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raywilb

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engine oil td
« on: 25 November 2009, 11:42:57 »
a mate of mine has kindly offered to get me some engine oil 10ltrs castrol 5/40 (semi-synthetic) will this be ok for my tractor?  :)
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Re: engine oil td
« Reply #1 on: 25 November 2009, 12:00:21 »
castrol oil is shite, it tends to mayo very easily. 5/40 is also a tad thin. I'd use GM 10/40
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Re: engine oil td
« Reply #2 on: 25 November 2009, 12:07:03 »
5/40 will just not thicken so much at lower temperatures so nothing wrong with the grade of oil. It is hard to beat the GM 10/40 on price though.

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Re: engine oil td
« Reply #3 on: 25 November 2009, 13:00:51 »
Same here, I'd stick with GM 10/40 semi.

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Re: engine oil td
« Reply #4 on: 25 November 2009, 16:02:23 »
gm gear it is then,  :y :y
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Re: engine oil td
« Reply #5 on: 25 November 2009, 16:54:59 »
Considering your car is TD I would personally rather go for 5W40 oil, it is far better for the turbo.
Don't know exactly for Vauxhall but on VW, Audi diesels synth oil is a must have
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Re: engine oil td
« Reply #6 on: 26 November 2009, 19:17:17 »
Seeing as you want to be changing the oil in that BMW lump at least every 2.5-3k miles, go for the cheapest that matches the spec.  My tractor lived on GM Semi at around £8 for 5l on TC.  Takes about 1.3 cans from memory


Castrol, well, yeah, I wouldn't even subject the lawnmower to that...
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