Alternative oil

[oreA]

Whilst ECP have half price oil in the Black Friday Sale, is it worth getting some non-Elf alternative for an interim change?

5 litres of Gulf 5w40 for £13 delivered.....

Views welcome

 

[imprezaworks]

Thats a bargain lol

 

[flebay]

Whilst ECP have half price oil in the Black Friday Sale, is it worth getting some non-Elf alternative for an interim change?

5 litres of Gulf 5w40 for £13 delivered.....

Views welcome

Any 5w40 branded oil is good enough for the clio the elf is nothing special

 

[imprezaworks]

Except at xmas

 

[hipwell]

As long as it's fully synth I'd use it at that price. Gutted I've just done a service with elf at double the cost lol

 

[oreA]

Get some for next time, discount code oil50!

 

[bloke]

it's on the normal friday special.

 

[Feirny]

it's on the normal friday special.

Not at those prices it's not. That's mega cheap.

 

[bloke]

Not at those prices it's not. That's mega cheap.

didn't ask the price on it, very rare i get oil from them. how much do they have it for on the site?

 

[Feirny]

didn't ask the price on it, very rare i get oil from them. how much do they have it for on the site?

Usually £25-30. Have a quick browse, the TripleQX stuff is mega cheap and actually quite decent stuff.

 

[bloke]

Usually £25-30. Have a quick browse, the TripleQX stuff is mega cheap and actually quite decent stuff.

will of probably been around £13-15 then on friday special, might check tomorrow. had the petronas a few times when it's been on friday special, been a bargain.

 

[Alb.]

Shell helix ultra at ECP is good stuff and cheap

 

[K_McDermott]

As said above think the shell helix is £25 for 5L pretty cheap


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[hipwell]

I only paid 30 quid for elf with genuine Renault filter and sump washer which I didn't think was too bad to be honest.

I know its Renault reccomended but is the elf evo even fully symthetic? Doesjt actually say on the tin.

 

[oreA]

I also got genuine oil/filter/sump washer for £30, but was just thinking of swapping the oil out for an early change. With my car on 100k+ miles I wondered if more frequent than recommended oil changes would be beneficial, particularly with the car being ragged on track. Or is this unnecessary & overly cautious?

I've read changing the filter isn't as important and actually works better with a bit of age to it (not ancient though 🙈).

 

[flebay]

I also got genuine oil/filter/sump washer for £30, but was just thinking of swapping the oil out for an early change. With my car on 100k+ miles I wondered if more frequent than recommended oil changes would be beneficial, particularly with the car being ragged on track. Or is this unnecessary & overly cautious?

I've read changing the filter isn't as important and actually works better with a bit of age to it (not ancient though 🙈).

In a way, the oil filters out smaller particles as the holes become blocked,the same applies for air filters.

 

[Iain C]

i just got the elf, filter and sump plug combo too. 30 quid is cheep tho. I change the oil every 3-4k so not too bothered on oil type as long as its Renault approved.

 

[Bunta]

The gulf oil will probably be better than elf if its fully synthetic, the elf oil is not fully synthetic

 

[mikekean]

Might be worth trying your Renault dealers, my dealer sell's Motrio and Total very cheap. Last oil i bought was Total 5w40 Fully synthetic, 20L for £38!

 

[MrBlonde]

Anyone been using this oil?.ive been using it for a while from ECP.

Best oil to get from ECP is Gulf or Shell do you think?.