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best oil i had was cheap stuff from halford funnily enough..
however.. i would buy millers oil 10 40 or 15 50 grade.
what about Duckhams semi-synthetic QXR Oil and Filter Change ~ only £20 from National Tyres?? Haynes manual recommends this apparantly.
They only let you put in 5 litres max, so im wondering where to buy some from for when it needs topping up. Anyone know anywhere to buy this stuff?
Runs a treat on the Duckhams. Used to get mine done there as used to be 15 quid and oil alone costs 20 quid. Plus Filter plus hassle, not worth doing yourself.
They fill to the max line on your dipstick so dont worry about the 5L limit.
Since then have used Castrol RS which was great in summer. Have recently done my first oil change myself as got Castrol RS when it was half price at Halfords. Not worth doing yourself as still paid IRO 20 quid and then had hassle. Oil filter is a pig to get at.
Quote: Originally posted by Dan_mk1 on 23 February 2005
Wasnt someone selling ELF oil for cheap on here recently??
Yeah Dan.............here are the details: -
Call 01977 603363
Aks for Debra
£64 for 24Lts of Elf Excellium LDX 5-W40
She can also supply Total Quartz 7000/9000........just ask eh
There is also a technical department which has all the details and will tell you exactly what your car should use!
Cya Stu
[Edited by stusV6 on 23 February 2005 at 7:23pm]
Ive always used Mobil 1 Motorsport (15w50) for the last six years on my valver -when it was standard, modded with head work, on nitrous and now turbocharged. So the engines been apart a few times and it runs pretty hot at times too - Ive never had any trouble with 15w50, its always done its job perfectly, has NEVER sludged up in any way, comes out clean as a whistle, the internals of the engine are likewise, which I guess is all you can ask of an oil really.
Clio 182
Quote: Originally posted by stusV6 on 23 February 2005
Quote: Originally posted by Dan_mk1 on 23 February 2005 Wasnt someone selling ELF oil for cheap on here recently?? Yeah Dan.............here are the details: -Call 01977 603363Aks for Debra£64 for 24Lts of Elf Excellium LDX 5-W40She can also supply Total Quartz 7000/9000........just ask ehThere is also a technical department which has all the details and will tell you exactly what your car should use!Cya Stu
[Edited by stusV6 on 23 February 2005 at 7:23pm]
Thanks for that fella!
The Jinx
Ill be putting Millers in next time.
Well there you go then
I know theres always a lot of banter on here about using this and using that, but at the end of the day an oil has one job to do - keep your engine lubricated under all conditions. And if it drains out almost as clean as it goes in, doesnt sludge, and the engine works fine, then the oil has done its job.
Yes you could probably save a little money by going to something like Millers or other smaller brands of synthetic, but at the end of the day, Mobil 1 15w50 is easy enough to get hold of from Halfords, its always worked for me so theres no reason to switch brands now. Plus at the moment a 4.5l (or 4l, I cant remember) bottles only £28 at Halfords, and its more like £40 at Demon Tweeks, so I just stock up while its cheap and that lasts me a long while.
172 ph1 ASBO SLAYER
if anyone is intersted i bought some oil in error its labeled as 5w40 fully synthetic but it doesnt meet all the requirements of that grade. its basically a semi, but would probably do well in a valver it cost me £11.50 for 5lts, you can have it for that if you like, pm me if interested.
by the way i then got some 5w40 proper fully synthetic for my 172 for £18+vat
