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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: jemis on 29 April 2009, 11:08:45

Title: Oil change at the weekend
Post by: jemis on 29 April 2009, 11:08:45

Will be changing the oil and filter at the weekend along with some other jobs and was just wondering if anybody had any views on what oil to use.
Was thinking about  castrol magnetec.

Title: Re: Oil change at the weekend
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 April 2009, 11:13:13

Save the Castrol for oiling your wheel barrow!

Its pretty shite stuff.

The Vx semi synth is the ideal and good value on trade club (if you have access)

Title: Re: Oil change at the weekend
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 29 April 2009, 11:13:35

I would highly recommend you go for 10/40 GM semi-synthetic. :y :y  

There is nothing to be gained from any other oil ;) ;) ;).

Title: Re: Oil change at the weekend
Post by: Seth on 29 April 2009, 11:22:16

Yep Vx's own-brand 10/40 semi-synthetic is best.

My local stealers flog me 4 X 5 litre cans for around 34 quid - a bargain in my book!
Best to forget the over-rated, (and over-priced), Castrol stuff.

Title: Re: Oil change at the weekend
Post by: tomoco on 29 April 2009, 13:46:17

Yes mate Genuine VX semi synthetic always. its cheap enough, i usually buy 4x5L plus 4 oil filters. Think i paid about £50 quid TC for the lot

Title: Re: Oil change at the weekend
Post by: jemis on 29 April 2009, 14:19:12

I will pop to my local dealer for some then, had'nt even thought about them for oil, should of as I used to use there oil in my carlton gsi years ago as every other oil made the tappets noisy.