Is there any use for 15W40 engine oil?

wazza

In around 2006 bought some 5 litre bottles of 15W40 engine oil which was on special offer. It was for a '96 mondeo 1.8TD.

I still have a couple of unopened bottles in the basement. WHat can i use it for now? As far as i know modern cars do not take 15W40 grade.

forgotmyname

Some cars do take 15/40

Either keep it or give it to someone that wants 15/40.

It was the wrong spec for your mondeo anyway. 10/40 for the 1.8TD.

It would have been thicker when cold.

molerat

15w40 suits old vauxhalls and old lawnmowers, suitable for any old banger that uses more oil than petrol though

devizes18193

put it on freecycle you will be surprised

jase1

15/40 oil always good for older cars that burn/leak oil.

Not the end of the world to use it up in cars that are supposed to take 10/40 oil as top-up oil. 20% 15/40 for a few months at a time isn't going to kill it.

s_b

its good for use in oiling things like gate inges
push ions and of course nice in the chip pan:D

s_b

devizes18193 wrote: »

put it on freecycle you will be surprised

would your feet not slip off the pedals though

Money_Grabber13579

I "think" my Astra takes 15W40 and it's not that old, not the most recent model, the one before that. And there's plenty of those on the road, so it might be common enough!

LincolnshireYokel

Briggs and Stratton 4 stroke 5HP rotavator engines use it.

im-lost

I find it helps to get my gimp mask and latex suit on

Gloomendoom

jase1 wrote: »

15/40 oil always good for older cars that burn/leak oil.

No good for mine. It's uses 20/50