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Re: Oil advice and recommendations here!
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:06 am
by gsi pie
cav gsi 4x4 c20xe
used bout 3-4 times aweek
driven like you stole it
Re: Oil advice and recommendations here!
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:46 am
by oilman
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, 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
Re: Oil advice and recommendations here!
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:31 pm
by thedondy
thanks for the reply
just ordered some fuchs 5w 40.
any point doin an engine flush b4 i put this new oil in?
cheers steve..
Re: Oil advice and recommendations here!
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:44 pm
by oilman
Thanks for the order.
There is no need to flush the engine and flushing can be harmful. What can happen is the flush can loosen harmless deposits in the engine, but then not remove them. Your new oil goes in and after it gets warm and is flowing nicely, the bits which are loosened come off into the oil, so you end up with hard bits floating around in your oil - the last thing you want. If you really want to flush the oil system, the best thing you can do is drain out the oil that is in there, put in some cheap mineral oil and run the car for a day or two so the oil gets nice and warm and has the chance to clean the engine. After running it, drain out the mineral oil and put in the correct oil.
Cheers
Tim
Re: Oil advice and recommendations here!
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:52 pm
by thedondy
i`m glad you say that as i once used an engine flush a few years ago and the pressure relief valve got stuck in my oil pump.
be ok then just to drain the oil 10w 40 and stick in the 5w40 with filter ofcourse?
cheers
Re: Oil advice and recommendations here!
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:11 am
by oilman
Yes, it will be absolutely fine to do that.
Re: Oil advice and recommendations here!
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:25 am
by oilman
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Re: Oil advice and recommendations here!
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:02 pm
by oilman
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:30 am
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:25 pm
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