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23rd November 2011, 18:53
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Bristol
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Car(s): 1.6 vtr saxo
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Mixing oil!?
Hi all,
I've just had the low oil level warning light flash at me, I know I should drain all oil out and start again but I don't have time now for about a week!
Is it ok to put in 5w30 but I have no idea what is in there at the moment!?
Cheers
Sam
P.s bit of a noob question I know!!
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23rd November 2011, 18:56
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i wouldn't personally but its your car mate
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23rd November 2011, 19:01
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What put in 5w30? Or mix them!?
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23rd November 2011, 19:01
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best bet is to drain all your existing oil then put on a new oil filter (£4 ish at a motor factors) and completly refill with new
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23rd November 2011, 19:04
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Cool, gonna have to keep fingers crossed until my next day off!
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23rd November 2011, 19:04
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Quite clearly going to do more harm by not topping the oil up.
Rather than leaving it low on oil for a week, whack it in mate, oils oil. It'll lubricate your parts.. that's all it needs to do.
Then do a oil drop next week when you have time.
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23rd November 2011, 19:09
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Armadale, West Lothian
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i agree oil is oil. my mate ran had a mix with engine oil in the gearbox of his gti for a while
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23rd November 2011, 19:22
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saxova
Quite clearly going to do more harm by not topping the oil up.
Rather than leaving it low on oil for a week, whack it in mate, oils oil. It'll lubricate your parts.. that's all it needs to do.
Then do a oil drop next week when you have time.
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Agree, what would you rather have low oil(engine wear)or correct oil level? 
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23rd November 2011, 20:30
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i ment mix oils but as said its better than no oil. an oil change takes less than 30 mins so surely you could do it after work one evening.
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23rd November 2011, 20:34
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oh god . . . are people seriously advising to mix oil ?
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23rd November 2011, 22:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tontsy
oh god . . . are people seriously advising to mix oil ?
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I`m not on about putting gallons of oil in the engine mate,just to top up in the short term ie a few days then change the oil.
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23rd November 2011, 22:41
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pit a little in and when yu get spare half hour drain it all out and put a full thing of 1 in
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23rd November 2011, 22:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tontsy
oh god . . . are people seriously advising to mix oil ?
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why not, ive done it.
nae danger. 
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23rd November 2011, 23:59
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Oil isn't oil . some is recycled and some is about as good as cooking oil. Double Ester oil is what i use.
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24th November 2011, 00:00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tontsy
oh god . . . are people seriously advising to mix oil ?
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when i said it, i meant my friend done it as a temp fix. it just got left a while
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24th November 2011, 00:21
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but theoretically, you wont really be mixing alot as theres barely any oil in your system anyway 
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24th November 2011, 09:55
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Very little or no harm in mixing oils, obviously dont do it if you have a choice. Just dont mix 2 and 4 stroke.
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24th November 2011, 10:18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tontsy
oh god . . . are people seriously advising to mix oil ?
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when my rocker bolt snapped i went through a good gallon or two of oil. didnt know what was in there, was too busy at the time to do a full change, so topped it up every other day.
it did, of course, get a proper change eventually
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24th November 2011, 11:47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tontsy
oh god . . . are people seriously advising to mix oil ?
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Why not? If its of the same grade and specification I dont see the harm in it
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24th November 2011, 12:04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gandi699
Why not? If its of the same grade and specification I dont see the harm in it
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Theres no harm in mixing grades either obviously better to maintain the same grades if you have the choice.
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