What is everyone using for turbo oil?
Thanks in advance,
Eli
Thanks in advance,
Eli
What Turbo Oil???
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jskattum606
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mobile 1 0w-40 full SYN
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lightening800
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ditto, no problems with it with many miles.
Polaris VES Gold. 3000 miles with no issues.
for the turbo itself?
Any sythetic 0w40 would porbably be fine.
5w40 would work if you let your sled/oil warm up before getting on it hard.
5w40 would work if you let your sled/oil warm up before getting on it hard.
Just like you said, what do you know...
DO NOT use interceptor in the turbo. Interceptor is a 2 stroke oil designed to be BURNED.
Hopefully most people know that. Turbo oil is not the same oil the motor uses on a 2-stroke sled.
In their kits last year Boondockers recomended using 2 stroke oil. I ran Klotz synthetic with no issues and that way only carry one oil in the trailer.
Bingo ^^^^ What he said.
Really?
Any clue the justification in that? Makes zero sense to me.
Lubricating the top end during the combustion process is only one function of the two stroke oil in your sled. It also lubes main bearings, oil/water pump shaft bearings etc without being burned just like it does the turbo bearings. We use Arctic Cat APV oil in our turbo oil tanks per our turbo kit builders recommend.
As I understand, 2 stroke oil really doesn't burn, it lubricates, hence several turbos surviving with it!
Yeah, I get that there is more to 2-stroke oil than the combustion, with lubrication, etc. It just doesn't make sense to me to why it would be used for turbo lubrication over a convention 4-stroke style oil. Most turbos are designed to run off the sump oil on a regular/4-stroke design. I would think there is better lubrication from those oils.
What are the benefits of 2-stroke oil in turbo lubrication over a convention 4-stroke oil (0w40, 5w40, etc)?
What are the benefits of 2-stroke oil in turbo lubrication over a convention 4-stroke oil (0w40, 5w40, etc)?
Cars use a plain bearing crank and rely on the oil film on the crank bearings, its just easier for them to use existing oil from the engine,, MY snowmobile has roller bearings on the crank just like the bearings in my turbo,,, I think I'll stick with amsoil!!!
I'm no oil guru but Jarod stated to me that part of the reason is 2 stroke snowmobile oil is also designed to flow at extremly cold temps when I questioned him about it last year.
