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I just noticed Mobil Super 3000 full synthetic oils appearing in Australia. https://www.m1oils.com.au/products/mobil-super/ It's priced below the premium product Mobil-1. Does anyone have any experience using the Super 3000? It comes in a number of flavours. Formula V 5W30 which is API SN...

Watch this interview with a local kid (Maddison Inglis), who as a wildcard made it to the third round of the Australian Open in tennis. Very humble and caught off guard when the guy mentions how much she won.

I have 2006 Holden (Opel) Astra and the owners manual says to use 10W30 or 15W40 in ACEA A3/B3 or A3/B4. That's it. No other viscosity is listed, and no other standards like API are listed. First oil I ran was Valvoline DuraBlend 10W40 A3/B4 semi-synthetic, close enough. Followed by other name...

I know it’s subjective, but what is the smoothest oil you have ever used ? For me it was semi-synthetic Castrol Magnatec 10W30, we get the Euro rated one here, so it was SN & A3/B4. When I ran it in my GM (Opel) Astra, it was so smooth that when I was stoped at a red light I caught myself...

For the last three years, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have been working together to produce a global sting on organised crime. It all went down yesterday - 18 countries - over 500 search warrants - 800 arrests (250 in Australia) - 3.7...

The new ACEA Sequences are out acea-oil-sequences-2021 Thanks to member BMWTurboDzl who first mentioned it.

Just did 10,000 km / 6,200 miles on a FrankenBrew of Penrite Vantage 10W40 semi-syn, Valvoline SynPower 0W40 full syn, Castrol Magnatec 10W30 semi-syn, Castrol Edge 10W30 full syn and Valvoline DuraBlend 10W40 semi-syn.

I have a new Honda 25cc 4-stroke line trimmer. If you have similar, how many hours do you get to a tank of fuel? I think I get about 2 hours to a small tank, but it’s hard to tell as it’s used here and there, not continuously. Just checking what is “normal”. Thanks

For ages I have been buying any good oil I see on sale at a good price. I now have quite an eclectic mix of jugs of various weights, grades and styles. Mineral, semi-synthetic and full synthetic from Valvoline, Mobil, Castrol, Shell, Penrite and Nulon. I want to simplify down to two great oils...

It's Australia Day, please be upstanding for the new Australian National Anthem, 'Straya

Any Brown Sauce fans here ? I just got myself some Chef brand Brown Sauce from Ireland, and I’m loving it. Probably HP Sauce, historically from England, is the most well known version. The Houses of Parliament sauce, now made in the Netherlands. Barbecue (BBQ) sauce is a distant cousin, but...

One of the oil companies in Australia is Nulon and they make Nulon Long Life 5W30 Full Synthetic which is rated API SN, ILSAC GF-5 and Dexos1-Gen2. It’s a well respected local oil that you can get everywhere...

I was at one of the local auto stores today, Repco, a big chain through most of Australia and New Zealand. They are everywhere. They also have their own house brand oil, which I was looking at, Repco 5W-30 Full Synthetic, rated API SN/CF and ACEA C3. Reading the fine print on the back it says...

Not sure if this has been posted before, but it's some OEM HDEO engine oil tests applied to Shell Rotella T4 15W40 and Mobil Delvac 1300 Super 15W40. Specifically the Volvo T-13 oxidation test, and some similar API CK-4 tests. It is from a Shell web page. It's interesting to see some real data...

The tradition here (Australia) is not to run high mileage (HM) oil, but rather step it up a grade after something like 10 years / 100,000 miles. Eg from a 20 to a 30 grade, or a 30 grade to a 40 grade oil as the car ages, and it now carries a small amount of wear. In fact they hardly sell any...

I just saw this stuff in Repco (Australia) today, it must be new as I've never seen it before. Shell Helix Ultra 5W-30 full synthetic. It's a GTL (PurePlus) based oil, and according to the jug it's made in Hong Kong. It's rated API SN-Plus, ACEA A3/B4, BMW LL-01, MB 229.5 / 226.5 and...

I was at a Bunnings hardware today (thanks for the heads-up GreatWhite7) and they have started stocking Valvoline DuraBlend at a very good price. Nothing very exciting for our North American friends, but both the 5W30 and 10W30 semi-synthetics are now rated API SN-Plus & ILSAC GF-5...

A friend asks you for help in selecting an oil for their car. It's a regular car, so options are easy, but they don't want a list or a fine print spec to chase, just an oil to buy. Keep it simple and help them out. What oil do you recommend ? I usually suggest Castrol Magnatec in the...

What is an old favourite oil of yours, that is still available in some form, that you don't buy anymore? I have a few, mostly on the thicker side. Penrite HPR30 which is a 20W-60 mineral oil. It was the go-to performance oil back in the day. It was thick, with a heavy add pack, and carried...

I've never paid much attention to Gulf Western Oil, but it's an Aussie own company that has been around for just over 30 year. Their Premium Gold 15W-40Â just caught my eye, it's a semi-synthetic that is on sale right now at SCA at just under $22 for 5L API SN-Plus, SN/CF KV100 = 14.9 cSt TBN =...