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Originally Posted by TimMullen
It's been said many times, but here it is again...
Lotus is adament that ONLY 5w40 synthetic oil is to be used for street usage. 0w40, 10w 40, 0w50, etc. are not acceptable. Use other weight oils at your own risk...  |
Like Tim, I want to use the right stuff while under warranty. His quote bears repeating and so I am.
However it is increasingly difficult to find the right stuff. Previously I posted that Oil Changers will sell you oil to carry out. Havoline (Texaco) referred me to them in 2004. Since then two things have happened. Oil Changers refuses to sell oil for carry out, and Texaco got bought by Chevron. (I wonder if the formulation of the oil has changed materially and if Lotus still wants to recommend it as a result of the sale?)
A email from Havoline, now Chevron, points to a local(?) distributor in Watsonville, about an hours drive. Too far to drive to get oil. However the distributor is willing to stock our oil at Valley Oil in Mountain View. (650-967-2253) Cost is $35 a case.
Michael