Engine Oil

[Dr Prod]

Need to top up soon..I take it I need 10W 30 as this is on the filler cap. Can anyone tell me if this is is what is in the car as standard ?

Edited by Dr Prod on Sunday 5th November 11:32

Edited by Dr Prod on Sunday 5th November 11:33

[Dr Prod]

Anyone ??????

[caspy]

VXR was Mobil 1

[AM04ARO]

Just looked in the handbook - doesn't say does it apart from the spec.

One of my services had Castrol Performance.

Not much help I am afraid.

[Dr Prod]

Cheers...Got the service book BTW caspy...Where's the best place to buy Mobil 1 ?

Edited by Dr Prod on Sunday 5th November 11:42

[DevilYellowCV8]

My dealership put 10w 40 GM oil in. Nice to see the put the same c**p in my car as they do in the lesser cars of the Vauxhall range.

[demolition man]

Caspy,

What does Jeff put in mine?

[silentmonkey]

Roger at Monkfish uses Royal Purple. I can't remember what grade he said it was though. Roger?

[caspy]

demolition man said:

Caspy,

What does Jeff put in mine?

Mobil 1 I think, unless you request Redline or alike!

[V8HSV]

5-40 fully synthetic by Comma (they blend for Mobil 1) used

Edited by V8HSV on Sunday 5th November 12:47

[phillg]

Hi all,
I'm new to the site.
The Ls1 VXR reccomended to have the 10/30 Mobil 1,however Mobil no longer market it over here according to their web site.
By the way I have number 50 of the LS1 VXR's,had it from new,it's been great.

[caspy]

phillg said:

Hi all,
I'm new to the site.
The Ls1 VXR reccomended to have the 10/30 Mobil 1,however Mobil no longer market it over here according to their web site.
By the way I have number 50 of the LS1 VXR's,had it from new,it's been great.

Hi and welcome!!

[The Jackel]

Greens put in 5W-30 super synthetic (GM) on my last oil change

[Well_Fans]

glad to see you finally came along and posted philq. You been lurking since I told you about the site? :-)

[Dr Prod]

phillg said:

10/30 Mobil 1,however Mobil no longer market it over here according to their web site.

So if I can't buy Mobil 1 10w 30 now, will Mobil 1 15w 50 mix with it or what will ?

Welcome phillg

[ringram]

The US cars have a mobil1 cap. So its definately 10-30 mobil from the factory.
The manual says you can use 20 weight if its not available. 0 and 5 stuff may be too light unless you are in very cold weather (Scotland?) Us southerners can probably use the 15-50 stuff no problem. Thats what I filled up with last time, though I got a good deal on ebay for a case of royal purple 10-30 so its that for a while now.

[stevieturbo]

Mate uses Mobil 1 motorsport 15/50 in his Monaro. Im using Motul 300V 4/50 in my LS1.

Both are excellent oils.

[gareth h]

When I read the manual it had TBC against oil capacity, any idea how much oil an 04 vxr takes?

[Well_Fans]

6.25l to do a full oil change. Can highly recommend the Miller's XFS and CFS oils. XFS is around 30ukp for 5l the CFS racing oil is around 50ukp for 5l

[mackie1]

Would it be ok to top up with Mobil 1 15w50 if it's been filled with 10w30? Or would I be better off using another synthetic of the same grade?