oil again.....
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l4jor

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210 posts

224 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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Sorry to go on about oil again but...As I understand it my 05 spec cv8 needs to run on fully synthetic 5/30 or 0/40 Mobil 1.
When I checked an old bottle of Vauxhalls own brand of oil I found in my shed it came with a Mobil oil sticker in the pack. So is vauxhalls oil really Mobil 1 in a different bottle. If not is it any good for an LS1 Engine ?
Thanks again...

monkfish1

12,206 posts

247 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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What grade is it? Is it fully synthetic? Who makes it is not important. 10w/30 or 5/30 is whats on the filler caps (varies) but we always the use 10w/30.

monkfish1

12,206 posts

247 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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What grade is it? Is it fully synthetic? Who makes it is not important. 10w/30 or 5/30 is whats on the filler caps (varies) but we always the use 10w/30.

l4jor

Original Poster:

210 posts

224 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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thanks for the reply, but what is the differece between 5/30 and 10/30 why do you use 10/30? thanks again.

monkfish1

12,206 posts

247 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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Without going off into a technical sermon, im not a fan of thinner oils!

There is lots of information on the interweb regarding oil grades and the benefits or otherwise in different applications, probaly explained far better than i can do.

If your car is standard i wouldn't worry unduly, either will do, just make sure its fully synthetic.

Smiler.

11,752 posts

253 months

rmmackfc

365 posts

222 months

Thursday 31st January 2008
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Regarding grade, believe it needs to be A3 or higher...