5w-30 oil

giblet · Post by **giblet** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:57 pm

My car is still in KM's but is on around 90,000 miles, according to the paperwork the last service was just under a year ago so its time I serviced it. Looking at the Castrol GTX Magnatec 10W40, 4 litres for £20. Any alternative suggestions?

Post by **Lude-dude** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:39 pm

I used 5w 30 once

I think the engine liked it, but seemed to burn off quicker

and LLL you legend, never occured to me to use a spirt level, I have problems living on a slope

Post by **indigolemon** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:09 pm

giblet wrote:My car is still in KM's but is on around 90,000 miles, according to the paperwork the last service was just under a year ago so its time I serviced it. Looking at the Castrol GTX Magnatec 10W40, 4 litres for £20. Any alternative suggestions?

I've been using this for years without any complaints: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-990-fuchs-t ... n-xtr.aspx

h10ndr · Post by **h10ndr** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:35 pm

My choice Fuchs Titan GT1 5W-40 XTL

Post by **vanzep** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:11 pm

giblet wrote:My car is still in KM's but is on around 90,000 miles, according to the paperwork the last service was just under a year ago so its time I serviced it. Looking at the Castrol GTX Magnatec 10W40, 4 litres for £20. Any alternative suggestions?

sorry but i dont think magnatec is a good idea

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:27 pm

IMO it's fine. Magnatec is all I have ever used in my 5th (now 100K miles) and it hasn't fallen to bits yet, despite my thrashing of it. I look at it this way, most oils will exceed the spec of the oil that was specified when the engine was designed. My H22a8 only wants to squeeze it into my engine bay anyway

Most varieites of Magnatec I have seen in shops are an ACEA A1 oil of which all of these are: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-1246-acea-a1b1.aspx

The service manual (Page 3-2) states under engine lubrication

Use SJ "Energy Conserving" oil

Even bog standard Castrol GTX exceeds this spec:

Castrol GTX 10W-40:
is a premium, super multigrade that provides maximum protection in all seasons and can help extend engine life. SAE 10W-40 exceeds API service SM, SL, SJ and SH as well as exceeding the engine protection requirements for API Certified Gasoline Engine Oils.

http://www.castrol.com/castrol/generica ... Id=6003410

I do use a superior oil in my track car but that spends its life at constant high RPM.