Halfords 5W30 'GM' oil

[Janosh]

Probably been done before, but does anyone use this stuff in their Holden?

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-fluid...

I use the equivalent in my daily but have always stuck to 'better' oils for the Monaro / R8.

[MedwayMonaro]

Yes I have. Although not strictly from a halfords tin. Good quality and good pricing at the moment. Can assure you its very good quality and you shouldn't get too much grief from it. If the 5W40 is on offer then that can also be used s that's what I use in mine.

[HappyMidget]

Tis what I use in mine

[preciousmetal]

The GM DEXOS II 5W/30 F/Syn direct from VX dealers is good oil as used by them on servicing at main dealers and I buy in bulk from them.

[TonyTwoTribes]

It is Halfords........................nope. Enough said. Royal purple or OEM only in ours.

[Behold81]

preciousmetal said:

The GM DEXOS II 5W/30 F/Syn direct from VX dealers is good oil as used by them on servicing at main dealers and I buy in bulk from them.

This is what I use and in bulk is cheap.

[maccavvy]

if its made to the right spec then its as good as any oil.
youll find there are more companies selling it than making it.
which means somebody rebrands it. Halfords used to be made by comma which have been making it for over 50 years

[stu vxr]

maccavvy said:

if its made to the right spec then its as good as any oil.
youll find there are more companies selling it than making it.
which means somebody rebrands it. Halfords used to be made by comma which have been making it for over 50 years

I really don't think so I only use millers oils they are used by enthusiast world wide including independent Porsche specialist their oils are second to none in my opinion am sure no one goes racing with halfrauds engine oil either....

[ARAF]

maccavvy said:

if its made to the right spec then its as good as any oil.
youll find there are more companies selling it than making it.
which means somebody rebrands it. Halfords used to be made by comma which have been making it for over 50 years

From MedwayMonaro's post, I guess they still do.

[HappyMidget]

stu vxr said:

I really don't think so I only use millers oils they are used by enthusiast world wide including independent Porsche specialist their oils are second to none in my opinion am sure no one goes racing with halfrauds engine oil either....

Complete bks mate. If GM sign it off it is good for me. Oil is oil at the end of the day. Anyone involved with pork is a crook anyway.

[snowwolf]

Don't forget to shop around for a cheap aftermarket filter, can save some money there also

[maccavvy]

stu vxr said:

I really don't think so I only use millers oils they are used by enthusiast world wide including independent Porsche specialist their oils are second to none in my opinion am sure no one goes racing with halfrauds engine oil either....

Care to elaborate why millers are better.rather than if these people use them they must be better.
Also how do you know no one races with halfords oil ??

[Defcon5]

TonyTwoTribes said:

It is Halfords........................nope. Enough said. Royal purple or OEM only in ours.

Who makes the OEM stuff?

[MedwayMonaro]

Defcon5 said:

Who makes the OEM stuff?

Depends on who can offer it the cheapest, usually. For the aftermarket it's usually one of the larger independent blenders. The exception to this is the factory fill stuff, which is predominantly Castrol or Mobil, possibly Fuchs on occasions.

As has been said before, nothing wrong with the Halfords stuff, oil specs are important but you need to understand them, to fully appreciate the differences and what they can or cannot imply. Don't get me started on OEM approvals...

[breakdown]

tony two tribes hits it on the head. royal purple or oem. I would not like to do a track day on 'halfords'...... Many track days lots of touring miles 75000 miles on clock , getting 5000 oil change soon-that's just me- never a hiccup. don't scrimp .

[maccavvy]

I've done some research in the last week or so...boredom is a bad thing
It seems all Palmer sport single seaters and all msv track day cars use halfords oil among many others
Well actually Comma oil which is who supplies Halfords

[MedwayMonaro]

maccavvy said:

I've done some research in the last week or so...boredom is a bad thing
It seems all Palmer sport single seaters and all msv track day cars use halfords oil among many others
Well actually Comma oil which is who supplies Halfords

This is true. I know it's easy to knock halfords but they do try but it's no easy task training all their staff many of whom just aren't interested or just don't have time. All the Halfords oils have supporting data going back to original oem specs where indicated and have been tested to the same standard as all of the leading brands.

[Kevros]

I used Genuine GM Dexos2 oil in my GenF GTS and was surprised how cheap it was compared to other Dexos2 oils and yes I did get it from my local Vauxhall dealer and I also got an AcDelco oil filters from Monkfish