Minty_Fresh
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as said above..
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Richardhhha
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prity sure its 10w40 it could be 5w30 semi synth as its chain.. Not 100% tho so could stand corrected
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deano87
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I always used to use 10w40 semi-synthetic.
Just had interim oil change done and had 5w30 fully synthetic in - apparently it's a better oil. Still runs ok
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Joe
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14w40 semi synthetic will be fine. No need for Fully synthetic.
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Minty_Fresh
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i think ive got a brand new 5L castrol 10w40 semi synthetic in the garage tbh, so if thats ok il use that
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Joe
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Yeah that will be fine mate. No need for anything too fancy in a 1.0.
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20valver
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
14w40 semi synthetic will be fine. No need for Fully synthetic.
there is no such thing as 14w rated oil, i would use a fully synthetic racing oil in your 1.0 12v even used a fully synthetic racing oil in my metro, castrol oil is crap
[Edited on 28-10-2008 by 20valver]
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S77 CKL
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Ive just put some fresh 15w40 in mine, will be changed in 5000miles anyhow.
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Joe
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quote:
Originally posted by 20valver
quote:
Originally posted by Joe
14w40 semi synthetic will be fine. No need for Fully synthetic.
there is no such thing as 14w rated oil, i would use a fully synthetic racing oil in your 1.0 12v even used a fully synthetic racing oil in my metro, castrol oil is crap
[Edited on 28-10-2008 by 20valver]
Thats as it was a typing error. Care to explain why you need fully synthetic 'racing' oil in a 1.0 Corsa?
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20valver
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more mpg and or more bhp done back to back road tests on engine oil
[Edited on 28-10-2008 by 20valver]
would not 15w 40 be to thick for the 1.0 12v not un less the engine has over 100,000 miles
[Edited on 28-10-2008 by 20valver]
if the engine oil is to thick then the engine will use more fuel to do the same job
the w rating means cold cranking which is measured in centistokes
if you have a oil rated at
5w 40/10w 40/15w 40/ 20w 40 these are the same viscosity the only part that is different is the cold cranking which is the w, the 40 means oil temperature so in the uk you could run a 10w 40 but in America you would need a oil that is 10w 60
[Edited on 28-10-2008 by 20valver]
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Joe
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Right ok.
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tom_simes
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Back to back road tests on engine oil? Are you serious?
Nice copy and paste job on the description of oil weight too.
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20valver
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in my astra i had to mix 2 oils of the same brand together silkolene pro s 10w 50 and pro r 15w 50 and this give more bhp and more mpg where as using just one oil type the engine was slower and used more fuel also fully synthetic oil has longer drain intervals
also if you do lots of short running trips the engine oil needs changing more this is because it is classed as extreme operating conditions,
when is the time to change your engine oil it is when the oil goes dark brown in colour because after dark brown in colour is black in colour
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20valver
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Originally posted by tom_simes
Back to back road tests on engine oil? Are you serious? yes i am road test is the road dyno
Nice copy and paste job on the description of oil weight too.
no i did not copy and paste about the description of oil weight
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20valver
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description of oil weight is the basics that ever one should know, a fully synthetic oil has esters and ethers that a adhere to the moving parts the more they get squeezed and loaded up ie tuning
[Edited on 28-10-2008 by 20valver]
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DAZ1985
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Hear we go again 
4 pages
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20valver
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Originally posted by DAZ1985
Hear we go again
4 pages
care to explain
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20valver
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Originally posted by DAZ1985
Hear we go again
4 pages
question what do you know about oil daz1985
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20valver
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hey daz 1985 how do you know what type oil to put in your engine
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[Edited on 28-10-2008 by 20valver]
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20valver
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daz 1985 this is easy to know what type of oil to use in your engine
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tom_simes
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Jay - please do us all a favour and delete this thread, before he goes off on one again
I asked this last week, and got told that Vauxhall recommend 10W40 semi-synthetic 
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tom_simes
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Jesus, how many questions do you want to ask Daz?
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20valver
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
Jay - please do us all a favour and delete this thread, before he goes off on one again
I asked this last week, and got told that Vauxhall recommend 10W40 semi-synthetic
is your engine tuned or standard
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tom_simes
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quote:
Originally posted by 20valver
quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
Jay - please do us all a favour and delete this thread, before he goes off on one again
I asked this last week, and got told that Vauxhall recommend 10W40 semi-synthetic
is your engine tuned or standard
question what bearing does this have on the thread?
answer none, mine isn't a 1.0 12v.
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20valver
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tom_simes I asked this last week, and got told that Vauxhall recommend 10W40 semi-synthetic did vauxhall ask if your engine was tuned or standard
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