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oil: 10w/40 or 15w/50

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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    TiTheRev wrote: »
    Read the OP, they've done that already hence we're suggesting the 15w50 ;)

    Well as you appear to nothing about oil viscosity, why did you post?

    :rolleyes:
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  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    LandyAndy wrote: »
    No worries. You had me wondering for a minute.:rotfl:
    I'm still not sure :rotfl:

    Seeing espresso's post from the Havoline website clears it up somewhat!
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  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    espresso wrote: »
    Well as you appear to nothing about oil viscosity, why did you post?

    :rolleyes:
    Get off the high horse :p I recommended the correct oil, and the discussion about viscosity was with Landy.
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  • espresso
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    TiTheRev wrote: »
    I'm still not sure :rotfl:

    Seeing espresso's post from the Havoline website clears it up somewhat!

    You're getting really confused now! I didn't post a Halvoline website, however I believe that the Asda 10W/40 is actually supplied by Texaco Halvoline. I have used it many times.
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  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    I Googled oil viscosity and it had that Valvoline blurb top of the page, I presumed you'd plagerised it ;)
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  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    espresso wrote: »
    You're getting really confused now! I didn't post a Halvoline website, however I believe that the Asda 10W/40 is actually supplied by Texaco Halvoline. I have used it many times.

    decided then: Asda 10w/40 it is:)
  • espresso
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    TiTheRev wrote: »
    Get off the high horse :p I recommended the correct oil, and the discussion about viscosity was with Landy.

    You actually recommended a 15W40 mineral oil.

    :rolleyes:
    TiTheRev wrote: »
    10w 40 will more likely be a synthetic based oil and 15w 50 (Usually 15w 40?) will be mineral based. At that age a 15w40 would be better IMO.

    Do you really have 15 years experience in the motor trade!

    :rotfl:
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  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    What's wrong with that? Most mineral oils ive ever sold are 15w40. 20w50 is the next grade up, but never heard of 15w50??? 15w40 is the right spec, and i'd still recommend it :confused:
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  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    10w40 will be a sythetic based oil and too thin for that age car...
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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,167 Forumite
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    To the OP you are fine with what you have chosen or the other, any new oil is better than your old oil.

    For the rest have a read of this http://mx5oc.co.uk/forum/forums/t/332.aspx
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