Oil advice & recommendations from oilman @ Opie Oils

oilman · Post by **oilman** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:28 am

Lude Generation has invited us to start an "oil recommendations" thread here... so if you would like any oil advice or a recommendation for your car please feel free to ask here and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

To help us to give the most accurate advice possible we do need some information about your car. e.g.
Make:
Model:
Year:
Engine type:
Performance modifications:
Driving style: (road / off-road / track etc)
Any other information that may be relevant: e.g. approx BHP if modified, oil temps if known
What recommendation are you looking for? Engine, Gearbox, Diff etc.

Any oil we recommend is available to buy from us (if you would like to) for delivery throughout the UK and many destinations in Europe. We stock oils & lubricants from 10 major oil brands: Amsoil, Castrol, Fuchs, Gulf, Millers, Mobil, Motul, Valvoline, Redline and Silkolene, so we can supply fluids meeting the vast majority of manufacturer and international specifications.

Finally, if there are any products we don't stock and you have difficulty getting hold of elsewhere, let us know and we'll see if we can stock them.

We look forward to being of help!

Cheers
Guy, Opie Oils

You can also contact us by phone on +44 1209 215164
(All oils recommended are available to buy online at my web site)

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:07 am

when i was after power steering fluid for my 1995 4th gen h22 my local motor factors couldn't supply.
can you recommend a suitable fluid or is it really main dealer only ?
surely theres something suitable out there that is manufactured for honda by one of the oil companys but is kept secret like the kfc spices recipe perhaps

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:26 am

Make: Honda
Model: Prelude Type-S
Year: 1996
Engine type: 2.2
Performance modifications: Stock
Driving style: Road with occasional VTEC.

oilman · Post by **oilman** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:28 am

tramroadmotors wrote:when i was after power steering fluid for my 1995 4th gen h22 my local motor factors couldn't supply.
can you recommend a suitable fluid or is it really main dealer only ?
surely theres something suitable out there that is manufactured for honda by one of the oil companys but is kept secret like the kfc spices recipe perhaps

It's a bit of a weird one and the same applies to a few Hondas. All our databases list Honda PAS fluid and there is no alternative or a spec listed. I reckon you could probably get away with an ATF, but I can't confirm that.

Cheers

Tim

oilman · Post by **oilman** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:29 am

nitin_s1 wrote:Make: Honda
Model: Prelude Type-S
Year: 1996
Engine type: 2.2
Performance modifications: Stock
Driving style: Road with occasional VTEC.

Hi

I would use a 5w-40 synthetic and you will find those through the link below.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS NT/CFS, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Shell Helix, Fuchs Supersyn and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

As a budget choice, a 10w-40 will be fine and I would either go for the Fuchs XTR, Shell Helix, Millers XSS or Motul 6100

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-657-10w-40.aspx

Cheers

Tim

Post by **Donald** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:40 pm

Gotta say last service I was on a budget and went for the Shell Helix stuff (you had a deal on, got 5L for 16 quid something) and it felt much nicer than the Castrol stuff I was using previously.

oilman · Post by **oilman** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:06 pm

That's a pretty good price for Helix, you got lucky with the timing. Some of their oils are pretty good so are an improvement over a lot of other oils.

Cheers

Tim

Post by **Lude-dude** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:43 pm

I used the helix on my rebuild, no complaints and got a ferrari tshirt

oilman · Post by **oilman** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:14 pm

We had caps as well. You didn't get one of those?

Post by **Pushki** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:19 pm

tramroadmotors wrote:when i was after power steering fluid for my 1995 4th gen h22 my local motor factors couldn't supply.
can you recommend a suitable fluid or is it really main dealer only ?

Use only genuine Honda power steering fluid! It's cheap enough.
Other brands may damage the system.