Ok... so new car tracks hours not miles, when to change oil? Switch to synthetics?
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Ok... so new car tracks hours not miles, when to change oil? Switch to synthetics?
Panoz track car gets the oil changed monthly w/ castrol regular 10w30. I'm wondering how I should go about changing the oil being that the car will be tracked 5-10x a year.
Also... I was considering a full trans/dif/motor swap to sythetics. In my Z06 I change the oil ever 3-4 HPDEs and the trans/diff annually.
Opinions?
Swapping to synthetics is ok right? If I remember it's an old wives tale that everything will start to leak etc. I think mobil 1's website addressees this but of course they're trying to sell oil.
Also... I was considering a full trans/dif/motor swap to sythetics. In my Z06 I change the oil ever 3-4 HPDEs and the trans/diff annually.
Opinions?
Swapping to synthetics is ok right? If I remember it's an old wives tale that everything will start to leak etc. I think mobil 1's website addressees this but of course they're trying to sell oil.
11-01-2007, 01:12 AM
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Panoz track car gets the oil changed monthly w/ castrol regular 10w30. I'm wondering how I should go about changing the oil being that the car will be tracked 5-10x a year.
Also... I was considering a full trans/dif/motor swap to sythetics. In my Z06 I change the oil ever 3-4 HPDEs and the trans/diff annually.
Opinions?
Swapping to synthetics is ok right? If I remember it's an old wives tale that everything will start to leak etc. I think mobil 1's website addressees this but of course they're trying to sell oil.
Also... I was considering a full trans/dif/motor swap to sythetics. In my Z06 I change the oil ever 3-4 HPDEs and the trans/diff annually.
Opinions?
Swapping to synthetics is ok right? If I remember it's an old wives tale that everything will start to leak etc. I think mobil 1's website addressees this but of course they're trying to sell oil.
I put Mobil1 into my diff.......diff side plate started leaking soon after.
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11-01-2007, 07:01 AM
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test it why guess? My testing tells me 2500 track miles before changing on my car with my temps. Also it will depend how much you add between changes.
11-01-2007, 08:01 AM
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I never believed that was possible. It doesn't make sense. Hogwash.
nfw Then I had a 92 5.0. I put synthetic in it. The rear seal started to leak. I replaced the seal. The new one leaked. I had about given up trying to fix it when I remembered the 'ol tale. I put dino oil back in and in a couple of weeks, the leak stopped. I'm now a believer.My GTRA currently has a small rear seal leak. I suspect that Panoz was running synthetic in it. By the looks of the oil there's no way they changed it monthly. I'm going to give it a couple of changes with dino oil and see how the leak is before I replace the seal.
The trans will need GM or Penzoil Syncromesh fluid. Penzoil makes Syncromesh for GM so buy the Pennzoil and save $6 a quart. You'll need 2.75 qts.
If I were me, I'd keep about the same schedule you had on the Vette. Change the oil after 6 months or 3 track events. Change the tranny and diff once a year.
11-01-2007, 09:22 AM
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I never believed that was possible. It doesn't make sense. Hogwash. nfw Then I had a 92 5.0. I put synthetic in it. The rear seal started to leak. I replaced the seal. The new one leaked. I had about given up trying to fix it when I remembered the 'ol tale. I put dino oil back in and in a couple of weeks, the leak stopped. I'm now a believer.
My GTRA currently has a small rear seal leak. I suspect that Panoz was running synthetic in it. By the looks of the oil there's no way they changed it monthly. I'm going to give it a couple of changes with dino oil and see how the leak is before I replace the seal.
The trans will need GM or Penzoil Syncromesh fluid. Penzoil makes Syncromesh for GM so buy the Pennzoil and save $6 a quart. You'll need 2.75 qts.
If I were me, I'd keep about the same schedule you had on the Vette. Change the oil after 6 months or 3 track events. Change the tranny and diff once a year.
nfw Then I had a 92 5.0. I put synthetic in it. The rear seal started to leak. I replaced the seal. The new one leaked. I had about given up trying to fix it when I remembered the 'ol tale. I put dino oil back in and in a couple of weeks, the leak stopped. I'm now a believer.My GTRA currently has a small rear seal leak. I suspect that Panoz was running synthetic in it. By the looks of the oil there's no way they changed it monthly. I'm going to give it a couple of changes with dino oil and see how the leak is before I replace the seal.
The trans will need GM or Penzoil Syncromesh fluid. Penzoil makes Syncromesh for GM so buy the Pennzoil and save $6 a quart. You'll need 2.75 qts.
If I were me, I'd keep about the same schedule you had on the Vette. Change the oil after 6 months or 3 track events. Change the tranny and diff once a year.
Hayes told us the cars got monthly oil changes w/ castrol 10w30 dino oil... castrol was a sponsor of the school.Does the trans and diff have drain/fill plugs like the Corvettes? Or do you hae to remove the diff cover to drain, then fill in the top?
11-01-2007, 09:47 AM
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One obvious difference that you seem to have overlooked. You are now running FORD CRAP so you shouldn't expect it to perform like a Chevy!
Sorry man, I just had to say it
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11-01-2007, 10:48 AM
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Trans has plugs similar to the Vette. The diff is even easier. There's a drain plug on the bottom. There's a hole in the side to check the fluid level and there's a plug in the top to fill. There's enough room to just dump the fluid into the top fill hole.
11-01-2007, 01:08 PM
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^ Great... thanks for the info... what trans/dif fluids are you running? The car should be delivered mid next week so I can look it over.