Halfords BOGOF on fully synthetic oils!!!
11-07-2007, 12:14 PM
#1
Halfords BOGOF on fully synthetic oils!!!
ok im no oil expert but i usually use Millers in my 3 door.
anyway..... have just been into Halfords and see that theyre doing buy one get one free on 5 litres of fully synthetic oil.
The one i was interested in was their 5w/50 "Motorsport" Oil which they describe as being suitable for track days or "enthusiastic driving"!!
anyway its 31.99 for 10 litres at the moment at i was wondering if anyone had experience of this oil as if its any good then 31.99 for 10 litres is a bit of a bargain!!!
link:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryId=77306
for info i want to put it in my 3 door running apoprox 310BHP.
Cheers,
Mark
anyway..... have just been into Halfords and see that theyre doing buy one get one free on 5 litres of fully synthetic oil.
The one i was interested in was their 5w/50 "Motorsport" Oil which they describe as being suitable for track days or "enthusiastic driving"!!
anyway its 31.99 for 10 litres at the moment at i was wondering if anyone had experience of this oil as if its any good then 31.99 for 10 litres is a bit of a bargain!!!
link:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryId=77306
for info i want to put it in my 3 door running apoprox 310BHP.
Cheers,
Mark
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11-07-2007, 12:53 PM
#14
PassionFord Post Whore!!
Originally Posted by Dave Ridge
Dan NO
50 is to thick for modern Ford engines stick to 30. Otherwise you could have loads of problems, Ford found this when the Mondeo first came out with the Zetec and they used 40 oils. Later changing the recommendation to 30.
50 is to thick for modern Ford engines stick to 30. Otherwise you could have loads of problems, Ford found this when the Mondeo first came out with the Zetec and they used 40 oils. Later changing the recommendation to 30.
11-07-2007, 01:04 PM
#15
Found this:-
VISCOSITY
Most oils on the shelves today are "Multigrades", which simply means that the oil falls into 2 viscosity grades (i.e. 10w-40 etc)
Multigrades were first developed some 50 years ago to avoid the old routine of using a thinner oil in winter and a thicker oil in summer.
In a 10w-40 for example the 10w bit (W = winter, not weight or watt or anything else for that matter) simply means that the oil must have a certain maximum viscosity/flow at low temperature. The lower the "W" number the better the oils cold temperature/cold start performance.
The 40 in a 10w-40 simply means that the oil must fall within certain viscosity limits at 100 degC. This is a fixed limit and all oils that end in 40 must achieve these limits. Once again the lower the number the thinner the oil, a 30 oil is thinner than a 40 oil at 100 degC etc. Your handbook will specify whether a 30, 40 or 50 etc is required.
So the question still remains.......will 5w/50 be alright to run in my cossie!!
VISCOSITY
Most oils on the shelves today are "Multigrades", which simply means that the oil falls into 2 viscosity grades (i.e. 10w-40 etc)
Multigrades were first developed some 50 years ago to avoid the old routine of using a thinner oil in winter and a thicker oil in summer.
In a 10w-40 for example the 10w bit (W = winter, not weight or watt or anything else for that matter) simply means that the oil must have a certain maximum viscosity/flow at low temperature. The lower the "W" number the better the oils cold temperature/cold start performance.
The 40 in a 10w-40 simply means that the oil must fall within certain viscosity limits at 100 degC. This is a fixed limit and all oils that end in 40 must achieve these limits. Once again the lower the number the thinner the oil, a 30 oil is thinner than a 40 oil at 100 degC etc. Your handbook will specify whether a 30, 40 or 50 etc is required.
So the question still remains.......will 5w/50 be alright to run in my cossie!!
11-07-2007, 02:01 PM
#18
Testing the future
Originally Posted by markyd3
Found this:-
VISCOSITY
Most oils on the shelves today are "Multigrades", which simply means that the oil falls into 2 viscosity grades (i.e. 10w-40 etc)
Multigrades were first developed some 50 years ago to avoid the old routine of using a thinner oil in winter and a thicker oil in summer.
In a 10w-40 for example the 10w bit (W = winter, not weight or watt or anything else for that matter) simply means that the oil must have a certain maximum viscosity/flow at low temperature. The lower the "W" number the better the oils cold temperature/cold start performance.
The 40 in a 10w-40 simply means that the oil must fall within certain viscosity limits at 100 degC. This is a fixed limit and all oils that end in 40 must achieve these limits. Once again the lower the number the thinner the oil, a 30 oil is thinner than a 40 oil at 100 degC etc. Your handbook will specify whether a 30, 40 or 50 etc is required.
So the question still remains.......will 5w/50 be alright to run in my cossie!!
VISCOSITY
Most oils on the shelves today are "Multigrades", which simply means that the oil falls into 2 viscosity grades (i.e. 10w-40 etc)
Multigrades were first developed some 50 years ago to avoid the old routine of using a thinner oil in winter and a thicker oil in summer.
In a 10w-40 for example the 10w bit (W = winter, not weight or watt or anything else for that matter) simply means that the oil must have a certain maximum viscosity/flow at low temperature. The lower the "W" number the better the oils cold temperature/cold start performance.
The 40 in a 10w-40 simply means that the oil must fall within certain viscosity limits at 100 degC. This is a fixed limit and all oils that end in 40 must achieve these limits. Once again the lower the number the thinner the oil, a 30 oil is thinner than a 40 oil at 100 degC etc. Your handbook will specify whether a 30, 40 or 50 etc is required.
So the question still remains.......will 5w/50 be alright to run in my cossie!!
The lower the "W" number the better the oils cold temperature/cold start performance.
11-07-2007, 04:15 PM
#23
Testing the future
Originally Posted by markyd3
i just want to know if people would reccomend using 5w/50 in a cossie!!?
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