Oil advice and recommendations here

[AS_BO]

Originally Posted by oilman

Hi Matty

Glad the oil worked out for your Saxo. The 133 is a bit fussier due to the warranty, so you need to use one of these in the engine.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-898-rn0710-oil.aspx

Redline MTL, Amsoil MTF or Fuchs Sintofluid are ideal for the gearbox, but be careful with the gearbox as Renault may only let you use the Elf approved stuff for the warranty.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-670-75w-80-75w-85-mtfs.aspx

Cheers

Tim

Hi Tim,

Loads of choice there pal! Out of all of them if you were to recommend one of each what would they be? Price isn't a massive factor just as long as the specs are good, can't put a price on good oil fella.

Cheers

Matty

[oilman]

Hi Matty

I guess you could say the Castrol Edge is the best option for the engine as it's PAO based and the others are hydrocracked http://www.opieoils.co.uk/pdfs/tech-...scriptions.pdf

It's a tricky one for the gear oils - Red Line is the best on paper as it's ester based, the Amsoil has been the most popular and it very well proven across a lot of cars, the Sintofluid is the cheapest and it's the most popular now.

Cheers

Tim

[Brumy_pete]

hi mate what oil shud i use in my car so far benn told castrol edge

53 reg
vtr
51000 miles
average blast around and genrel use


thanks pete

[oilman]

We would recommend 5w-40 synthetic as the top choice, if you wanted to use edge then is would be the Edge 5w-40 to go for. There are plenty of other good ones to choose from here http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Cheers

Guy

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oilman

[ashj22]

thanks for the recommendation since changing oil its lasting atleast twice as long.

[oilman]

Good to hear, glad it's working out well.

Cheers

Tim

[mishoka]

oilman , i have boosted 106 16v and recoment me to go for 15w50 motul. I use now 5w40 Eneos.

[oilman]

Hi

How hot does the oil get when driven hard?

Cheers

Tim

[Hothatch89]

Saxo vtr 1.6 8v
2000
91k
12mile round trip 5x a week and a few drag blasts down an unused bypass at the weekend.
Id rather pay for decent make stuff than halfords brand. . Cheers. Ado

[oilman]

Hi Ado

A 5w-40 synthetic is the best choice.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS NT/CFS, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Shell Helix, Fuchs Supersyn and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

As a budget choice, a 10w-40 will be fine and I would either go for the Fuchs Syn MC, Shell Helix, Millers Trident, Castrol Magnatec, Mobil Super 2000 or Motul 6100

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-657-10w-40.aspx

Cheers

Tim

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[PrzemasxD]

So what oil would be best for 1.6 VTR 2001 Saxo ?

[oilman]

Hi

I would use a 5w-40 synthetic as the best option.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS NT/CFS, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. The Motul 8100 X-Cess, Millers XFS, Shell Helix, Fuchs Supersyn and Mobil Super 3000 are good, cheaper alternatives.

As a budget choice, a 10w-40 will be fine and I would either go for the Fuchs Syn MC, Shell Helix, Millers Trident, Castrol Magnatec, Mobil Super 2000 or Motul 6100

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-657-10w-40.aspx

Cheers

Tim

[VeiRoN]

Hello there,what oil would you recommend for a 3 plug VTS 16v? i noticed since i replaced the old oil (CarLube 5w 30 Fully Synthetic) with the Castrol GTX 10w 40 Part Synethic the engine temp is slightly higher,would you suggest to go back to the 5w 30 spec?

Many thanks.

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[Joel-]

Hi Tim,

What would you advise for a:

Saxo 1.1i (standard)
Yr 00
210k Km
Runs mostly on the highway, at 110km, but tends to speed up to 130/140 km/hr once a while

& a

Vw Polo 1.0 (standard)
Yr 00
152k Km

Drive up to 125Km/hr

What would be best considering here (in Mauritius) it warm almost everyday, even in winter (lowest temp would be around 12/13 degress only)

Cheers
Joel

[oilman]

Hi Joel

What oil do you currently use? Do they burn much oil? Are there any problems with oil pressure?

Cheers

Tim