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Went to buy a gallon tin of Halford's classic 20/50 and it is on offer, reduced from 19.99 to 15.99.

JOWETTJAVELIN wrote:Went to buy a gallon tin of Halford's classic 20/50 and it is on offer, reduced from 19.99 to 15.99.

good discount
but i go to my local garage and it is 20/50 for older cars it says on the tin
for only £12.30 for 4.5 ltrs

Morrisons or Wilko - 20W50 is £10 for 4.5 litres. It's perfect for a Minor.

bmcecosse wrote:Morrisons or Wilko - 20W50 is £10 for 4.5 litres. It's perfect for a Minor.

careful Roy......

I have used Halfords for a long time, as it bears a striking resemblance to the old Duckham's Q, but have since discovered Morris Lubricants' Golden Film, so I just bought the one tin of Halford's for topping up before the service, oil flush and switch over. For those of us who like a superior lubricant.

The best one going was undoubtedly Filtrate, sadly long gone, but I still have a few tins of Filtrate 'Plus' colloidal graphite I add to the oil.

And the oil filter promptly sucks it back out........blocking the filter Seriously - these are not sophisticated engines - the 20W50 from Morrisons/Wilko etc is perfectly good for them.. Just don't expect it to last 'for ever' - like a coil!

If it was flake graphite I was shovelling in, then yes; but colloidal graphite particles aren't big enough to get caught by the filter.

This is a topic we could argue to the grave about...

But it is worth bearing in mind the very hard life oil has. The working parts it has to protect with only a few microns' clearance for the oil, film strength, resistance to carbonisation on the underside of piston crowns which rely on oil for cooling, detergency &c &c.

Oil should always be changed before it wears out.

Halfords classic 20w50 now £ 13.99 if you reserve on line and collect and pay in store.

Even cheaper than that if you have trade on top ;)

buying and using cheap oil is like buying the value range from Tesco or the smart price stuff from asda.

I wouldn't feed my dog that stuff. so I wouldn't use it in my cars.

what wrong with asda smart price
i have to buy that

aupickup wrote:what wrong with asda smart price
i have to buy that

can you speak up dennis, you sound a little horse..

for what its worth an old engine in one of my cars gets cheap oil an engine i re-built my self just recently gets the expensive stuff..

Me too Dennis = Asda Value is tops - that's if Poundland don't have it in stock.......... I put good oil (5W30 C3) in my Fusion TDCi and my Clio 16V, but Minor and TR7 are fine on the cheap stuff. The point is - the clearances on these older designs are NOT micron sized..... And yes - don't expect it to last for ever - change it every couple of years......

bmcecosse wrote:change it every couple of years......

How many miles are you not doing.

nothing wrong with azda smart price sparkiling water 17 pence for 2 litres .

lemonade 20p 2 litres