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Post by Rob_Cool1 » Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:30 am

Thanks for the quick reply :D I take it thats synthetic ?
as im on a fairly tight budget, being Christmas n all what one of the cheaper ones would you recommend, i was thinking either the Mobil 3000 or Shell Helix ?

Cheers again, il get ordering in the next couple of days :)

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Post by nitin_s1 » Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:50 am

Just bought a Millers engine oil flush, plan to use it with my oil service this month..

Do I just pour the bottle straight in to the engine oil cap and leave the car turned on for 20 mins and drain it out?

Anything I should look out for coming out the exhaust? Any weird sounds?

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Post by oilman » Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:08 am

Rob_Cool1 wrote:Thanks for the quick reply :D I take it thats synthetic ?
as im on a fairly tight budget, being Christmas n all what one of the cheaper ones would you recommend, i was thinking either the Mobil 3000 or Shell Helix ?

Cheers again, il get ordering in the next couple of days :)
Any of the ones I listed will be fine, if you're looking for a cheaper one, go for the Gulf Formula G and you can use the code GULF20 for 20% off that at the moment.

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Post by oilman » Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:10 am

nitin_s1 wrote:Just bought a Millers engine oil flush, plan to use it with my oil service this month..

Do I just pour the bottle straight in to the engine oil cap and leave the car turned on for 20 mins and drain it out?

Anything I should look out for coming out the exhaust? Any weird sounds?
Hi

Yes, just leave it running for 20 minutes and that should do the trick. I guess there might be a slight difference in the smoke coming out of the exhaust, but I can't see it being much different.

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Post by oilman » Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:37 am

If your need of any oil advice/recommendations then just ask us here and we will be happy to help.

Alternatively complete our oil recommendation form. You can also give us a call on 01209 202949 Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm or just drop us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk

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Post by oilman » Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:33 am

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Post by oilman » Fri Jun 27, 2014 2:34 pm

If you’re in need of oil advice and recommendations then please just ask, we are happy to help. You can ask us here or by PM, drop us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk or just give us a call this afternoon, we are here till 5.30pm.

It's a great time to buy from Opie Oils, until midnight Sunday we are giving an additional 15% Off our already discounted prices on all engine oils with voucher code 15OFF.

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Post by Turbomick1985 » Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:55 am

Make:Honda
Model:Prelude 2000 Sport
Year:2000
Engine type:2.0 non vtec (F20A4) SOHC
Performance modifications:cold air feed/induction kit (if that counts)
Driving style: usually sensible, give the beans sometimes when its warmed up, always give it a few minutes to warm up and cool down, dont always use it during the week but every so often do a run to manchester from london and back

Ive been using castrol magnatec 10w40 for years and years with nearly all my cars
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Post by oilman » Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:58 pm

Magnatec 10w-40 is ok, a semi synthetic and with regular changes will be fine. If you want to upgrade look at a 5w-40 synthetic here http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

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Post by oilman » Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:27 am

Hi Folks,

If you are having trouble finding out which Engine Oil is right for your car, please use our lookup guide.

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If you need help finding your car, or it is modified in any way, you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here.

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