Oil advice and recommendations here!

Oil advice and recommendations here!

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FlashBastd

291 posts

189 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Hi, hopefully this doesn't come across as a stupid question.

I have the following in the family fleet, each has my understanding of the manufacturers recommendation;
2000 Ford Focus 1.6 (5w30)
2005 Honda Civic 1.6 (0w30)
2005 Honda CR-V 2.0 (0w30)
2005 Vauxhall VX220 2.0 Turbo (5w30)

Touch wood, all run well and none suffer from unusual oil consumption.

I have been running the Hondas on Mobil1 0w40, and the Focus on Castrol Magnatec 5w30. I haven't had to change the oil on the Vauxhall yet.

For the sake of convenience I would like to run all four cars on the same oil. Is this a mistake, and assuming it isn't, am I ok sticking with a good quality 0w40 (or 0w30) fully synthetic?

If so, is there anything I need to be aware of in terms of the three manufacturers recommendations for oil specification?

I am assuming that because of the Honda's 0w recommendation I shouldn't move those cars to a 5w rated oil.

Thanks for your time!

opieoilman

Original Poster:

4,408 posts

235 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Hi

You could use a 5w-30 for all of those. Hondas aren't that fussy to be honest, but can burn a drop of oil if you like VTEC, so you might find they burn some of the 5w-30. The same can apply to the VX220 as well, but the Focus should really use a 5w-30. I'd probably use a 5w-40 for the lot, other than the Focus and just get a seperate oil for that.

Cheers

Tim

FlashBastd

291 posts

189 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Thanks Tim, I didn't realise the Focus engine was fussy. Will stick with Magnatec for that one.

miniaccompanist

1 posts

115 months

Thursday 14th August 2014
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opieoilman said:
You will have already seen me around and hopefully the advice and posts that I have made will have been of interest to you.

As you know I work for an Oil Distributor who has access to a lot of technical information on a broad range of oils.

I am prepared to offer advice and recommendations on this thread for any make of car.

To assist me, you will need to give me specific information as the data that I get is from a proprietory database and an accurate recommendation is only as good as the information you give me.

I will not be posting brand names or prices, merely the correct viscosity and spec oils for your car.
I will email brands and prices to you on request.

I am also happy to give general advice if needed. Hopefully given time this thread will be of use to all Members of "Pistonheads".

To request a recommendation, I need the following:

Make
Model
Year
Engine size and type
Any significant modifications
Brand and viscosity currently used (if known)

I hope this service will be of interest.

Cheers
Guy
Thanks for offering this. Oil info is difficult to be sure about.

I've just bought a BMW MINI Cooper s R52. It's a 2005 car with 70,000 miles. It's got a service record but I don't know what oil is currently in there. I plan to change the oil annually rather than when the system prompts me and I will cover about 4000 miles per year of mixed driving. Can you please recommend an oil for me?

opieoilman

Original Poster:

4,408 posts

235 months

Friday 15th August 2014
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Hi,

As Mini is owned by BMW everything is done by BMW specs for it. Originally it would have used an oil that meets the BMW LL01 spec, but you can also use the new BMW LL04 spec. 5w-40 will be fine, but it will also be happy on 0w-30 and 0w-40. All these are BMW LL01 approved http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-685-bmw-longlife-01.as...

Cheers

Guy

rufusgti

2,528 posts

191 months

Wednesday 19th July 2017
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Wasn't sure if this thread was still going but if so can you recommend a gearbox oil for a 1990 Porsche 944 3.0 s2 with 203,000 miles.
Cheers

opieoilman

Original Poster:

4,408 posts

235 months

Thursday 20th July 2017
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Hi

You need a 75w-90 GL5 oil.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-673-75w-90-gear-oil.as...

The Millers CRX NT, Motul Gear 300, Red Line 75w-90NS and Gulf Competition are ideal as top end options. The Millers TRX Synthetic/EE Nanodrive, Mobil SHC, Castrol Syntrax Universal Plus and Valvoline Synpower TDL are good, but a step down from the top oils. Fuchs Gear Syn, Motul Motylgear, Millers TRX Semi and Castrol Universal are good, cheaper options.

Cheers

Tim

Yellowcab

253 posts

220 months

Monday 25th September 2017
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Hi
I've just rebuilt an engine for my Golf Mk1 GTi 1.8 DX engine. It's a 1983 model and the engine had to be rebored out by 0.5mm on each cylinder. What oil would you recommend I use while it is run in and at what mileage should I drain the oil? Could you also recommend what oil to use thereafter. Thanks Jeremy

227bhp

10,203 posts

127 months

Monday 25th September 2017
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Millers CRO or any cheap mineral of the correct grade.

opieoilman

Original Poster:

4,408 posts

235 months

Wednesday 27th September 2017
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Hi

Sorry for the delay.

Yes, CRO or a 10w-40/15w-40 mineral oil will be fine.

Cheers

Tim

gy-nads

5 posts

96 months

Saturday 9th June 2018
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Make Audi
Model S3
Year 2018
Engine size and type 2.0 turbo petrol
Any significant modifications Stage 1 remap 370 bhp

Hello Tim, I'm after some advice. The car has only done 800 miles and I'll be dropping the factory oil out. Afaik the standard spec is 0w30. Do you recommend Millers CFS NT 10w 40?
Also is MOTUL and redline worth the premium.

Thank you

Adam

opieoilman

Original Poster:

4,408 posts

235 months

Monday 11th June 2018
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Hi Adam

Is it still under warranty or has the remap voided the warranty?

Cheers

Tim

Smitters

3,995 posts

156 months

Monday 19th August 2019
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Crikey - this is tucked away a bit now!

After a recommendation please:

2007 Renaultsport Megane 230 F1 R26

Done 131k miles

Will be approximately 3000 miles per year, bit of dailying but mainly to and from trackdays and some spirited trackday driving.

What oil recommendations do you have for the engine and (manual) gearbox please? Also, if relevant, do you have a view on frequency of changes?

Many thanks

Harris_I

3,225 posts

258 months

Tuesday 24th September 2019
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Took me a while to find this thread. Shame, really, as it's one of the most useful threads on PH.

If opieoilman is still around, any recommendations on a 1988 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9? Common consensus seems to be Castrol Magnatec (semi-synth) 10w40. Any advantage of moving to fully synthetic?

Max 3000 miles p.a., only road use.