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aaronjb

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Re: oil
Reply #15 - 10. Nov 2010 at 22:54

Mr Hagon wrote on 10. Nov 2010 at 22:52:

Kevin Wood wrote on 09. Nov 2010 at 23:30:

aaronjb wrote on 09. Nov 2010 at 21:22:

Anyway, I digress - can't argue with the price of the GM oil on the trade club, for sure.

The synthetic 5w30 is good stuff too, and about 60 odd quid for 20L IIRC. Worth a try if you can live with a 30 weight oil.

Kevin

I thought that 5w30 was the current recommendation from GM these days?

I think Kevin may have been referring to me and my 'other car' when he said 'if you can live with'

..and it went 'dugga dugga dugga dugga'..

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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: oil Reply #16 - 11. Nov 2010 at 00:51 Yep, the 5w30 is indeed the recommendation for the later Omegas on 20k service schedules (although I'd never let any car run that long on any oil) . Kevin
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taxi al Senior Member Offline Posts: 772 sussex Gender: Drives: A rather rattly '54' v6 special estate.	Re: oil Reply #17 - 11. Nov 2010 at 01:02 Quote: The synthetic 5w30 is good stuff too, and about 60 odd quid for 20L IIRC. £20 for 5l retail at local stealers. Half what halfrauds ask for castrol. Just serviced the Vectra, £55 for oil, plugs, sump washer, oil, air, pollen and fuel filters. No point buying non gm bits at that price
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Re: oil
Reply #18 - 11. Nov 2010 at 02:32

taxi al wrote on 11. Nov 2010 at 01:02:

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The synthetic 5w30 is good stuff too, and about 60 odd quid for 20L IIRC.

£20 for 5l retail at local stealers. Half what halfrauds ask for castrol. Shocked

Just serviced the Vectra, £55 for oil, plugs, sump washer, oil, air, pollen and fuel filters. No point buying non gm bits at that price Thumbs Up!

more like double that! It's about £31 retail for 10/40, 5/30 is more expensive

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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: oil Reply #19 - 11. Nov 2010 at 11:31 Quote: more like double that! It's about £31 retail for 10/40, 5/30 is more expensive Yep, I nearly bought some from a dealer that didn't do trade club once. When they told me the price of just 5L of the 5w30 I made a swift about turn and beat a hasty retreat. On trade club it does take some beating, though. Kevin
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Re: oil
Reply #20 - 11. Nov 2010 at 13:30

Kevin Wood wrote on 11. Nov 2010 at 00:51:

Yep, the 5w30 is indeed the recommendation for the later Omegas on 20k service schedules (although I'd never let any car run that long on any oil) Grin

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Kevin

Thought as much, just remembered a previous post from some time ago.

Agree that I wouldn't let a car run 20k miles between oil changes. As I only do 5-6k miles a year it gets done annually irrespective.

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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: oil Reply #21 - 11. Nov 2010 at 14:07 Kevin Wood wrote on 11. Nov 2010 at 00:51: Yep, the 5w30 is indeed the recommendation for the later Omegas on 20k service schedules (although I'd never let any car run that long on any oil) . Kevin I should say, of course, no problem running these engines on the 10w40 either as long as oil change intervals are appropriate. Kevin
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Re: oil
Reply #22 - 11. Nov 2010 at 18:32

aaronjb wrote on 09. Nov 2010 at 21:22:

Indeed - the MR2 gets fully synth from Opie, changed every 6k and/or after an extended session on track .. but it sees a hard life given it's putting out anywhere between 50 and 100% more power than standard (depending on how far the ~~red mist descends~~wick gets turned up) with an oil-cooled plain bearing turbo

I dont like to leave mine in that long - as soon as it starts to darken, time to change

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