Seaching for right oil for
Renault Megane Scenic 1.9 dTi 1998(diesel, not turbo diesel, don't know what letter 'T' stands for)
From owner's manual:
European countries:
CCMC-PD2 15W40 ACEA B2-96/B3-96
CCMC-PD2 10W40 ACEA B2-96/B3-96
CCMC-PD2 5W30 ACEA B2-96/B3-96
CCMC-PD2 5W40 ACEA B2-96/B3-96
Other countries:
API CF 15W40
API CF 10W40
API CF 15W30
Recommended oil: Elf Prestige Diesel T 15W40
Location Estonia near Finland temp: summer: +15..+25, winter: 0...-20(rarely -30)
Car is mainly used at weekend(shopping) and for road trips in summer (one way 2000+km, at place 1000+km(temp can be up to +35 at summer), back 2000+km approximately 5000-6000km)
Driving mainly about 2000-3000 rpm
Car problems: hard to start(especially when temperature below 0), long spins of starter(spins quite good), blue smoke when started
Current oil Castrol Magnatec 10W40 diesel
Planning to change it to 5W40 maybe starting will be easier but which one?
Renault Megane Scenic 1.9 dTi 1998(diesel, not turbo diesel, don't know what letter 'T' stands for)
From owner's manual:
European countries:
CCMC-PD2 15W40 ACEA B2-96/B3-96
CCMC-PD2 10W40 ACEA B2-96/B3-96
CCMC-PD2 5W30 ACEA B2-96/B3-96
CCMC-PD2 5W40 ACEA B2-96/B3-96
Other countries:
API CF 15W40
API CF 10W40
API CF 15W30
Recommended oil: Elf Prestige Diesel T 15W40
Location Estonia near Finland temp: summer: +15..+25, winter: 0...-20(rarely -30)
Car is mainly used at weekend(shopping) and for road trips in summer (one way 2000+km, at place 1000+km(temp can be up to +35 at summer), back 2000+km approximately 5000-6000km)
Driving mainly about 2000-3000 rpm
Car problems: hard to start(especially when temperature below 0), long spins of starter(spins quite good), blue smoke when started
Current oil Castrol Magnatec 10W40 diesel
Planning to change it to 5W40 maybe starting will be easier but which one?