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Old 10-26-2007, 03:03 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dustylax View Post
What did lotus engineer that relates to the engine/oil ? Do they buy and assemble toyota engines and change specs ?

i just dont believe everything i hear or read. unless lotus is assembling the 2zz to their own standards i wouldnt believe anything about what recommended oil to use unless it came from the mouth's of a toyota engineer.
They don't really say there's some particular reason others won't work, just that the Havoline 5w-40 is the only one they've bothered to test under expected conditions for US cars and therefore endorse. I'd be very surprised if anyone from Lotus would say an 0w-40 would be problematic, but they don't explicitly recommend it either.
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