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Originally posted by troubled_corsa
has any1 tried castrol magnatec? whats it like?

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has any1 tried castrol magnatec? whats it like?

What was the new oil that you put in?

I thought 5w40 was too thin for an average engine.

isn't 10w40 more what you want?

:lol: it means the engine is running:lol:

What is castrol gtx like? 15w40 Is what i use. Might try the vaux stuff.

Whats the diff between 5/10/15w40????

........could be a time bomb that someone has strapped to your engine somewhere....just a suggestion though

had the prob on mine. had to change waterpump, and cambelt pretensioners. cost me £200 :(

^^^ same as :rolleyes:

back to vaux oil now, much better :)

[Edited on 31-08-2003 by M4tt]

some oils are pants and you can really hear the tappets, the best oil and im sure 90% of people will agree is vauxhall 5w40 or 10w40.

migweb users swear by this, i used magantec in mine once, big mistake, sounded rough as.

ttt

i had it last month,its the exhaust manifold gasket,will only cost you 10-20quid.

unlikely that thin oil would cause a problem at high revs, it would be at idle when oil pressure is low.

matey i had this ages ago a ticking noise i thought it was something with the engine and u wudnt belive wat it was , a loose wire hitting against the metal came out of the holder so hav a look around mate cud b that :D

If its only happened since the new oil it could be that your new oil is too thin.

my engine is making a ticking noise when i rev it or accelerate it gets more rapid. i changed my oil last week so could that be the cause? anyone know what the problem is?