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July 12, 2009, 05:13:12 am

catlin_cava

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Royal Purple?
« on: July 12, 2009, 05:13:12 am »
I was wondering if Royal Purple is wortth the money? its to go into a 2.0L Gasser. 213000km on the motor with a knock
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Catlin

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Reply #1July 13, 2009, 05:42:54 pm

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Re: Royal Purple?
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2009, 05:42:54 pm »
They swear by it in high mileage Muscles :)
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Reply #2July 13, 2009, 05:46:13 pm

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Re: Royal Purple?
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2009, 05:46:13 pm »
213XXX and its got a knock and I need this pour thing to survive 70,000KM a year  :o
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Catlin

2012 VW Golf 2.5 5speed Deep Black Pearl
1999.5 VW Jetta TDI Bosch .216mm injectors and Malone stage 2, soon 11mm pump and vnt 22(parked for the winter)
2010 VW Golf City 2.0L "Hers"
Reply #3July 13, 2009, 05:49:43 pm

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Re: Royal Purple?
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2009, 05:49:43 pm »
you want a 2L to be reliable when you push it to 70k a year? I don't think so lol. only a 1.6 N/a will hold up to that! LOL
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Reply #4July 13, 2009, 09:03:32 pm

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Re: Royal Purple?
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2009, 09:03:32 pm »
Figure out why she's knocking and she'll be more likely to make your 70k a year...
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Reply #5July 13, 2009, 09:29:22 pm

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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2009, 09:29:22 pm »
Quote from: Turbinepowered on July 13, 2009, 09:03:32 pm
Figure out why she's knocking and she'll be more likely to make your 70k a year...

My Dad's '86 golf 1.8L has had a knock for the last 5-6 years, when it first started a good rev would make it stop. After a while that didn't work so he got new lifters (hyd), that didn't fix it so new rod bearings but that didn't do the trick either. It hasn't got any worse since then but it sounds pretty bad, we're thinkin' it must be wrist pit/upper rod slop. It's been probly 30,000 miles like that.
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Reply #6July 14, 2009, 06:52:46 am

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« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2009, 06:52:46 am »
i'm guessing its a valve since its coming from the top of the motor,
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Reply #7July 14, 2009, 06:54:46 am

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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2009, 06:54:46 am »
Quote from: 8v-of-fury on July 13, 2009, 05:49:43 pm
you want a 2L to be reliable when you push it to 70k a year? I don't think so lol. only a 1.6 N/a will hold up to that! LOL

If i can get a hyundai 1.8L to survive 50K in 6 months before blowing the head (never did an oil change) i can make a 2.0L last with a regular oil change
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2012 VW Golf 2.5 5speed Deep Black Pearl
1999.5 VW Jetta TDI Bosch .216mm injectors and Malone stage 2, soon 11mm pump and vnt 22(parked for the winter)
2010 VW Golf City 2.0L "Hers"
Reply #8July 16, 2009, 09:01:42 pm

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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2009, 09:01:42 pm »
I found this on a website while researching what oil to put in my brother's 2004 Mini Cooper S Works Edition. It sold me on it, and he says the car runs smoother and accelerates better than before:

http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf

takes a while to down load.

I'm not sure if it will help a rod knock though....
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Reply #9July 17, 2009, 06:36:12 pm

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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2009, 06:36:12 pm »
i've heard that one of the main reasons royal purple gets better mileage is because its viscosity breaks down quickly...  but i don't know.  you can't really argue with those results, but i wonder why they left amsoil out???  i'd also like to see lubro moly or liqui moly...

i'd sure like my engine to be micro polished  :D

http://www.enhancedsyntheticoil.com/Royal_Purple_vs_AMSOIL.htm some good info here too
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