Best engine oil for 172 Cup

[ed_172_cup]

am planning on getting some Silkolene Pro S 5W-40 for oil change, do ppl rate it and where is best/cheapest place to get it?

 

[Diesel_Power]

Im ordering some today after talking to the oilman.

Baa.

 

[ed_172_cup]

just checked the oilman website - 5 litres is £50...Opie Oils is cheaper

 

[Diesel_Power]

Oilman is opieoils.

 

[kully]

around 40 odd quid last time for the pro s stuff

 

[ed_172_cup]

Oilman is opieoils.

They have two seperate websites then...?

 

[Diesel_Power]

Oilman is the username of the opie oils rep on here. Sounds like you googled oilman and found somewhere unrelated. Im going with opie oils too. The Silkolene seems good stuff, not heard any grumbles or higher recommendations yet.

 

[Neil G]

Remember the complexity and delicate nature of the highly tuned French 2 litre engine and choose the oil accordingly

 

[Diesel_Power]

Delicate is just Renaults spin word for unreliable.

 

[stu-172]

Delicate? Is that French for S**tbox?

 

[Fred@BTM]

Remember the complexity and delicate nature of the highly tuned French 2 litre engine and choose the oil accordingly

LOL, that why mine gets 10W40 semi at £10 for 5L

 

[Gray]

Remember the complexity and delicate nature of the highly tuned French 2 litre engine and choose the oil accordingly

LOL, that why mine gets 10W40 semi at £10 for 5L

Snap lol :rasp:

Brought a barrel of Shell Helix oil got 3 changes out of it so far!!

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^ How much did it cost to bring it and where did you bring it from ?

 

[jaycc]

Oil + Oil filter + sump plug seal = £30 inc labour at Arnald Clark. Is it worth getting your hands dirty?

 

[Diesel_Power]

Oil + Oil filter + sump plug seal = £30 inc labour at Arnald Clark. Is it worth getting your hands dirty?

Yes, i doubt their staff work for free so can only assume its the quality of their products that suffer to get those prices.

 

[edde]

am planning on getting some Silkolene Pro S 5W-40 for oil change, do ppl rate it and where is best/cheapest place to get it?

Its a goiod enough oil its nothing amazing though particualy for the price.

Oil + Oil filter + sump plug seal = £30 inc labour at Arnald Clark. Is it worth getting your hands dirty?

Yes, i doubt their staff work for free so can only assume its the quality of their products that suffer to get those prices.

Bulk buying of oils gets the price right down you can get away with £20 oil and filter changes usualy with labour when you buy good bulk bought oils.

 

[Diesel_Power]

Its a goiod enough oil its nothing amazing though particualy for the price.

Oil + Oil filter + sump plug seal = £30 inc labour at Arnald Clark. Is it worth getting your hands dirty?

Yes, i doubt their staff work for free so can only assume its the quality of their products that suffer to get those prices.

Bulk buying of oils gets the price right down you can get away with £20 oil and filter changes usualy with labour when you buy good bulk bought oils.

Bulk buying did cross my mind but that wouldnt bring the price down to £30 for a decent oil +labour charges. I work for BMW and even with our labour charge rates and ok-ish oil and filters at £30 they cant be making much money (yes ive also considered how much oil a bmw compared to a renault takes). Economies of scale dont work on a dealership level that effective and most dealerships would sooner choose a brand that will do the job rather than a brand that will do an exceptional job, afterall the customer wont see whats in.