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What is the best Oil.......
« on: 08 January 2007, 19:00:44 »
For my new ALFA 156 GTA?
Alfa romeo recomends 10w60 selenia.
I thought i would get a present to myself so i bit the bulet and got one. It is a 03 1 owner from new 32000miles sportwagon alfa red. I'm picking it up from the local dealership on Saturday.
The omega is going for sale unfortunatelly.
thats the news for the moment. :) :)
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Re: What is the best Oil.......
« Reply #1 on: 08 January 2007, 19:10:12 »
Hope it serves you well :)
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« Reply #2 on: 08 January 2007, 19:23:59 »
Ive always liked Alfas especially the V6s :)
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« Reply #3 on: 08 January 2007, 19:30:50 »
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Ive always liked Alfas especially the V6s :)
first time in my life i had such a grin in my face while driving a car. It is really nice.
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Re: What is the best Oil.......
« Reply #4 on: 08 January 2007, 19:35:31 »
Has nobody noticed  ::)
WARNING OIL THREAD ALERT ;D
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« Reply #5 on: 08 January 2007, 19:39:27 »
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Has nobody noticed  ::)
WARNING OIL THREAD ALERT ;D
Had it had become an oil thread, it would have been locked by now ;)
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« Reply #6 on: 08 January 2007, 20:21:04 »
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Has nobody noticed  ::)
WARNING OIL THREAD ALERT ;D
Had it had become an oil thread, it would have been locked by now ;)

What's an oil thread? ::)
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Re: What is the best Oil.......
« Reply #7 on: 08 January 2007, 21:08:35 »
I'm not going to mention Selenia then.............oops  ::)
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« Reply #8 on: 08 January 2007, 21:14:34 »
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I'm not going to mention Selenia then.............oops  ::)

Selina Scott - wasn't she a newsreader  ;)
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« Reply #9 on: 08 January 2007, 21:17:35 »
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I'm not going to mention Selenia then.............oops  ::)

Selina Scott - wasn't she a newsreader  ;)
& now she sells mohair socks  :-?
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Re: What is the best Oil.......
« Reply #10 on: 08 January 2007, 21:17:59 »
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Has nobody noticed  ::)
WARNING OIL THREAD ALERT ;D
Had it had become an oil thread, it would have been locked by now ;)

What's an oil thread? ::)

Ummm.....dunno either....ask MJ....he seems pretty clued up  ;D
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Re: What is the best Oil.......
« Reply #11 on: 08 January 2007, 22:26:08 »
Nice one Kostas. Lovely cars those, and the GTA...mmmmm! :D

However, keep the Omega, you'll need it when the Alfa is being repaired! ;)


Now, 10w60??? That's a racing oil!  :o ... and a seriously expensive one!
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Re: What is the best Oil.......
« Reply #12 on: 08 January 2007, 22:56:26 »
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Nice one Kostas. Lovely cars those, and the GTA...mmmmm! :D

However, keep the Omega, you'll need it when the Alfa is being repaired! ;)


Now, 10w60??? That's a racing oil!  :o ... and a seriously expensive one!

You had V6's in the past , what did you use? I hope its going to be as reliable as the omega.
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« Reply #13 on: 09 January 2007, 01:43:11 »
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Has nobody noticed  ::)
WARNING OIL THREAD ALERT ;D
Had it had become an oil thread, it would have been locked by now ;)

What's an oil thread? ::)

Ummm.....dunno either....ask MJ....he seems pretty clued up  ;D

Apparently this is correct, Car Mechanics Magazine seem to think that all alfas should be ran on Selenia 20k Long-Life oil, which I understand is semi-synth.

Personally I never heard of Selenia before, and it is also unsual for a car maker to specify the brand of oil to be used in their vehicels.

Nor can I understand why the Alfa engines are different than the rest of the world i.e. why they need a special brand of oil.

I don't think that Mobil-1 oil will do the engine any harm... or Vx own for that matter, as long as you stick to the manufacturer's recomended viscosity and grade (e.g. SL).

But if you run a search for Alfa forums and Selenia oil, I am sure you will find the oil threads going wild are not an exclusive Omega thing...






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Re: What is the best Oil.......
« Reply #14 on: 09 January 2007, 08:16:32 »
The oil they specify is an oil designed for pretty extreme operating conditions.

Now, the GTA is a quick car, but a full blown racer it is not.
The only reason I can think of is that it will allow for much longer service intervals


Personally I would run it on a good fully synthetic oil with changes every 5k.

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