OIL- quick one

[Robbo_Trophy]

Read through a few threads regarding oil...but want some peace of mind.

Can I use 0W-40 in my trophy? Or do I not run a high enough performance engine? Meaning 5W-40 would be better?

Buying today as need for tommorrow.

Cheers lads

 

[Russ_16v]

5 w 40 would be better mate, 0 is very very thin, and 5w40 will be cheaper to buy

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

5w 40 is what you want mate

 

[Jay_A]

5w 40 is what you want mate

Agreed. Get mine from http://www.opieoils.co.uk/ for the Trophy and 225

 

[Robbo_Trophy]

What's the problem with it being too thin?

 

[Greeny.]

Whats the problem with using 5w40?

 

[M40 CUO]

:lolup: Just use 5w40 what its ment to have.

 

[Flaydog]

0w 40 is fine mate. just don't go lower on the higher number as that will be too thin.

 

[Flaydog]

oh and make sure its fully synthetic

 

[Robbo_Trophy]

Whats the problem with using 5w40?

There's no problem at all...think you took that the wrong way.

Don't know about oil..which is why I asked the question. Don't want to be putting in the wrong stuff do i.

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

There's no problem at all...think you took that the wrong way.

Don't know about oil..which is why I asked the question. Don't want to be putting in the wrong stuff do i.

It will have better cold protection with the 5w 40

 

[Ste_1]

This page has lots of info;

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/technicalinfo.aspx#technical

And if you speak to the oilman he's always happy to help, you can always get a discount too if you ask and say your a member of a car club.

 

[oilman]

You can use 0w-40 it's just that Renault recommend 5w-40, hence why we do too.

0w-40 will have better cold performance than 5w-40 but in UK temps it will never be cold enough to notice the difference

www.opieoils.co.uk

Cheers
Guy

 

[Fred@BTM]

to calrify as most of you have your wires crossed

0W40

the first number is the viscosity of the oil at 0degC

the lower the number the less viscous the oil (aka "thinner") so when cold = better cold performance (0 is the thinner than a 10) but even a 15W is safe for UK climate, 0 is safe down to something daft like -27degC

the second number is the viscosity of the oil at 100degC, the higher the number the thicker the oil (ie a 60 is thicker than a 40)

everyone got that?



so saying a 0W40 is "too thin" for a 172/182 is a load of balls

0w40, 5W40, 10W40 ARE ALL THE SAME VISCOSITY AT 100degC

 

[oilman]

That is true, a 0w will pour down to -35 degc. It was originally designed for the arctic.

Cheers

Guy