Let's Play - Pick my next oil !!

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SR5

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Oil change due very soon, oil stash loaded, advice requested, ...

Car: Grey
Owners Manual: Follow advice of BITOG

Full Synthetic
Castrol Magnatec 5W30 - API SN & ACEA A3/B4.
Castrol Edge 5W30 A3/B4 - SL (high zinc), MB 229.5, BMW LL-01.
Castrol Edge 10W30 - SN, GF-5, A5/B5.
Valvoline SynPower 5W30 - SL (high zinc), A5/B5, Ford M2C913-D.
Shell Helix Ultra 5W40 - SN, A3/B4, MB 229.5, BMW LL-01, Porsche A40.

Semi-Synthetic
Shell Helix HX7 10W40 - SN, A3/B4, MB 229.3, VW 502/505
Valvoline DuraBlend 10W40 - SN, A3/B4
Penrite Vantage 10W40 - SN, A3/B4 (high zinc)

Oil Filters (Z154)
Repco, Ryco, Valvoline VO6 (synblend media), Wesfil - Cooper
 
Valvoline Durablend 10w40 and the repco filter. Since it's still summer in Austraila and the Durablend sounds interesting.
 
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Let's Play....Can I bring a friend?
 
Originally Posted By: SatinSilver
Since it's still summer in Australia

Yep, still seeing 40C (104F) days.
 
Originally Posted By: Warstud
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Let's Play....Can I bring a friend?

Everybody is welcome.
 
Originally Posted By: SR5
Originally Posted By: Warstud
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Let's Play....Can I bring a friend?

Everybody is welcome.


Me and Jimmy like the Shell Helix.
 
Originally Posted By: Charlie2015
Dura 10w40 and Valvoline filter

Those two do match nicely, I always intended to use them as a pair. But I have extra VO6 filters for other combo's.
 
A bit conservative there ? Our local Repco has some Penrite 0W-50 that has been on sale so long the label has faded. The Edge 5w-30 is indestructable, and you can't beat a Ryco filter.
 
Originally Posted By: CharlieBauer
Sell it all and buy yourself proper oil and filters.

0w16 and a Fram Ultra!


Hmmmm....the Fram Ultra sounds fine, just not sold here. But taking oil advice from a man that thinks Marmite tastes better than Vegemite ..... that's never going to happen.
 
Originally Posted By: wemay
Edge A3/B4 / Ryco

Originally Posted By: Silk
The Edge 5w-30 is indestructible, and you can't beat a Ryco filter.


You two have a good eye, straight to my best stuff.
 
Originally Posted By: Warstud
Originally Posted By: SR5
Originally Posted By: Warstud
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Let's Play....Can I bring a friend?

Everybody is welcome.


Me and Jimmy like the Shell Helix.


The Helix Ultra is a GTL full synthetic, and one of the few oils that is Ferrari approved.
 
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Originally Posted By: Donald
Mobil 1

Have M1 5W30 and Repco Z154 in the car right now.

M1 is silly expensive here, like twice the price of Castrol Edge.
 
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