Need help from the experts!!

**Paul_Walker** · June 7th, 2005 09:19 PM

Hi guys, im just new here, just acquired my new lancer pizza 97' EL a month ago

My odo just hit the 65T km reading last week, so i decided to change my engine oil na, the truth is, i dont know anything about engine oils! so i ask some friends and they told me to use a fully synthethic oil coz my car is a bit old na daw.. so i just went into a handyman shop and bought a fully synthethic motor oil, Castrol Formula RS 10w50 to be exact.. i got it at 2.3K

problem ko lang, after the change, parang umingay yung makina during idling.. dati naman tahimik.. tapos during the ride, parang ang bigat ng andar at medyo "thick" ung feeling.. napansin ko rin medyo bumaba ung speed..

did i do something wrong? kung meron man reversible pa ba damage? baka tuluyan nang masira car ko.. ano ba dapat kong gawin? pls help!!! :praning: :praning:

**OTEP** · June 7th, 2005 09:36 PM

Try driving it for a while muna. Baka medyo paranoid ka lang since you're a bit of a newbie.

The Lancer's engine can get by even with fleet-type oil (yung pwede sa gas at diesel). I don't see any reason it will conk out on you just because you used the better stuff.

Though, I don't really see much point in using oils above OEM spec unless you regularly forget oil changes or you go racing.

**baiskee** · June 7th, 2005 09:43 PM

san ka ba nag pa oil change? DIY mo lang ba?

**Paul_Walker** · June 8th, 2005 07:45 PM

tks for the replies bros.

I really wished i had stick to the manufacturers recommended oil, unfortunately i dont have a car manual, the first owner had lost it in some way..

I had it change in one of the petron service shops here in QC, but i bought the oil and filter myself, bale service lang ung binayaran ko sa kanila.. they also added engine flush before draining the old oil..

as of now, mukhang palala na talaga performance ng engine ko, pag cold start, namamatay ung makina after starting, parang kinakapos, i need to rev it right after i started it para di mamatay, and during the first few meters parang kumakadyot ung car.. ung feeling nya pag umaandar e parang ang lapot ng rev ko.. oks ba ung 10w50 combi? i heard from other threads here na mataas daw ung viscosity ng 10w50.. im thinking of having it change to a lower viscosity.. if i do, will it do any harm on my machine? on the gaskets?

**Mojo** · June 8th, 2005 08:12 PM

para safe 20-50w gamit mo, at dapat di ka nagamit ng flush, pag ako sa situation mo, i drain ko yung 10-50w na oil, tas gumamit ng mineral na tig 120 ang liter.

malala pa kasi old ang engine mo, kaya ayun, medyo may clearances na, baka yung oil na malabnaw, kasi synthetic, binabasa nya plugs mo at nag mimiss fire na, kaya malakas ang kabog, at minsan namamatayan ka

**Paul_Walker** · June 8th, 2005 08:22 PM

tks mojo, i really think im going to do your advice (unless someone can come up with a better one..) , papalitan ko na lang ng oil.. dun sa mga merong owners manual dito ng lancer 97 EL, kindly advice kung anong oil and recommended para sa atin, plzzz... wala kasi akong owners manual...
tks in advance guys..