Hello all,
I'd love some advice from you oil aficionados.
I've recently bought a second hand 2012 2.4L GDI Kia Optima with 53,000km on the clock (33k miles) and i'm wanting to change the oil from the Castrol Magnatec the dealership is using to Pennzoil ultimate platinum.
The issue is I live in Australia and over here Pennzoil ultimate platinum is sold under the Shell Helix Ultra range. Shell Australia customer service representatives keep giving me different opinions on which Helix ultra product is the equivalent. I've had a look at the oil specifications and its all super confusing and I can't figure out which one to go for. The most recommended by their customer support people is the Helix Ultra AF- 5w-30 and the AG 5w-30.
The car manual just says to use 5W30 oil which meets API SM and ILSAC GF-4 standards
Pennzoil specifications document
http://www.pennzoil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Pennzoil-Ultra-Platinum-5W-30-SN-GF-5-en-TDS.pdf
Shell specifications link.
http://www.epc.shell.com
Click your language
Choose Australia as the country
In the first grey box search for Helix Ultra
Select All of the above in the next section
Hit search
http://www.epc.shell.com
Would really appreciate it if you could help me figure out which one is the closes equivalent.
I'd love some advice from you oil aficionados.
I've recently bought a second hand 2012 2.4L GDI Kia Optima with 53,000km on the clock (33k miles) and i'm wanting to change the oil from the Castrol Magnatec the dealership is using to Pennzoil ultimate platinum.
The issue is I live in Australia and over here Pennzoil ultimate platinum is sold under the Shell Helix Ultra range. Shell Australia customer service representatives keep giving me different opinions on which Helix ultra product is the equivalent. I've had a look at the oil specifications and its all super confusing and I can't figure out which one to go for. The most recommended by their customer support people is the Helix Ultra AF- 5w-30 and the AG 5w-30.
The car manual just says to use 5W30 oil which meets API SM and ILSAC GF-4 standards
Pennzoil specifications document
http://www.pennzoil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Pennzoil-Ultra-Platinum-5W-30-SN-GF-5-en-TDS.pdf
Shell specifications link.
http://www.epc.shell.com
Click your language
Choose Australia as the country
In the first grey box search for Helix Ultra
Select All of the above in the next section
Hit search
http://www.epc.shell.com
Would really appreciate it if you could help me figure out which one is the closes equivalent.