Oil change

[waynos83]

Hi guys,

Its that time again for me to do an oil change on the willy. For the last 4 years I've bought the best oil I could afford- castrol edge sport 0w40 fully synthetic. Am I wasting my money? Many people have said that there's no need to spend a lot on a modern oil because the car is so old! I've looked around and found comma 15w40 semi synthetic. Is this good enough for my pride and joy,or shall I stick to the expensive stuff? Suggestions/help would be much appreciated, thank you. Wayne

[bass_direct]

A decent brand semi synthetic 10w40 is what you want

[stevie_b]

I'd pay the extra and go for a fully synth. With the cost of petrol these days 5 litres of the 'expensive' oil every 6000 miles/year isn't that significant an additional expense that it is worth skimping on, IMO. You might want to consider a different viscosity though - I seem to recall a discussion on here before and it was thought that 0w40 was a bit thin for these cars, but do a search and I'm sure you'll find some recommendations.

[stevie_b]

My post crossed with Bass's (I type too slow!). He sells the stuff so will know what's worth getting.

[waynos83]

My post crossed with Bass's (I type too slow!). He sells the stuff so will know what's worth getting.
Thanks for the help guys ;-)

[bass_direct]

My post crossed with Bass's (I type too slow!). He sells the stuff so will know what's worth getting.

Took you 15 minutes to type that :tongue3:

Mobil Super S 10w40
Total Quartz 7000 10w40
Q8 Formula Advanced 10w40

are the ones I'd be looking at for a Wililams :)

[Wobba]

Fuchs 10w40 from GSF is fine. Plus as a member we get a 10% club discount.

[ianbirch]

Took you 15 minutes to type that :tongue3:

Mobil Super S 10w40
Total Quartz 7000 10w40
Q8 Formula Advanced 10w40

are the ones I'd be looking at for a Wililams :)

Just by coincidence I have been using Total Quartz 7000 10w40 but only because its £48 for 15L from my local Subaru dealer which seems quite cheap to me:lol:

[bass_direct]

Not a bad price at all, is that plus vat?

[ianbirch]

Not a bad price at all, is that plus vat?

Nope... includes vat.

[waynos83]

Took you 15 minutes to type that :tongue3:

Mobil Super S 10w40
Total Quartz 7000 10w40
Q8 Formula Advanced 10w40

are the ones I'd be looking at for a Wililams :)

Thanks mate, that's a great help! ;-)

[stevie_b]

Took you 15 minutes to type that :tongue3:


Ha. In my defence I may have been distracted by work ;-)

[bass_direct]

Ah fair play then :)

Ian that's a very good price

[ianbirch]

Ah fair play then :)

Ian that's a very good price

Hi Bass, thanks for the go at Snetterton again.... much appreciated.

I made a mistake on the Total Quartz.... it was £50.40 including vat for a 15L pack, it must have been a bit cheaper the previous year.

I keep on expecting them to discontinue it at that price but so far I've been lucky.... I think I might go and get another pack for next year:)

Cheers Ian

[bass_direct]

No problem at all Ian!

Yeah it's still a good price to be fair, and a decent oil too:-)