5W/30 Millers or is it not advisable to mix different brands even if meet VW504 spec etc?
Thanks.
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mixing brands when topping up is perfectly fine, as long as they are both of the same type i.e. fully synthetic :happy2:
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Isn't nanodrive that new one that's supposed to up your bhp?? If so surely it wouldn't give any of the benefits just mixing it in with normal oil.
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Isn't nanodrive that new one that's supposed to up your bhp??
....Really? :surprised: How does an oil up bhp? :surprised:
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Isn't nanodrive that new one that's supposed to up your bhp??
....Really? :surprised: How does an oil up bhp? :surprised:
Decreasing friction between engine components.
Porsche demonstrated similar results to what Millers are claiming on their Cayenne models by using low friction oils in a study a few years ago.
vRSAlex swears by Millers CFS, says it even reduced his cam follower wear.
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I don't know but reading this seems to suggest the same thing http://www.millersoils.co.uk/nanodrive.asp (http://www.millersoils.co.uk/nanodrive.asp)
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Isn't nanodrive that new one that's supposed to up your bhp??
....Really? :surprised: How does an oil up bhp? :surprised:
Decreasing friction between engine components.
Porsche demonstrated similar results to what Millers are claiming on their Cayenne models by using low friction oils in a study a few years ago.
vRSAlex swears by Millers CFS, says it even reduced his cam follower wear.
....Thanks, sub :happy2: I'm glad I challenged it.
Hmm, sounds good stuff - Is Millers Nanodrive oil much more expensive?
What attracts my interest is its claimed maintenance benefits rather than the extra bhp.
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In the millers oils app guide they don't seem to offer 5w/30, only 5w/40
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When I spoke to Alex, he said a tuned car tends to work harder than OEM spec so 5W-30 isn't enough but 5W-40 is best.
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When I spoke to Alex, he said a tuned car tends to work harder than OEM spec so 5W-30 isn't enough but 5W-40 is best.
Cheers for that, will get some of this and give it a try for next oil service in another 2k (change it every 6k which is once per year!).
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Methinks that, subject to JKM's advice, it'll be 5W-40 Millers Nanodrive for me next oil change. I change oil every 10k miles. (Stage 2 K03)
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yup, i was going to try and switch over to it, opie oils has it at just over £60.00 for 4 litres so yes it is more expensive than the others but if it is genuinely superior would pay it
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How would I know which oil (5W-30 or 5W-40) is best for the engine in my Stage 1 Eddy?
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I'm the same and use 5W-40 at the advice of alex.
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^^^^ thanks Stealth, most helpful. :happy2: