Will castrol GTD magnetec work in my 172??

[carrmrc96]

I just went out and bought some Castrol GTD Magnetec 5W40 oil for my 172 Ph2, but on the bottle it says its for diesel engines but I thougth it wouldnt matter becuause its the same grade. Does anyone know if this will run ok before I fill it up?

 

[kully]

I just went out and bought some Castrol GTD Magnetec 5W40 oil for my 172 Ph2, but on the bottle it says its for diesel engines but I thougth it wouldnt matter becuause its the same grade. Does anyone know if this will run ok before I fill it up?

no because it's for diesels , believe the petrol ones is the gtx stuff ?

 

[carrmrc96]

if you go on the castrol website, they dont make any 5W40 oil for petrol, only the diesel GTD stuff. u know if duckhams oil is any good?

 

[kully]

i personally recommend silkolene oil

 

[Mike_182]

Yozzasport recommended the stuff Renault use - Elf Excellium - to me.

 

[carrmrc96]

How bout the Castrol edge sport 0W40 oil? supposed 2 b good I heard as well.

 

[kully]

defo alot of good oils out there mate ..... all about the same

 

[G_F]

How bout the Castrol edge sport 0W40 oil? supposed 2 b good I heard as well.

Yozzasport recommended the stuff Renault use - Elf Excellium - to me.

i personally recommend silkolene oil

All good oils ^^ and will come down to preference in the end. Magnetic stuff is mineral based, totaly s**t. Road posts by oilman to and a few Wiki's to understand more, essential reading for car owners imo

 

[Fred@BTM]

there's a clue in there somewhere

GTD is for a DIESEL car, your car is PETROL

i hope you have the receipt, castrol always seems to make F4R engines more tappety

 

[pip.]

Try Miller's mate.

 

[Mac]

Oilman recommended Silkolene Pro-S 5w40 for my Mk2 172

Mixture of road and track driving

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/performance_lubricants/silkolene.aspx

 

[bmh.01]

Don't bother with magnatec full stop, made mine sound like a skeleton having a w**k in a biscuit tin.

 

[Jim NM]

I like valvoline, used it for years... Millers has a good write up though.

You cannot beat 100% synthethic whatever the brand. IMO

 

[Paul J]

Diesle oils are different dispite the same grade (Viscocity). They have much higher levels of detergent due to the sooting of Diesel engines.

 

[Stu Blue 182]

What's the feeling on Mobil 1 0/40?

 

[Paul J]

^ Very good Oil. A proper synthetic.

 

[Peperami]

Halfords 5w30