Which Oil?

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chrisash86
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Which Oil?

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Can anyone recommend a decent oil I can put in my 2.0lt 16v ecotech engine? Thanks in advance
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Re: Which Oil?

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10w 40 Vauxhall oil is as good as any.
Mobil s2000 or magnetec
For that will be fine
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Bit late in the day to add my comments and I am certainly no oil expert so I respect the opinions of others.
Having asked around including the manufacturer's own techie dept I finally opted at the last annual oil change for the Fuchs 5w-40 ester fully synth "Pro S" If memory serves me correct. Not the cheapest @ just south of £50 for 5L eBay/Opie but I reckoned that if I really wanted to give my rebuilt overhauled etc motor the best start in life then £3.85 a month was worth it. Means that I'm sitting on unused tubs of the GM 10w-40 from a year ago though.
May / may not be worth it for other motors with lower compression and standard cams I was told.
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Re: Which Oil?

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The answer is the same as can be found in your other thread on the same subject: viewtopic.php?f=76&t=15132
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