Is spending 57quid on 5L of oil worth it?

Is spending 57quid on 5L of oil worth it?

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thebraketester

Original Poster:

14,192 posts

137 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Does it make sense to spunk a load of money on decent oil, or would tesco 50p for a barrel stuff work just as well?


My car is on 105K and gets a kickin', so my theory is its worth spending a bit more every 10,000 miles....

PositronicRay

26,957 posts

182 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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I don't see much point in "over specing"

If your racing use racing oil, if not just use something decent that meets/exceeds the manufactures criteria. I've some Petronas I bought from ECP @ a good price in their xmas sale.

andyf1140

54 posts

109 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Looking at it another way it's 0.57p/mile... you probably spend 20-30 times that per mile on petrol...

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Don't be a cheap tt Rich.
Especially given you abuse your car the oil is the only thing protecting it.


steveo3002

10,493 posts

173 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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or 2x cans of "normal" syn oil and change more often ? wonder what protects more

littleredrooster

5,523 posts

195 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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I'd be wary of using 'competition' or 'motorsport' oils in a road engine as the formulation may be different to normal roadgoing oils; i.e. it may not contain additives which, for example, prevent sludge build-up or detergents which clean the engine as this would not be needed in an engine which was rebuilt frequently.

Perhaps ask Millers for their advice?

HustleRussell

24,602 posts

159 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Is it approved to manufacturer's spec?

In any case, overkill IMO.

finlo

3,731 posts

202 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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andyf1140 said:
Looking at it another way it's 0.57p/mile... you probably spend 20-30 times that per mile on petrol...
You spend upwards of £7.50 per mile in petrol?

Allan L

779 posts

104 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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finlo said:
andyf1140 said:
Looking at it another way it's 0.57p/mile... you probably spend 20-30 times that per mile on petrol...
You spend upwards of £7.50 per mile in petrol?
No, he spends £11.40-£17.10 on petrol.

thebraketester

Original Poster:

14,192 posts

137 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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Someone is missing a decimal point.

MrBarry123

6,025 posts

120 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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That's the oil that will be going into my car next week. biggrin

I've been using the oil this has replaced - CFS 5w40 NT - for the past 10k miles and I like to believe it's made a difference in comparison with the Castrol oil that I used before!

AdeTuono

7,240 posts

226 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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Allan L said:
finlo said:
andyf1140 said:
Looking at it another way it's 0.57p/mile... you probably spend 20-30 times that per mile on petrol...
You spend upwards of £7.50 per mile in petrol?
No, he spends £11.40-£17.10 on petrol.
Maths not a strong point for you two geniuses, is it?

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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AdeTuono said:
Allan L said:
finlo said:
andyf1140 said:
Looking at it another way it's 0.57p/mile... you probably spend 20-30 times that per mile on petrol...
You spend upwards of £7.50 per mile in petrol?
No, he spends £11.40-£17.10 on petrol.
Maths not a strong point for you two geniuses, is it?
£0.57 != 0.57p

thebraketester

Original Poster:

14,192 posts

137 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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MrBarry123 said:
That's the oil that will be going into my car next week. biggrin

I've been using the oil this has replaced - CFS 5w40 NT - for the past 10k miles and I like to believe it's made a difference in comparison with the Castrol oil that I used before!
Yes me too. I have been using the old stuff for 4 years or so. There is a very specific part that is prone to wear on my engine (Vw TFSI) and this stuff does seem to prevent it from wearing. No idea if using a bog standard oil would have been any different though.

finlo

3,731 posts

202 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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AdeTuono said:
Maths not a strong point for you two geniuses, is it?
My bad, my dyslexic eyes read it as 57p.

AdeTuono

7,240 posts

226 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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TooMany2cvs said:
AdeTuono said:
Allan L said:
finlo said:
andyf1140 said:
Looking at it another way it's 0.57p/mile... you probably spend 20-30 times that per mile on petrol...
You spend upwards of £7.50 per mile in petrol?
No, he spends £11.40-£17.10 on petrol.
Maths not a strong point for you two geniuses, is it?
£0.57 != 0.57p
£0.57 > 0.57p by some margin.

KungFuPanda

4,324 posts

169 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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I read on a forum somewhere that a guy had an Audi 3.0 tfsi engine which is renowned for startup chain chatter. He changed his oil to this and the noise disappeared.

I've got the same engine in my A8. Although I didn't use the Millers, fresh synthetic oil from TPS made the noise last less than a second on startup when it used to go on for longer.

lemonslap

960 posts

154 months

Thursday 9th March 2017
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KungFuPanda said:
I read on a forum somewhere that a guy had an Audi 3.0 tfsi engine which is renowned for startup chain chatter. He changed his oil to this and the noise disappeared.

I've got the same engine in my A8. Although I didn't use the Millers, fresh synthetic oil from TPS made the noise last less than a second on startup when it used to go on for longer.
That was me on my B8 S4, using Millers CTS nanodrive.

We also have a Focus ST170, this has always been run on Fuch Race Pro S 5w-30 changed every 10k or yearly with about 1/2 litre topup between services apart from one service I tried Castrol Edge 5w-30, the engine was noiser and burned 1 litre every 3k... The focus has now covered 110k and at it's last MOT the Hydrocarbon emissions were at 3ppm. I also needed to change the cam cover gasket at the last service and the engine is spotless inside with very little wear.

My view is speak to Opie oils and go by their recommendation, they know their stuff!

SlimJim16v

5,617 posts

142 months

Thursday 9th March 2017
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The CFS is an Ester synthetic, so your car, engine and driving habits should tell you if you need it or not.
The Nanodrive is a friction reducing additive.

When I first heard about it, I trawled Google looking for evidence and although I found nothing 100% conclusive, there is enough to make it worth using if you have an engine with a known weakness; Mini/camchain, Porsche/bores* etc.

ian_uk1975

1,189 posts

201 months

Thursday 9th March 2017
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Except on a race car, waste of money IMO. Use the correct spec for your engine and change it (and the filter) at least as often as the service intervals dictate. Don't get taken-in by the friction reducing rubbish (reminds me of the Slick 50 days!)

The only oil I spend a small fortune on is the special oil I need for the Cobra since it uses a pretty aggressive flat tappet cam and needs an oil with the appropriate additive package for that particular scenario.