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Best motor oil for 2.4 MFI
Whats the best motor oil to use in a 72 2.4 MFI engine. ??
General condition is good running order, no smoke, leaks or rattles. First time post. This forum is great
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I used castrol 20w50 in mine, no issues
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I second castrol 20w/50, stay away from synthetic unless you LIKE oil leaks
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Mobil One 20/50 for my 2.4 with MFI...no leaks. But hey, nothing wrong with Dino Oil...I ran Valvoline for years with no problems.
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Also 20-50w Castrol.....Oil Temps rarely get over 210 in my cool climate...
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I like Kendall 10/30 but it is hard to find.
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I use Mobil-1 20-50 Extended life and the leaks that I had with last year's Mobil-1 went away.
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Thanks for the replies all. Looks like Castrol will be the G.O. Been using Castrol in VW motors for years now with no problemos.
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Valvoline VR1 20W50.
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1964 Other T3 Karmann Ghia 72 Porsche 2.4 MFI
1969 Porsche 911E 2.0 E
