Silly question......
I have just checked my oil level, and found it to be a little low. Like not showing on the dip-stick.....

I have not long had the car serviced & cannot get intouch with the garage who carried out the service. Can someone advise which would be a good Oil to use for top-up.

Thanks Guy's

 

Don't just bung owt in as non synthetic and synthetics don't mix , as you proly know having posted here,a google search may reveal a way to diferenciate beetween the two ( thereagain it may well not...)

 

Surely your garage used fully synthetic oil,I,E castrol magnatec

[Edited by ethanr - 11/29/2003 2:12:59 PM]

 

Thanks guy's, found the correct one, Magnatec. back to proper level's now.

Cheers

 

Isnt magnatec semi

 

I'm pretty sure Magnatec is also the wrong grade for your engine, assuming it's a turbo.

 

yup magnatec is semi synth

 

Good Bl--dy jobs it's not gone in yet, I was going to drop the filter before topping up, as I do every thousand miles. back to the garage in the morning for some fully synthetic, its been a long week....!!

Cheers guy's

 

As has been said, Magnatec is not a full synth. Furthermore, it's just not a very good oil. It's also incorrect to say that synthetic and mineral oils "don't mix". They do (what do you think semi-synth oils are? ), and while it's not ideal, using a synthetic to top up mineral (or vice versa) is better than letting the oil level drop too low.

Pnbond: If your car has more than 7-8000 miles on the clock, you'd do well to get rid of the Magnatec and put some Mobil 1 Motorsport 15/50, Motul 300V 15/50 or Castrol RS 10/60 in, then insist your garage uses the same when the service the car.

 

Cheers Grease Monkey
My motors a 94 Ra with 73K, its absolutley mint, the engine sounds as sweet as a nut. Thanks for your advise, I'm having severe brain melt down.

 

Greasemonkey , i thought if you tried to mix synthetic and mineral 'off the shelf' (as opposed to a specifically making semi-syntetic in a factory) then it creates blockages in oilways because mineral and synthetic don't like to mix and trying sends some of the oil 'gooey' (getting technical now ) but i could be completely wrong ( )

 

My dealer(subaru)put magnatec in mine and it WAS fully synthetic,I know,I read the label....................

 

..oops it appears i'm wrong http://www.oilmaintenance.com/ml/200109/risk.asp
(...the internet rules...yeah!! )

 

M :- For use with Methanol fuel as 2-stroke or 4-stroke

SUPER TT :- Suitable for most 2-stroke engines

TTS :- Fully Synthetic 2-stroke oil tank or injector mixing

A747 :- Full Racing 2-Stroke oil

R 30 :- Caster racing oil 2-stroke or 4-stroke The First and the Best

R 40 :- Caster racing oil 4-stroke

XL 20\50 :- Classic 20w/50 multigrade

XXL 40 :- Classic monograde SAE 40

XL 30 :- Classic monograde SAE 30

GP 50 :- Classic monograde SAE 50

FORK OIL - 20w - 15w - 10w - 5w :- Suitable for most Motorcycle Forks

RS FULLY SYNTHETIC :- 10w/60 top of the range engine oil Total Protection

MAGNETEC :- 10w/40 semi synthetic engine oil for the modern engine

B373 :- Racing/Rallying spec Limited Slip Diff Oil

Hypoy LS :- Limitrd Slip Diff Oil

Hypoy 80,90 :- Gear & Ditt Oil

ST 80, 90 :- Gear & Diff Oil

D140 :- Heavy Gear & Diff Oil

B351 :- Racing Spec Monograde 40

 

Am getting worried .. Topped up oil 2 weeks ago and threw away bottle . It cost me £12 I think from Halfords and was Mobil 1 fully synth. but not sure if it said 0-40w or 10/40w . Plus never checked if dealer is using fully synth !

Does it matter ? .. I defo bought fully synth. Mobil 1 . Are there 2 kinds ? The old memory isnt as good these days !!!

Steve

 

Steve, Mobil 1 is fully synthetic, and there are indeed two types. However, the two types are the "normal" sort, which is 0w/40, and the "Motorsport" version, which is 15w/50. Thus it very much sounds like you put the 0w/40 version in.

 

is 0w40 not too thin!?

 

It's thinner than ideal if you're talking about the whole fill, but neither here nor there if you're topping up.

It's certainly no problem at this time of year; I use a 50/50 mix of 0w40 and 15w/50 Mobil 1 during the "cold" months anyway.

 

Phew !! Cheers Greasemonkey




Steve