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What oil do you use?

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What oil do you use?

Post by A1ex » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:15 am

Going to replace my oil, what do you guys use?

Ideally if you have a built or rebuild engine, or regularly give your car a good spanking ;)
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Post by littlefeller » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:17 am

i use fully sythetic from morrisons, its on offer at tesco at the moment. this is good if you have just rebuilt the motor, i would be possible to change it twice at this price (change again after 1000miles for rebuilt motor, help you sleep at night :lol: )
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Post by A1ex » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:18 am

what rating is it?
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Post by littlefeller » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:20 am

they do both - 0-30 and 5-30 , think its the 5-30 on offer
supose it depends on how fussy you are, i always use cheaper oil, always have done with no issues, but alot on here will say NO, and look at you all shocked. :lol:

if your giving it a real good spanking then maybe a higher rating would be in order, to me oil is oil, i even spent 3 years using multigrade (10w40 made by solar petrolium )for lawnmowers and agricultural uses in my lude with no ill effects but then it was a low milage engine. i now have switched to the sythetic simply because its sold in supermarkets :D

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Post by littlefeller » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:29 am

in fact now i think of it, i used this oil (solar patrolium) in loads of cars because it was free, i used to get it from work, returns because it had leaked in transit.

maybe run this thread as a poll and see what the majority use.
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Post by A1ex » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:29 am

I used cheaper oil on my old lude without any issues but I've spent a lot of money on my engine now. I've got 0W-40 Mobil1 in at the moment and I don't think the 40 rating is high enough as the oil properties have changed (reading the pressure gauge) so looking for something a bit more robust at the higher temps.
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Post by littlefeller » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:33 am

maybe ask rob what he uses on his supercharged motor :? supose a more expensive oil (top of the range) is a small cost compared to the cost of the uprated motor. better safe than sorry :D

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Post by A1ex » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:39 am

littlefeller wrote:maybe ask rob what he uses on his supercharged motor :? supose a more expensive oil (top of the range) is a small cost compared to the cost of the uprated motor. better safe than sorry :D
You got it :D
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Post by Bio » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:25 am

I use Mobil1 5-40 Synthetic personally. I found 5-30 burns off too fast and 10-40 made the engine feel "heavy". Not exactly a low mileage engine at 97K, and it's probably all in my head :lol:
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Post by Shiny » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:28 am

Fuchs Titan Pro S 5w-40 8)
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