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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #130 on: 03 January 2012, 18:23 »
not sure about oil temp need to get a guage 10w 50 is what i used millers motorsport

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #131 on: 03 January 2012, 18:30 »
I'd stick with that for now, but when you get a gauge fitted let me know what the temp gets to and I might be able to suggest a better option.

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« Reply #132 on: 13 February 2012, 22:58 »
i was just wondering if the gearbox will really be damaged if dexron II fluid is used as it is so much cheaper than the approved gearbox fluid..:)

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« Reply #133 on: 13 February 2012, 23:01 »
i ended up shelling out £30 quid for 5L of gearbox oil that was approved for this while the cheaper dexron is half the price!

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #134 on: 14 February 2012, 09:10 »
Is it a manual or auto box you have?

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #135 on: 18 February 2012, 22:25 »
hi i got the chance to get some free oil of my friend and would like to no if its any good for my vw golf gti 1.8 20v non turbo? its mobil 1 extended life 10w-60 fully snythectic vw501.01/505.00 and it says "especially designed for cars with hight mileage" which mine is its got 140867. thanks

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #136 on: 20 February 2012, 11:26 »
Hi

No, it's not really suitable, a 5w-40 or 10w-40 is a much better choice.

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #137 on: 20 February 2012, 15:39 »
Hi

No, it's not really suitable, a 5w-40 or 10w-40 is a much better choice.

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Tim

hi there tim, can you tell me if this will be good for my gf 1.8 20v n/a??
she got about 90k on it

(also will it be the same as my 1.8t think i put 5w-40 fuly synth in it befor??)

many thanks rio
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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #138 on: 20 February 2012, 16:19 »
Hi Rio

Yes, I'd go for a 5w-40 or 10w-40

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Shell Helix, Fuchs Supersyn and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

As a budget choice, a 10w-40 will be fine and I would either go for the Fuchs XTR, Shell Helix, Millers XSS or Motul 6100

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-657-10w-40.aspx

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Re: BUYING OIL, SOME BASIC ADVICE FROM OPIE OILS.
« Reply #139 on: 28 February 2012, 10:02 »
Hi Rio

Yes, I'd go for a 5w-40 or 10w-40

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Shell Helix, Fuchs Supersyn and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

As a budget choice, a 10w-40 will be fine and I would either go for the Fuchs XTR, Shell Helix, Millers XSS or Motul 6100

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-657-10w-40.aspx

Cheers

Tim

hey tim dropped a clanger for some reason i kept thinking 5w-30 and put this in the 1.8 n/a is this gonna be bad for it??? what would the difference be??

also shall i put the 5w-30 in my arz or keep it to 5w-40 (noticed when i used 5w-40 befor the mpg decreased  :undecided: )

many thanks, rio


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