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What oil to use in a modified pinto
greavesy7 - 12/1/13 at 11:20 AM

I have a modified pinto engine in my kit car what oil do people recommend

I've heard a lot of people talking about valveline 20/50 is it really what's best for the engine

Oddified - 12/1/13 at 12:13 PM

They do like Valvoline vr1 20/50.

Ian

perksy - 12/1/13 at 01:47 PM

Another vote for Valvoline
It might not be cheap but you get what you pay for with engine oil

Bare - 12/1/13 at 08:35 PM

Most Any oil is of a few generations further advanced than what that Geriatric engine was penned for :-)

alladdin - 12/1/13 at 09:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Bare
Most Any oil is of a few generations further advanced than what that Geriatric engine was penned for :-)


that can present a problem as modern oils can be too thin for older engines that were built to lesser tolerances.

nick205 - 13/1/13 at 12:45 AM

Unless its heavily modified and used very hard I'd use a good branded oil to Ford's original rating with regular oil and filter changes....3k miles.

redturner - 14/1/13 at 12:11 PM

Fill it with Castrol GTX, it will be absolutely fine..........