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4 Liters 5W/30 Castrol Magnatec for £14.50!!

Thunderbird_2
Thunderbird_2 Posts: 613 Forumite
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Hi all

I have been to TESCO today and been to the "must visit" motoring section and there it was!

Castrol 5W/30 2 liters can for £14.50 Magnatec ( The green one) Buy one get one free! :eek: 4 Liters for £14.50 BARGAIN! Usually the 4 liters cost £24.99 or more

It will come very handy for those who do 1 or 2 extra oil change to the annual one!

Enjoy savings! :T

EDIT: This a great buy if have a Ford car and it needs this oil specifications.
Be nice, life is too short to be anything else.
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  • sxi-kenny
    sxi-kenny Posts: 178 Forumite
    just the oil my RX8 uses

    cheers
  • surfsister
    surfsister Posts: 7,527 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Do you know if this is synthetic or ordinary oil? Would it suit a golf gti? Ta
  • deanos
    deanos Posts: 11,241 Forumite
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    £27 or less (with 10% discount) using the same oil at National for an oil an filter change, a very good price and not that much dearer after you have spent £5 on a filter :D

    http://www.national.co.uk/order_oil.asp
  • Hellbell_2
    Hellbell_2 Posts: 23 Forumite
    Thanks so much Thunderbird. I was just about to go off to Halfords to buy some of this oil when I saw your post. It saved me £12.50! I was gonna buy two lots but they only had 3 bottles on the shelf!:D:T
  • Thunderbird_2
    Thunderbird_2 Posts: 613 Forumite
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    surfsister wrote: »
    Do you know if this is synthetic or ordinary oil? Would it suit a golf gti? Ta

    Hi, this is what it says on the can. Check your user manual of your car to see if it is the one for your car though

    "Castrol Magnatec combines Intelligent Molecules with fully synthetic technolog for a stronger layer of protection"

    SAE 5W-30; API SL; ISLAC GF-3; ACEA A1/B1; Ford WSS-M2C913-A, Ford WSS-M2C913-B

    Good luck

    EDIT: Sorry, it is semi-synthetic oil, I have just seen planemad's post below and realised I didn't answer your question clearly.
    Be nice, life is too short to be anything else.
  • Thunderbird_2
    Thunderbird_2 Posts: 613 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    deanos wrote: »
    £27 or less (with 10% discount) using the same oil at National for an oil an filter change, a very good price and not that much dearer after you have spent £5 on a filter :D

    http://www.national.co.uk/order_oil.asp

    I must agree this is a good deal if you don't want to replace your engine oil yourself. Otherwise, TESCO's deal is great for those who like to do an extra 1 or two oil change to the annual one.
    Be nice, life is too short to be anything else.
  • dc
    dc Posts: 2,547 Forumite
    National is ideal for a quick fix, and a good price with the filter. However afaik they syphon the oil out and do not remove the sump plug. So some impurities remain on the bottom of the sump and the metal picked up on magnetic sump plugs stays put.
    ac's lovechild
  • planemad
    planemad Posts: 569 Forumite
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    surfsister wrote: »
    Do you know if this is synthetic or ordinary oil? Would it suit a golf gti? Ta

    Its semi synthetic.
  • joshtbh
    joshtbh Posts: 1,410 Forumite
    dc wrote: »
    National is ideal for a quick fix, and a good price with the filter. However afaik they syphon the oil out and do not remove the sump plug. So some impurities remain on the bottom of the sump and the metal picked up on magnetic sump plugs stays put.

    thats crazy! why do they do it like that? How do you know that?
  • bartman
    bartman Posts: 326 Forumite
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    joshtbh wrote: »
    thats crazy! why do they do it like that? How do you know that?
    It's apparently common practice at such places, although it's not quite correct to say that it's syphoned out, it's extracted via the dipstick tube using a pump.
    The reason is that it's much quicker, therefore a faster turnover of business.
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