What oil???

snyperboi · June 16, 2011, 01:20:14 PM

Right i have just rebuilt my engine and i am looking around at what engine oil to use but the internet is full of different opinions!?

Should i use 10W 30?or 20W 50? or anything else??:reallymad

Please can someone give me a general decent answer?lol

snyperboi · June 16, 2011, 01:20:49 PM

Oh and its on a 1994 FD3S.

PDale · June 16, 2011, 02:59:10 PM

Mineral 10W40

787b · June 16, 2011, 04:51:24 PM

10w40:Thumbs-up

m1tch · June 16, 2011, 04:58:33 PM

Halfords orange 10w40 mineral for my FC, change it every 6k miles or so, cheap oil filter changed each time.

snyperboi · June 16, 2011, 05:50:46 PM

wonderful.thankyou guys i will do that and obviously servicing it every few thousand miles.cheers!

12at · June 17, 2011, 11:53:21 AM

what brand do people use of the the 10w40 range of oil..

Ive heard from a few shops that Halfords oil is rather thin.. What brand of oil do you guys use?

Im looking at the Penrite HPR40 which is what i use in my car back in AUS but have also seen some good discussions with the Castrol range..

DJ Tommo · June 17, 2011, 09:47:54 PM

Email Opie Oils, they will be able to advise you. They recommended Fuchs Titan Race Pro s 5W-40 for me, but depends on how much money you want to spend on oil.

I just decided to opt for the slightly more expensive stuff as it for my first oil change of ownership!

Cheers

Tom

carlbrainiac · July 08, 2011, 01:57:21 PM

I was just checking over my FD3 1992 J reg Import and noticed my oil was low and not very nice looking so thought I should change it and filter. Wanna make sure shes gonna be ok for the long drive to Beaulieu on Sunday.

My local motor factors recommend 5W 30 Comma X Flow Semi synthetic. Will this be ok? Need reply asap as my local garage is doing it for me this afternoon as Im too lazy to do it myself plus never done an oil change before and as easy as it looks dont wanna do anything wrong and then break down half way to beaulieu :-S lol

carlbrainiac · July 08, 2011, 06:10:07 PM

Never mind its done now and seems fine

wolfie1 · July 09, 2011, 02:16:00 PM

i use castrol magnatec semi synthetic 10w40

Ada7 · July 09, 2011, 02:51:11 PM

Should of been 10W 40 Carl really. If you\'re changing it regulaly then it shouldn\'t matter which brand you\'re using if you\'re using your car everyday and not pushing it really hard all the time. Some change their oil every 3k miles

Adam

carlbrainiac · July 09, 2011, 03:38:56 PM

I had some 10w 40 and my local motor factors said it would be too thick. And he said that oil i got is what is manufacturer recommendation

carlbrainiac · July 09, 2011, 03:40:14 PM

Will it do any harm?

Ada7 · July 09, 2011, 03:51:47 PM

You should be fine, but i would suggest going to 10W 40 on the next oil change

Adam