What's the best oil to put in my Scoob?
21 February 2001, 02:13 PM
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I've got a UK MY95 5dr. It's just had a service (69K), of which I think they've put in semi-synthetic...
If I top it up with full synthetic, will this harm the engine? Or should I drain the old stuff out first?
Thanks in advance,
Dan
I'd do a search, but it's down at the moment.
I've got a UK MY95 5dr. It's just had a service (69K), of which I think they've put in semi-synthetic...
If I top it up with full synthetic, will this harm the engine? Or should I drain the old stuff out first?
Thanks in advance,
Dan
21 February 2001, 03:28 PM
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It doesn't matter what you top up with, all oils are intended to mix with each other. There's been lots of posts recently about this, some favour semi-synths like Castrol Magnatec 10-40 and others say full synths like Esso Ultron 10-40, Mobil 1 Motorsport etc.
Who did the service, and can you find out what they used? Generally, for normal road use (not track days etc) a well-known brand semi-synth or full synth of 10-40 or 15-50 viscosity should be fine if you stick to the normal change intervals, don't cane it from cold and let it cool down after a blast.
Hope this helps
Who did the service, and can you find out what they used? Generally, for normal road use (not track days etc) a well-known brand semi-synth or full synth of 10-40 or 15-50 viscosity should be fine if you stick to the normal change intervals, don't cane it from cold and let it cool down after a blast.
Hope this helps
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