Is it safe to buy engine oil online ?

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looking at some great deals online for engine oil but is it genuine ?

[HorneyMX5]

I'd only use a trusted source like Opie Oils for online purchases. Fake oils would be too easy to sell and I have no idea looking or sniffing it as to whether what it says on the bottle is what I've actually got.

nick

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looks like opie is one of the most expensive !

[ImDesigner]

Opie oils for me. They always offer deals too.

[E38Ross]

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looks like opie is one of the most expensive !

they're cheaper than anyone else i've seen. brilliant service too. only yesterday i placed an order for 9 litres worth of castrol 5W-30 fully synthetic. inc. postage was £63.

[marcosgt]

No - It gunges up your router...

Why not? I've used Opie a couple of times - Good prices, rapid delivery (often free!).

M

[Ian1976]

I buy mine online. 4x5 litre bottles. Works out at £30 per 5 litres, cant find it cheaper than that in the shops and they deliver to the door to save me the trouble of driving to the shops.

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just looked on Opie site but the best I can find is 5ltr for £45 plus delivery, same on ebay with moto-oil for £40 inc delivery !

[E38Ross]

well order it off ebay if you want to risk it then. if they have high feed back i wouldn't worry. i trust opie oils though.

[eybic]

If you register on their site you should get a discount applied to your account when you log in.

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Has anybody used edge 5w-30 FST ?

[marcosgt]

Are you an Owner's Club member? Opie do discounts if you are.

M

[Riknos]

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Has anybody used edge 5w-30 FST ?

Yes, it's in my car currently. But it's far too thin for it, so the HLA's are noisy when the car is warm

It was £18 in Asda though, so can't complain.

Back to the original question - of course it's bloody safe to buy oil online. That's if it's from a proper shop with a real website / good feedback on ebay, and not some bloke on a forum who says "psst, I've got some oil for sale, wanna buy it?"

[chris7676]

Opie oils, Camskill, maybe Larkspeed - all quite competetively priced

[Vulgar LS2]

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just looked on Opie site but the best I can find is 5ltr for £45 plus delivery, same on ebay with moto-oil for £40 inc delivery !

National Tyres do an oil and filter change with castrol oil for around that money.

[TheD]

Were Halfrauds not selling 4ltrs of Castrol Mag for £17.50

[Matt_N]

marcosgt said:

Are you an Owner's Club member? Opie do discounts if you are.

M

Pistonheads membership is enough to qualify for the discount, just select PH from the drop down list.

[Liquid Tuna]

Check the seal.

[tr7v8]

I use Smith & Allen on E Bay, wholesale oil supplier & very good pricing, also do bulk sizes where others don't. I've used their 75/140 Snth in the Jeep axles & it is good.