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Not another oil based question....
« on: 07 April 2011, 20:21:04 »
I'm running my 3.2 elite on vxl semi skimmed 10W-40.  I've just been looking back through my notes to see when I last changed it, and at what mileage...

Last change was 5th July 2010 at 94982... Mileage has just clicked over 100k now.

So if I change it now, it would be an interval of 5k or 9 months...

Does this sound like about the right interval, or should I be doing it more/less regularly?

TIA  :y

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Re: Not another oil based question....
« Reply #1 on: 07 April 2011, 20:22:40 »
I do mine every 6mths or 2500 miles :y
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Re: Not another oil based question....
« Reply #2 on: 07 April 2011, 20:24:10 »
I do mine every 5000 miles .. but I'm running LPG which is slightly cleaner .. :)
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Re: Not another oil based question....
« Reply #3 on: 07 April 2011, 21:56:28 »
Sounds like I need to be getting my hands dirty a bit more often then! SWMBO will be pleased...  :-/
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Re: Not another oil based question....
« Reply #4 on: 07 April 2011, 22:13:22 »
If you get a Trade Club card through Autobahnstormers  for just £20 vauxhall oil becomes very very cheap ...

I'll log onto the site and check the price in a moment

EDIT

On the buy three get four offer ..  5 ltr bottles .. so 20 ltrs oil .. £34.80 + VAT = £41.76

"proper" price is £28.10 + VAT = £33.72 for 5 ltrs !! so £134.88 for 20 !!

You save £93.12 on your very first visit !!!

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At that price its easy to do an oil change every 5000 miles !!
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Re: Not another oil based question....
« Reply #5 on: 07 April 2011, 22:27:14 »
Already with you on that one Nigel! Been a member of ABS for a while, amd the TC card is well used!  :y

Remind me, how much oil does a 3.2 need for a change... 5 or 6 litres?  :)
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Re: Not another oil based question....
« Reply #6 on: 07 April 2011, 22:36:02 »
Its a tad more than 5 ... I know it gets a full 5 then topped up from the other one .. :)
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Re: Not another oil based question....
« Reply #7 on: 07 April 2011, 22:38:40 »
5.75 Litres for a V6. :y
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Re: Not another oil based question....
« Reply #8 on: 07 April 2011, 23:44:25 »
I just do mine every 6 months, jan and June - Sorted.  :y
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Re: Not another oil based question....
« Reply #9 on: 08 April 2011, 06:55:55 »
6 months Paul? You're just not trying... ;D

8 to 10 weeks here, and that's at 10k intervals ::)
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« Reply #10 on: 08 April 2011, 22:20:23 »
I recon you must be able to do it in your sleep by now Al!  :y
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