cant find right oil

[sideways al]

Can anyone tell me where to get some Mobil 1 5W50 oil as I've tried everywhere around here (Mansfield) and can't find any. Or is there an alternative oil which can be used?

[satman]

Have you tried your local TVR dealer?

[sideways al]

No not yet, tend to be a bit pricey at Peter Smiths. Might call Joospeed thinking about it. Alan

[yiw1393]

At the end of the day, and fully synthetic 5w/50 will do the same job. I use Synta in my Chim, can get it from Audi dealers to Skoda dealers (VAG product!) It's obviously cheaper at the Skoda dealer. About £15 for 5 litres. Seems to last better than Mobil 1 too (better or equal spec as well). TVR only recommended Mobil 1 because they got a shedload of sponsorship at the time, not because their motors' wouldn't work without it.

[satman]

Or try your local Esso garage....same company as Mobil

[kojak69]

Dont think Joolz has mobil 5W50 but does have Valvalene 5W50. (unless hes changed suppliers).I got mine from him, but it was a few months ago.

[RUSSELLM]

My indie uses, pure synthetic 5w-40, made by a company called "76"

[joospeed]

i use valvoline 5/50 (never heard of 76 tho!!)

[arcbeer]

TVR now recommend Castrol

[RUSSELLM]

Hi jools, 76 lubricants company (just found them via google)
Reading off bottle," protection & lower oil consumption at high temperatures, improved oil flow during extreme cold start ups"
The car seems to like it, cue loud locking noise when I leave work at 5.

[ridds]

Oils of choice by racers and independant Oil testers are Millers and Mobil 1.

I personally will use nothing else in high performance engines. It's all that stops metal to metal contact.

[joospeed]

ridds said:

Oils of choice by racers and independant Oil testers are Millers and Mobil 1. I personally will use nothing else in high performance engines. It's all that stops metal to metal contact.

I'm thinking of changing to Millers when teh valvoline runs out, they do a 10/60 or similar which sounds just the ticket ..

[rude girl]

I think Guge uses 76 oils. They stuck a sticker on the windscreen of my Chimaera when we went to Rockingham. It was a b*****d to get off.

Personally, I use whatever Joolz gives me :fluttereyelashuselessgirlieoohcanyouhelpmejoosmiley:

[chim_girl]

sideways al said:

Can anyone tell me where to get some Mobil 1 5W50 oil?

I get mine from Costco, do you have one near you?

[kojak69]

chim_girl said:

sideways al said: Can anyone tell me where to get some Mobil 1 5W50 oil? I get mine from Costco, do you have one near you?

No Costco near Mansfield/Chesterfield. Nearest to us is yours Jo , in Leeds. Theres also one at Trafford Centre. Maybe Derby, but not sure.

[Rappa]

All of the three big Hypermarkets in Calais do it at about 35 Euros for 5 litres, although it was quite a while since I got any there.

[carl_w]

I am led to believe that the best oils are Amsoil, Redline and Motul as they use pure polyol ester base stocks.

[julesby]

i use a 10/40 in my cerb, top grade synthetic by comma, all i could get hold of at the time as was desperate, car really like it....bloody expensive tho.

[joospeed]

comma and mobil are part of the same company .. mobil tankers fill up from a big container with comma written over it!

[snorky]

76 are "Phillips 76" one of "our" brands. Not a small company - we are the biggest oil refiner in North America ( ConocoPhillips )