Half Price Engine Oil

molerat

Tesco currently have 2 litre oils on half price. 5w30 semi (Ford) £6.00, 10w40 & 15w40 mineral £3. They have most of the usual grades in this offer and come in much cheaper than the 5 litre.

Homebase have Castrol Edge 1l bottles for £6.98 / £7.98 for all you VW etc expensive oil drinker owners :money:

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Bargepole. All of them.

Would you buy cheap blood for your heart op?

Brooker_Dave

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Bargepole. All of them.

Would you buy cheap blood for your heart op?

It's all SAE rated.

It's all the same old stuff in different packs.

HTH

Diesel44

Good point Brooker Dave.
You would say you only get what you pay for, but is there any differance in cheap and exspensive oil (synthetic).

oldagetraveller

SAE usually only relates to the viscocity.
The ratings e.g. API. CC, SE etc. are the things to look for. If the oil is the same rating and viscocity as recommended by the manufacturer then it will work. However, I would personally change a cheaper oil (and filter) more often.
For an older, high mileage car then "cheap" oil is maybe o.k. but I never risk it. I believe it's a false economy though.
It's not all the same stuff in different packs either.

Jakg

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

It's all SAE rated.

It's all the same old stuff in different packs.

HTH

It's like fuel, it's got the same octane so it must be the same... except it's not.

vikingaero

I don't see the problem here. If it's the right grade of oil for your car and you only plan to keep it for the warranty period then the "cheap oils" are perfectly acceptable. If you run your car for longer then switch to a premium oil.

Premier_2

vikingaero wrote: »

I don't see the problem here. If it's the right grade of oil for your car and you only plan to keep it for the warranty period then the "cheap oils" are perfectly acceptable. If you run your car for longer then switch to a premium oil.

You may find the warranty void if you don't use oil that meets the manufacturer's specification.

That doesn't just mean the viscosity is correct.

molerat

I apologise for publicising the fact that a quality oil that meets manufacturers specs is being sold at half normal price. I thought this was a money saving site

vikingaero

Premier wrote: »

You may find the warranty void if you don't use oil that meets the manufacturer's specification.

That doesn't just mean the viscosity is correct.

I said the "right grade of oil"! The OP mentioned that there was a specific oil on offer for VW engines.

westy23

Have a look here http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html