Oil advice

[Cock Womble 7]

When I bought "Katie", she came full (and with a spare few litres) of the Halfords 5W/50 fully synthetic "Motorsport" oil.

Now, bearing in mind that my 7 is my only car and has to get me to work every day - a very short (three miles or so) commute with very early (and therefore cold) starts - and that the oil hardly gets up to a decent temperature, is this "Motorsport" stuff really the ideal oil for my needs?

Or would something a little less "highly strung" be more suitable? Magnatex, for example?

I'm trying to be as mechanically sympathetic as I can!


And while we're on the subject, do these (the oil coolers) do exactly what they say on the tin?

Thanks in advance.

[elan_fan]

I've got an 1800K supersport same as yours. Currently using 0w-40 Mobil 1, no track days. Fuchs Titan race 5w-40 is recommended and apparently Fuchs Titan supersyn is rebranded as Unipart 5w-40. No point in getting a nice motor an skimping on 60 quids worth of oil. Mine is not a daily driver and the apollo tank means it takes ages for the oil to warm.

[Cock Womble 7]

elan_fan said:

No point in getting a nice motor and skimping on 60 quids worth of oil.

Absolutely agree, there's no way I want to skimp on anything for this car. I just wondered that if, under the circumstances, this is the "best" oil I could be using.

[elan_fan]

Any 5w-40 fully synthetic will do.

how about

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-1002-redline-high-perf...

or

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-1146-silkolene-pro-s-5...

if you've got an apollo you will need about 7 ltrs. I don't drain the apollo and neither did the PO and when I dropped the sump it was clean as a whistle at 36000 miles. I got rid of the yellow foam and cleaned the strainer.

Edited by elan_fan on Tuesday 2nd November 18:39

[Incorrigible]

elan_fan said:

Any 5w-40 fully synthetic will do.

if you've got an apollo you will need about 7 ltrs. I don't drain the apollo and neither did the PO and when I dropped the sump it was clean as a whistle at 36000 miles. I got rid of the yellow foam and cleaned the strainer.

Yes only change 5 out of the 7 litres that will be fine

FFS either change all the oil or don't bother

[elan_fan]

well 6 and a bit litres and with an average of 3000 miles between changes I'd rather not piss around with the none leaking apollo

Edited by elan_fan on Tuesday 2nd November 19:26