What oil "type" and "brand" do you use?

[— Malibu Q —]

Speaking of HLAs
On my last service I changed the timing belt and cam seals amongst other things and decided to clean out the HLAs.
My lifters didn't tick, but I'd heard it becomes a problem as the motor gets older.
I read somewhere (Mnet maybe) that cleaning them out stops the dreaded tick.
When I pulled them apart they had a horrible black sludge inside them.
Cleaned them with solvent degreaser, brake cleaner, then assembled them with fresh oil.
They ticked like crazy for ten minutes or so but then came right.
Here's a pic of the top off the motor as it was going back together, showing the gold colour, which I think is okay for 135,000kms (84,000 miles).

[sss1987]

Fuchs Titan Gt1 5w 40 Fully Synth

[ADOBOMiata]

Speaking of HLAs
On my last service I changed the timing belt and cam seals amongst other things and decided to clean out the HLAs.
My lifters didn't tick, but I'd heard it becomes a problem as the motor gets older.
I read somewhere (Mnet maybe) that cleaning them out stops the dreaded tick.
When I pulled them apart they had a horrible black sludge inside them.
Cleaned them with solvent degreaser, brake cleaner, then assembled them with fresh oil.
They ticked like crazy for ten minutes or so but then came right.
Here's a pic of the top off the motor as it was going back together, showing the gold colour, which I think is okay for 135,000kms (84,000 miles).

I used Rotella T6 5w 40 to cure my ticking problems on my 1.6. I am currently using the same oil for my 1.8 turbo.

[—Martin—]

My car is quiet with fresh oil. After a few thousand miles it starts ticking. So, my car tells me when she needs her oil changed

[crispher]

Just changed the oil on mine using Rotella T6. I've tried the Amsoil before but its expensive.

[ADOBOMiata]

Just changed the oil on mine using Rotella T6. I've tried the Amsoil before but its expensive.

Rotella t6 is awesome