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Went to get some oil today from Halfrauds but they were out of 10-40, the dude said just put 15-40 in it but I thought not. The only other thing there was Castrol Edge 0-30 it cost twice as much as GTX Magnatec so I was wandering if it is suitable for out 480s?
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I'm not sure that would be a good idea. As that is the super thin economy oil for modern engines.
I think that it would possibly escape through every seal going. No way to tell without trying it of course.
I used some water thin runing in oil in my rebuilt 480 engine, and I think it was 5W30 mineral oil. It leaked out of all the seals like mad, even though they are all new. I have switched to 15W60 fully synth now and it at least stays where it is supposed to be.
I think you would be better with the 15W40 if there is no choice.
Richard
I think that it would possibly escape through every seal going. No way to tell without trying it of course.
I used some water thin runing in oil in my rebuilt 480 engine, and I think it was 5W30 mineral oil. It leaked out of all the seals like mad, even though they are all new. I have switched to 15W60 fully synth now and it at least stays where it is supposed to be.
I think you would be better with the 15W40 if there is no choice.
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Amen brother! And sometimes you can get 2 litres for the price of one on the magnetec (comes in 2 litre bottles) but this is rare for Asda. 6 litres for £15 is great thoughJohnTurbo wrote:Go to asda, its cheaper.
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Ad,I used 15W/40 for tens of thousands of miles.
It was when Halfrauds didnt have any in stock.
I have some Volvo literature which says you can use 15W/40 or 10W/40.It comes with the car in the user pack.
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It was when Halfrauds didnt have any in stock.
I have some Volvo literature which says you can use 15W/40 or 10W/40.It comes with the car in the user pack.
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I use Edge in the Lotus... it's fully synth and yeah, would screw up your seals, plus it's buggeringly expensive... (there is a thread in the Elan forum about how it seems to get used up more than semi-synth so I think I'm gonna go back to semi synth.) Even if it didn't screw the seals up, I'd say for your needs, save your cash and don't go near it, it's not like you drive the Celeb hard anyway. It's £32 for 4 litres if I recall right... just not worth it unless you're gonna really heat the engine up.
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I've been told that 'fully synth' starts at 10W and down to 0W
Hence overhere(Holland) in the shops and gasstations there's no 15W 'fully synth' available
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Hence overhere(Holland) in the shops and gasstations there's no 15W 'fully synth' available
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rpruen wrote:... I have switched to 15W60 fully synth now and it at least stays where it is supposed to be.
I think you would be better with the 15W40 if there is no choice.
Richard
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I've done ~28 000 miles in my car since I bought it, and have never had an oil leak or mechanical problems with the engine itself, snapped cambelt aside, and that's using 5-30 fully synthetic (Shell Helix). It stays a nice golden colour for a good 4000 miles before it starts to discolour, then I change it straight away! And when the garage replaced the cylinder head they said how there appeared to be virtually no wear visible at all! So the oil does its job.
I think one of the most important things is to change the oil regularly, and at the end of the day whilst grade is important, any oil is better than no oil. I think although two oils may have the same viscosity they may have different additives and properties that suit certain engines better than others. But obviously there's no point in spending lots on expensive oil if it's simply going to piss all over your driveway. Semi synthetics are still perfectly good, just need to be renewed a little more often. And 15W-40 means that when it's really cold outside, the oil will be a little thicker than it would if it was 10W-40. But as it doesn't get that cold here it doesn't really matter.
I think one of the most important things is to change the oil regularly, and at the end of the day whilst grade is important, any oil is better than no oil. I think although two oils may have the same viscosity they may have different additives and properties that suit certain engines better than others. But obviously there's no point in spending lots on expensive oil if it's simply going to piss all over your driveway. Semi synthetics are still perfectly good, just need to be renewed a little more often. And 15W-40 means that when it's really cold outside, the oil will be a little thicker than it would if it was 10W-40. But as it doesn't get that cold here it doesn't really matter.
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Millers 15-60 fully synthetic's pretty pricey If that is what you're using, Richard, then how long does it last you? (Assuming you still use the old 'waiting for the mark on the dipstick to disappear' method).
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That's the stuff, and it isn't cheap.crispy-d wrote:Millers 15-60 fully synthetic's pretty pricey If that is what you're using, Richard, then how long does it last you? (Assuming you still use the old 'waiting for the mark on the dipstick to disappear' method).
I would not suggest using it in a standard engine BTW, the benifit is for highly loaded parts.
As for how long it lasts.. I have no idea yet. I have done 4k miles, and it still looks exactly the same as when it went in.
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