"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
11/17/2016 at 17:08 • Filed to: Oil
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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
11/17/2016 at 17:08 • Filed to: Oil | 0
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One of the downsides of owning an older car is that it develops a thirst for oil which in my case has to be slated by the addition of a litre of the slippery stuff every couple of months.
Here’s my latest purchase.
It’s what it says on the can, plain engine oil which set me back €8 a litre. I could alternatively have had synthetic or semi-synthetic for something like €18 a litre.
I’m guessing that at this stage the synthetic is just a waste of money.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
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11/17/2016 at 17:18 |
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Cheap bastards couldn’t even give you a proper handle.
Gerry197
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11/17/2016 at 17:20 |
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My 21 year old Ford Ranger was starting to weep a bit of oil, but I started using Mobil 1 full synthetic high-mileage formula.
Its a full synthetic with special additives that help recondition seals on older engines. The weeping has stopped after about 1 year of use.
Seems to be a well reviewed oil, especially for older cars with weak or thinning seals. Even my main seal, which has weeped oil slowly for a couple of years no longer drips any oil.
someassemblyrequired
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11/17/2016 at 17:26 |
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Sometimes using synthetic in a car which has always used conventional will sometimes cause it to leak worse - the sludge from dino oil acts as a kind of leak stop if some of the seals are going.
E92M3
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11/17/2016 at 17:34 |
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Synthetic is never a waste of money! Watch the “Engineering Explained” youtube video of the difference between conventional and synthetic oils.
Frank Grimes
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11/17/2016 at 17:37 |
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higher mileage oil is supposed to have crap in it to help old seals and crap not leak and crap. might want to try that.
mazda616
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11/17/2016 at 17:41 |
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My S10 likes to go through a quart every 1,500 miles or so. Not good, but not bad enough for me to fix it.
duurtlang
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11/17/2016 at 17:45 |
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I’ve been using full synthetic on everything in my stable. The only exception the ‘86 205 with its 1970s internals, that’s getting semi-synthetic. Ordered online a 5L Castrol or similar can is maybe €25-30 for the 5W40 full synthetic stuff, and €15 (per 5 liters) for the semi synthetic oil. I don’t buy no-name oil.