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The real oil for the Moggy!!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:19 pm
by Naadeslaus
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:29 am
by alainmoran
how much for a can?
I change masie's oil like sweeties ... she does a long run and as a treat I change her oil, if I dont she grumbles at me (blooming women, I ask you!)
I currently pay about £15 a can.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:11 am
by ColinP
Alain,
the oil can looks great:-
Did you notice that it's SAE 40? (the manual suggests SAE 30)
Also the link states "oil change every 600 miles" ouch!
Cheers
Colin
p.s. in Halfords today I noticed that their "clasic oil" now has API ratings - SE & CC.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:02 pm
by overider
ColinP wrote:
Colin
p.s. in Halfords today I noticed that their "clasic oil" now has API ratings - SE & CC.
I have used the Halfords Classic oil for a few years now and would never change i think its top gear.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:33 pm
by MoggyTech
overider wrote:ColinP wrote:
Colin
p.s. in Halfords today I noticed that their "clasic oil" now has API ratings - SE & CC.
I have used the Halfords Classic oil for a few years now and would never change i think its top gear.
Ditto. Some folk used to wonder about it as it did not carry any spec on the can. Now it does. Looks very like the old Dukhams 20/50 to me. I think it's great oil.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:54 pm
by alex_holden
How much does the Halfords stuff cost?
My local motor factors used to sell Duckhams 20W50 until fairly recently but now the only 20W50 they do is a cheap make I'd never heard of that doesn't have a rating on the label.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:06 pm
by Onne
According to their site it retails at 14,99 per gallon
I pay 9 pounds for SL rated Comma 20-50
17,99 for Duckhams
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:42 pm
by Judge
£20 for Penrite 25W70, and judging by the LEO run, I'll be using it again
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:58 pm
by dalebrignall
bill is that a thicker oil what are the differences from that and 20/50
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:05 pm
by Judge
Slighty 'thicker' at the one end, but considerably more so at the other, resulting in less thinning at higher temperatures.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:28 pm
by HarryMango
Onne wrote:17,99 for Duckhams
How Much !!!
I pay £9 for Duckhams from the Jumbles/shows.
Rog
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:38 pm
by rayofleamington
How Much !!!
I pay £9 for Duckhams from the Jumbles/shows.
That's just what I was thinking!
2 years ago I got some high rated Duckhams 20/50 for under £9 at the national.
I got a local spares place to order some in for me last year and despite being £12 it turned out to be a much lower spec!! The good stuff was SJ (I think) but the stuff I got recently was only SE
Can anyone remind me as to which Minor supplier does Duckhams 20/50 ?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:20 am
by Dru
Not a Minor supplier per se, but Millards in Bristol does Duckhams 20W/50, API SF/CD. A 4.5L bottle and a replacement filter together cost me £18 yesterday.
(not sure what this API business is, but hey....
)
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:26 am
by bigginger
Is that the one on Gloucester Road?
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:35 am
by Dru
The very same. Nice shop.
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:46 am
by bigginger
Sure used to be - haven't been there in over 20 years, but need some oil, so...
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:21 pm
by RogerRust
Judge wrote:£20 for Penrite 25W70, and judging by the LEO run, I'll be using it again
I'm going to get some of that.
I've always thought of 20w50 as being a bit thin!
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:24 pm
by Judge
It's good stuff Roger.
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:34 pm
by Orkney
Oils supplied for normal cars even thinner here as the norm - lower average air temp than you lot south.
If scabby ever gets an engine rebuild it'll be castrol R going in there and nothing else - the aroma outweighs the cost and potential problems everytime you drive
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:29 pm
by Judge
Castrol R mmmmmmmmm, the memories come flooding back
