# Great read on proper oil selection for turbochargers..

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [June 26, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/great-read-on-proper-oil-selection-for-turbochargers/259106 "2011-06-26T01:04:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/great-read-on-proper-oil-selection-for-turbochargers/259106/6 "2011-06-26T06:41:08Z")

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> [@Who all is moving?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-all-is-moving/43364/33):
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> I’m using Mobil 1 because that’s what the manufacturer recommends plus my Evo is very lightly modded.

The manufacturer recommending that is just all a marketing deal between the two manufactures. If it were mine, I’d have one of the oils that FP suggested in it. No need for a heavier weight though (VR1 10W30 would be my choice).

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