I put Mobil 0w40 in Larisa,s Vectra, I put the VX 5w30 in mine but as the warrenty is now up I will probably put Mobil 0w40 in mine too.
I put Mobil 0w40 in Larisa,s Vectra, I put the VX 5w30 in mine but as the warrenty is now up I will probably put Mobil 0w40 in mine too.
Is it ok to use Mobil1 0w40 in a turbo diesel if it isn't mobil1 turbo diesel oil? Costco sell it for £23 for 4 litres but they've never had the turbo diesel stuff any time i've been in.The only stuff they've had for diesels is magnatec 10w40 i think.
Last edited by rosssri; 29th October 2007 at 17:00.
yeh i changed mine from a jet black gue,,, to some nice 5w-40. rinning nice
Anything wrong with 10/40? you all seem to be using everything bar the "standard" 10/40? mmaybe Ive been using the wrong oil for the last 10 years????????????
not really...modern engines have had their oil 'thinned' and now VX recommend 5W30 for the extended service intervals....But if you change the oil every 8-10,000 miles then you can happily use the 10W40 semi synthetic...
I get my Mobil1 Turbo Diesel Oil from this guy:
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZmattlewis100
He sells 2 x 5l for £52 plus £8.50 p+p which makes it about half the cost of Halfords.
Drop him a line as he usually has the oil available even though it's not advertised.
He's very busy and has a new child so less time avail but I've never had any problems with him the 3 times I've dealt with him.
Good info!
Last edited by rob1964bike; 24th February 2008 at 19:20.
Hi, did a oil and filter change last week for the first time since I got the car at the start of the year, put 5-30 fully synthetic in, when i started the car up, I got rattling across the top end and has been like it for a week so the other day, drained the oil and replaced it with 10-40 semi-synthetic, thinking that the 5-30 oil may have been to thin. still got the rattling when I started the car up again, but yesteday while listening to the engine I blipped the throttle a couple of times and it suddenly went quiet. any ideas if this was due to a blocked oil jet, type of oil or something else?. Worried about having the same problem next time.
you may have dislodged a particle of sludge that caused a blockage.. the 5w30 will flow far better than the 10w40 so it's not a 'too thin' issue really..Don't whatever you do flush the engine..but consider changing the oil soon again to act as a bit of a flush.
Hi thanks, you may be right, forgot to say that before I put in the oil I added a flush as it was the first time I had changed the oil on this car, don't often use it. So it may have dislodged some sludge which caused the problem, had I done the wrong thing by using a flush then?. Bit worried about it happening again the next time I change the oil, even without using a flush.
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