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Title: track day motorsport oil
Post by: omega2018 on 26 February 2016, 20:30:28

i know this is aimed at track day events but is this stuff suitable for our cars as a general oil? if not why not?

something like this http://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil/halfords-5w50-fully-synthetic-track-day-oil-5l (http://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil/halfords-5w50-fully-synthetic-track-day-oil-5l)

Title: Re: track day motorsport oil
Post by: Nick W on 26 February 2016, 20:35:27

As there is nothing mentioned about what makes it trackday oil(whatever that might be) I detect the hand of a marketing department with their sights set on the gullible.

Title: Re: track day motorsport oil
Post by: Kevin Wood on 26 February 2016, 20:38:28

Yep, a wide viscosity range like that suggests it contains a lot of VI modifiers which is the last thing you'd want on track, I'd have thought.

Just an unpopular grade they can't shift, so get marketing to sex it up. ;D

Title: Re: track day motorsport oil
Post by: biggriffin on 26 February 2016, 21:10:39

 reads a bit further"sorry product unavailable"  :o

Title: Re: track day motorsport oil
Post by: chrisio on 26 February 2016, 21:22:07

Quote from: biggriffin on 26 February 2016, 21:10:39

reads a bit further"sorry product unavailable"  :o

That just means its out of stock everywhere (shops and distro centres)  normally because its a discontinued line.

Title: Re: track day motorsport oil
Post by: omega2018 on 27 February 2016, 01:45:44

there's some on ebay, £12 / 5l - 322015123330

i think the track day bit must be the unusually high viscosity range ,  50 better at high temps perhaps.

Title: Re: track day motorsport oil
Post by: dbug on 28 February 2016, 01:14:30

Expensive snake oil ;)

Title: Re: track day motorsport oil
Post by: omega2018 on 28 February 2016, 01:17:24

£12 seemed quite cheap for 5l fully syn