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Old 02-01-2011, 10:15 PM
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I'm absolutely skint after Christmas but really need to start my car. Got no oil at the moment and saw these on ebay. I'm not a dumbass and would usualy buy the best avaiable but as explained, I'm skint. All I want to do is start the car and pootle around my camp in it (it's not taxed or even finished yet). Do you think it's safe enough with one of these and if so which one? I've heard Unipart is Fuchs re-named????

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-LITRES-GM-DE...item415390d9de

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Unipart-5W40-F...item3363c11c15
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both are wrong grade and uniparts own oil is 100 % not fuchs!!!

you want a 10/50 fully synthetic of good quality
if you are skint and the car isnt even taxed and tested i would resist the urge to "pootle around your camp" lol until you have the available funds to put the best oil in
as rs turbos need very little excuse to wear the camshafts out!
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Originally Posted by botters
both are wrong grade and uniparts own oil is 100 % not fuchs!!!

you want a 10/50 fully synthetic of good quality
if you are skint and the car isnt even taxed and tested i would resist the urge to "pootle around your camp" lol until you have the available funds to put the best oil in
as rs turbos need very little excuse to wear the camshafts out!
I would but I lose my garage at the end of next week and need to shift it. Otherwise I'd leave it.
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