Goldie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Hi all, possibly a daft question however I wondered if and what additional maintenance/upkeep should be made on a forged engine to keep her sweet. Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Goldie said: Hi all, possibly a daft question however I wondered if and what additional maintenance/upkeep should be made on a forged engine to keep her sweet. Thank you There are no daft questions mate! Wouldn't say there was any special maintenance because an engine is forged, it's more the power level and how it's driven that will reduce service intervals. Most track cars get an oil and filter change after each track day due to the nature of the driving. If it's sensible power output and mixed street driving then the normal change intervals should be fine. If you wanted to be safer then reduce the oil service interval to 2k miles. Always use quality fully synthetic oil of the correct grade and a quality oil filter. Avoid separate oil additives and oil flushes, imho they aren't necessary as modern oils are excellent and have all the detergents and additives required already. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldie Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Thanks Claymore. As the car is new to me in the last month I'm going to change the filter, drain then put fresh oil in her and give her some fresh coolant for piece of mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, Goldie said: Thanks Claymore. As the car is new to me in the last month I'm going to change the filter, drain then put fresh oil in her and give her some fresh coolant for piece of mind. Probably best to change the gearbox oil as well. Unless there is a receipt for it being done recently, it's quite often overlooked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I do oil and filter after every track day or every 2k as a rule of thumb. Cheers nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldie Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 A gearbox oil change is a great shout, thank you! And yes, I think every 2k miles sounds like a necessary amount. Cheers, Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzadude Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2k oil changes is a bit much unless you are driving the shit out off the car. My oil changes are every 6months with castrol edge. I do 20000kms a year but saying this I don't drive my car on most of the time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam44 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) Yep I run mobile 1 fully syn 5w40 threw winter and 10w40 in the months July to Oct (northwest UK), i change it every 6k miles or imediately after track action. I send off a sample to be tested while I filter and boil off the contaminants. If the tests come back good it goes back in after the other oil has done 6k. I'm not running a forged motor. I'm on modified high compression 4efe+t unit. Edited January 2, 2021 by Sam44 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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