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[Diamond Black Geezer]

"castrol dex3 at B&Q"..................Mmmmm no thanks.

What's the issue? Dex3 is the required spec for the omega. And there are much, much cheaper, nastier brands than castrol.

And what's the relevance of the outlet selling said oil?

Your post is pretty pointless unless you can back up your argument with something?

I got every bottle of the 99p Castrol on their shelves, too!  Dark brown 19 yr old oil with 180k vs brand new cherry red Castrol I was happy to go with it.

How's that old timing kit of mine James? I never heard how you go on, sir; didn't fail after 5 mins and blow your engine up, did it?   

[JamesV6CDX]

It very much helped my process of elimination, thank you v much

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Not a problem, glad to be of service 

[dbug]

If it produces as much mayonnaise as their engine oil...

We're talking about atf not engine oil - however I agree GM engine oils seem best in these V6s

[baggers]

"castrol dex3 at B&Q"..................Mmmmm no thanks.

What's the issue? Dex3 is the required spec for the omega. And there are much, much cheaper, nastier brands than castrol.

And what's the relevance of the outlet selling said oil?

Your post is pretty pointless unless you can back up your argument with something?

I got every bottle of the 99p Castrol on their shelves, too!  Dark brown 19 yr old oil with 180k vs brand new cherry red Castrol I was happy to go with it.

How's that old timing kit of mine James? I never heard how you go on, sir; didn't fail after 5 mins and blow your engine up, did it?   

What's the issue?
Dex3 isn't the issue and I know it's the required spec for the omega, it's the thought of buying it from B&Q.  Anyone in the know may be reluctant to buy anything of importance from there.  They sell a lot of the well known brand names we all know but there is a difference.

[baggers]

I got every bottle of the 99p Castrol on their shelves, too!  Dark brown 19 yr old oil with 180k vs brand new cherry red Castrol I was happy to go with it.

If it was free it wouldn't go anywhere near a gearbox of mine.

[Bigron]

"baggers", I'm guessing that you can't be specific, but are you implying that even though some products from B&Q may have Brand labels on them, they may not be of full quality?
You can use that TV quotation - "You may well think that, but I couldn't possibly comment" if you wanted to hide behind something!

Ron.

[baggers]

Yes, got to be careful what you say.
Trust me, it's good advice but we make our own decisions at the end of the day.

[biggriffin]

Yes, got to be careful what you say.
Trust me, it's good advice but we make our own decisions at the end of the day.

ork

even when they might be wrong,

[Webby the Bear]

Regarding the ATF change....

I can officially say that I hold my bear paws up and admit you guys were right 

we been quiet at the garage so got my sucker / cuprinol sprayer out  . only managed to siphon 2.5l out. so yeah, you guys are right. dropping the sumps going to be the way forward 

however, new fluid is new fluid and I got a chance to see the old stuff..... you can tell its used but it definitely wasn't bad at all in terms of colour. 

shifting gear lever is seamless now where as occasionally it was hard before. shifting during driving seems the same (but they were seamless before anyway) 

[biggriffin]

Regarding the ATF change....

I can officially say that I hold my bear paws up and admit you guys were right 

we been quiet at the garage so got my sucker / cuprinol sprayer out  . only managed to siphon 2.5L out. so yeah, you guys are right. dropping the sumps going to be the way forward 

however, new fluid is new fluid and I got a chance to see the old stuff..... you can tell its used but it definitely wasn't bad at all in terms of colour. 

shifting gear lever is seamless now where as occasionally it was hard before. shifting during driving seems the same (but they were seamless before anyway) 

So still 5.5L old oil left in there, half a job bear.

[TheBoy]

Just to add.. Having re read my post it sounds a little rude... Not intentional, so my apologies. (Posting after a night on the Guinness is never wise)

I am just curious as to what you are basing your comments on. Is castrol ATF *really* that bad?

Only based my comments on their engine oils, and work on the principle that the rest of their products must be similar quality.

[Webby the Bear]

Regarding the ATF change....

I can officially say that I hold my bear paws up and admit you guys were right 

we been quiet at the garage so got my sucker / cuprinol sprayer out  . only managed to siphon 2.5L out. so yeah, you guys are right. dropping the sumps going to be the way forward 

however, new fluid is new fluid and I got a chance to see the old stuff..... you can tell its used but it definitely wasn't bad at all in terms of colour. 

shifting gear lever is seamless now where as occasionally it was hard before. shifting during driving seems the same (but they were seamless before anyway) 

So still 5.5L old oil left in there, half a job bear.

Which is why I said dropping the sumps are the way forward 

[05omegav6]

If you're feeling brave, torque converter probably has a drain plug too