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I was actually going to suggest that... J

This is all I am going by tbh...... I also dont know how they can assess the quality of the oil coming out of an engine without a laboratory and testing gear. It is irrelevant what it looks like imo....it can be golden but might have lost the best of its lubrication capability. And FYI...

True bud, at the end of the day it is a Clio but to fix it, it costs as much as a BMW tbh. Kinda breaks away from other hot hatches (a ford for example that I would typically run with pish as lubricant) in that respect. J

It is indeed but not for me, ends up at 50 with delivery to NI. I dont mind 73 every 6 months......I drive the car very hard and dont know how hard a past it has had. Also, the dephaser wasnt done with the belts so any steps I can take to prevent it becoming an issue will be cheaper in the...

If you go by manufacturers recommendations, you are on crack IMO. I bet they are based on Gurtrude coasting round at 1500 rpm. J

Of course matey.......my wee service package arrived promptly as usual from NW Performance yesterday.......along with a lambda sensor :D J

FYI everyone, Valvolene synpower is only 33 quid for those of you on the mainland from ECP with a voucher code. Just enter WEEKEND1 at the checkout and get 20% off oil. Doesnt help me with a 17 quid delivery charge so I am happy enough even though I spent a fortune. This is only my second...

S E V E N T Y T H R E E P O U N D S F U C K M Y A S S :| J

Best oil for my budget is chip pan oil......ergo, thats a s**t comment. Quality of oil should not be dictated by budget, more by driving style. I rag therefore i pay J

Not for 5 litres its not.... Its about 60 (in NI of course, i.e. Opie robs me for delivery so no point.....)

Thats all you needed to say....lol...... Right.....off to bend over at local Silkolene dealer. :D J

So yeah, last service I bobbed in the commonly recommended Silkolene/Fuch(k)s 5/40 oil.......nearly shat myself when buying it so that led to me looking for alternatives. What are everyone's thoughts on Valvoline Engine Oil? In particular, Synpower Fully-Synthetic 5W40 Engine Oil. Its down...

My old Civic lost No:5 main........ :( Sounded like that Again, sump aff......that was what led me to diagnose the civic prior to strip down. J

Yeah......I like my Ktec ALOT. Never heard a Yoz though........ J

1. what? 2. there is a "wanted" section for, well.....wanted items. 3. what city? 4. cyl-in-der head 5. hi and welcome, someone will help you im sure. I'm just being an arse :D J

Aww fug man......hope its a "non-big-end" issue :( J

LOL. Straight in there Fred. J

Can i use my RSTuner live data logging to see if my Lambda is producing funky signals? Does it have specific values that it should sit between? i.e. if i do a normal run to work tomorrow and look at the results, could i see if it is out of spec? J

OH MY SHEEIT! I tried to get the cat off last night to swap the Lambda sensors......never in my life have I worked on something so awkard......JAYSUS. That made replacing the turbo on our E91 BMW seem EASY. And it was NOT! Such a fiddly crock of dick. Anyway, gave up and just put it...

Me too...

A quick one for the tech heads, Henk too if he's about....could the lambda sensor be contributing to my apparent knock signal spike? I always thought the lambda was only used at idle or part throttle and not WOT? J

Hmm, so is it just an unplugging/swapping job mate or do i actually have to remove the wee ballixes and swap them? EDIT: Thats actually the THICKEST question I have ever EVER asked.....lol. OF COURSE THEY NEED SWAPPED. J

Ach wanky pants....... J

And i smelt petrol this morning..... :S

Right, scratch my previous comments about Fred's 65mph test.....did it this morning on a lovely empty motorway and got about 36 mpg. Has to be the lambda then :( J

Ach shite....the minute i saw your post I remembered your text about last sunday.....that i forgot to reply to :( I was away anyway man, sorry for not letting you know Ill try that tomorrow.....I expect it to be a complete **** of a job J

That was definately me too matey, I would drive it spiritedly occasionally but only about 10% of the time. My averageused to be 36 but all of a sudden it has plummeted for no reason. :( Is there an actual test (with numbers, buttons and wires) that we can do to check the upstream lambda? A J

IIRC @ 65mph we should be seeing about 45mpg......I think Fred said something like that.

I know! Its utter ****. lol I wish man. Im sure this thing was rolling out 36 or so not that long ago. wtf like J

....it! So I did the 65mph test that Fred mentioned a while ago and it did sit at around 40mpg. But daily driving I am getting from 15.6 to 22mpg. Have noted car being slightly more wankery lately. You know......hesitations at 2k and 4k.....all goes once warm. Thoughts? (and...