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5/30 isn't semi tho so isn't the best to use!
All the cars I have had I always use the manufactures recommend.... who can know better than the people who designed the engine!
isn't 10/40 the recomended use? repsol? according to castrol the 5/30 edge would be better then the 10/40.
using a pela is all well & good, but if you ever want to do it properly the sump plug will be well & truly stuck.
Castrol edge has the lubrication properties of water
And whats with all this "you need semi not fully synthetic"
since the mk2 was produced hasnt there been many new oils introduced since then so many might be better then what they recomended then?
anyway, so i take the plastic under tray off and then ease out the sump plug. could also leave the plastic undertray off so the sump dosent get too hot.
Yup
I might take my undertray out. When i loose a nut it catches it making it harder to find again
Castrol Magnatec has had a bit of a bashing, apparently it's a 'cracked' mineral oil and not a 'true' semi synthetic - whatever that means....!
Personally I've never had a problem with it, albeit on fairly short oil change intervals, 6000 miles or so.
However you can buy a good fully synthetic oil for less money than the Castrol 'Semi Synthetic' -4 litres of Fuchs Titan SuperSynth (how about that for a fancy name?!) for 17 quid in GSF
-Castrol normally costs 25 quid in Halfords!
The Fuchs oil was recommended by Opie Oils, who seem to be a fairly trusted oil supplier. They also recommended Motul as the top choice, but it's quite a lot more expensive.
Personally I've never had a problem with it, albeit on fairly short oil change intervals, 6000 miles or so.
However you can buy a good fully synthetic oil for less money than the Castrol 'Semi Synthetic' -4 litres of Fuchs Titan SuperSynth (how about that for a fancy name?!) for 17 quid in GSF
-Castrol normally costs 25 quid in Halfords!
The Fuchs oil was recommended by Opie Oils, who seem to be a fairly trusted oil supplier. They also recommended Motul as the top choice, but it's quite a lot more expensive.
...crezz MAKE SURE u dont round off the plug mate, mines ****ed ...still trying to work out a way to take the **** off ...its rounded grrr!!! garage quoted me something like £180 i think to take sump off and drill plug out and refit with a new plug. ...think ima invest ina pela pump as i got the garage to do it for me last time as i couldnt remove the plug. do all the deposits n crap get cleared up too?? or do they just stay at the bottom of the sump?
andyj
There's no F in Quality..
if you know anyone with a welder, just get them to weld the head of a bolt to the sump plug, and then just just a spanner to undo the bolt/sump-plug combo
CREZZ, best to run the engine to get the oil a bit warm to begin with.
Once you have undone the sump plug and it starts to drain leave it for a good long while to drain before removing the filter. Make sure the oil filler cap is off as this will speed up the drain process.
Once you have undone the sump plug and it starts to drain leave it for a good long while to drain before removing the filter. Make sure the oil filler cap is off as this will speed up the drain process.
thats a first lol, well done
additives ...there a bit like marmite either love or hate. i used some to quieten down my tappets ...didnt work though ...still a loud abf.
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