Engine Oil Quality

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Bluehawk

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494 posts

166 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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Prompted by another ongoing thread i got thinking about Engine Oil Quality...

Obviously i know the differences between the Engine oil grades etc...
5W 30
5W 40
10W 30
10W 40 etc....

But how does your cheap Euro Car Parts TripleQX engine oil stack up to the likes of Castrol in terms of Quality...

For example, if you ran an engine full of 1, then switched straight to another, would you notice any difference when driving it?
Do the cheaper brands ultimately reduce engine life?

As i can only assume (i don't know much about it) that the bigger brands perhaps add life enhancing additives perhaps?

Or is it another case of ultimately they all get it from the same place, stick their label on it and sell it?

Bluehawk

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494 posts

166 months

Monday 4th August 2014
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So i guess my next question is, Ultimately do we get the extra "bang for our buck" when buying a "good brand" oil?
Or shall we all save our money and just buy a cheaper alternative? as chances our we will see no consequences?