Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 16:31:01 +0100 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: I'm amazed at the difference, different oil makes.
When I bought the car, it was pretty clean under the bonnet. I asked the owner what oil he used. Synthetic he said. So after a couple of weeks driving it, I did a change. Checked in the Halfords catalogue, it said full synth 5w40 or semi 10w40, so for a year I used the fully synth but keeping to the 3k miles change. Over a 3k period I was probably using about 3/4 of a litre in topups. I tried Halford 5w40, and Chevron 5w40 from Costco, and it made no difference. The car ran a bit cool, and leaked/used oil but no visible smoke, so I assume lost. I remember one of the regs on here a while ago mentioning they had switched to synth for a while and noticed leaks, so switched back and it cured it. Well, another change was due. So I bought a can of engine flush, a new filter, and 5 litres of Carlube triple R 10w40 Synthetic (I think they mean semi synthetic though because their 0w40 and 5w40 are badged as fully synthetic). It has been in the car for 2 weeks now, hasn't lost a drop, and it looks like the lower engine bay and the bottom of the trans case is starting to look a little cleaner. Amazing the difference. The car tends to run a little warmer, but not overly so, but the oil doesn't look as dirty as quickly as it did with full synth. -- Carl Robson (The poster formerly known as Skodapilot) http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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