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by **endless_punk** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:40 pm

Hey there, well I have recently bought a 20V Levin and it seems to be using a fair bit of oil. Its got Magnatec in it at the moment could that be the problem e.g being too thin??
What oil do you recommend I use when I get its next oil change.
Thanx alot guys

by **strap-on** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:52 am

do u know what grade of oil u are using? this gets asked HEAPS

i use 15/40 or even 20/40 and it STILL eats oil, not very much but enough, basically these engiens are bastards for it, thrashing from cold doesnt help either.

how many k's has it done?

by **Boost_4_Life** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 2:04 pm

meh mine uses oil like a hardcore stoner, i've got over it, just use 15w40. I did try 20w50, but it was too thick, creating problems with the lifters when cold

If you keep changing every 5000km or so you should be right.

Oh and hes right. Do NOT thrash from cold. shouldnt do this to any engine mind...

by **GTUWET** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:12 pm

i thrashed my old 4age from cold all the time and after 2 years i was sill waxing gt starlets haha. but seriously mine strtd using oil more thn usual and i found out i got a split piston ring(new car btw)

Altezza RS200-Z · by **Sanxta** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:47 pm

Common prob with 4AGE's.

15W40 good.

Just top it up every now and then unless it is ripping thru like half your oil in two weeks sorta thing . . .

by **Graphite** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:10 pm

my blacktop 20v came with fresh oil from the dealer at 99,000K's, its now done 109,000 and I changed the oil last weekend, the oil level was still on the full mark before i drained it out, have checked it about 4 times since i got the car and never had to top it up.

Am I just lucky or what?

It had cheap ole Castrol Protec 15w40 in it, I put in cheap ole Valvolene 15w40.

by **boyracer69** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:14 am

Nah, i rebuilt my blacktop engine a few months back, replaced rings blah blah, and i replace oil every 10,000k's, dont need to top up in that time. So maybe replace the rings, its cheap and easy to do and see what its like then.
Well yeah thats my 2 c worth :lol:

by **Boost_4_Life** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 10:47 am

Sanxta wrote:Common prob with 4AGE's.

Just top it up every now and then unless it is ripping thru like half your oil in two weeks sorta thing . . .

thats happened many times, only when being thrashed mind you. bloody thing :oops:

Altezza RS200-Z · by **Sanxta** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:53 am

boyracer69 wrote:So maybe replace the rings, its cheap and easy to do and see what its like then.
Well yeah thats my 2 c worth

Can I ask how much this costed you?

Also does replacing rings improve your engine performance a little if it is on highish KMs? (no money for rebuild :cry:

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by **Spannergal** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:57 am

have you tried a synthetic oil - they apparently last longer. but always change the oil sooner than toyota recommends anyway

by **strap-on** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 7:53 pm

nooooooo. synthetic oil is no good for 20v's too lite, well thats wat some people found, i myself use redline, but i use 20/40 just to even it up a little

by **endless_punk** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:09 pm

The oil is use is 15/40. No doubt you guys no bout Magnatec. It seems better now, when I last checked it it was just after my move from Hawkes Bay down to Welly. So I guess that explains a little bit why I went through a bit of oil. Now my new problem is I think I got a radiator leak :evil:

. Ahhh the joys of owning a car aye?? :roll:

Thanx for the help guys

by **boyracer69** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:43 am

Hmmm i havent worked out the cost for the rebuild for a few reasons. I got most of the parts at trade costs, through contacts which was a huge help!! secondly I did all the work with the big help of a mate so didnt pay any money for labour + time and thirdly i spent a lot more more than i needed due to modifications i did to the engine while it was in pieces. So due to this i cant tell you either if the rings made much of a difference to the performance as i had a massive gain with the mods i did. However before i did the rings the car would blow a large amount of smoke, and with the new rings theres dam all smoke.

by **GT 20Valve** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:37 pm

Hey man i wouldnt wory bout your problem mine does the same thing and so does most of the other people i know with levins mine has only done 120km but it still does it not bad but does do it!

by **wagn_man** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:40 pm

Hey bud, it just seems to be a common problem on 20V's, my bz carib does the same thing and its only got 98 k's but ive allways been using mobil 1 supersynthetic so maybe ile try what people on here have recommended and use 15w 40, good luck

by **4AGE 8U** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:49 pm

when i brought my bzg i never ever had any problems with burning oil, i thrashed it every day and nothing happened, i used the redline 10w40 and after i got my motor rebuilt i ran 5w30 and it's sweet

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