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Post by natedog on Nov 28, 2012 15:13:00 GMT 1
Planning to do a service on the torpedo this week (v5 10v) Comma website says 5/30 synth, sticker in engine bay says 10/40 semi Can anyone give me a definate answer? I'm thinking 10/40, bit mainly coz I've got 5 gallons of it in the shed  sent from my HTC using proboards android app |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2012 15:39:23 GMT 1
I'd use what you got, it's not a 100k car, just something you want to run about in  Sure there will be lengthy drawn out lists of specs etc posted soon tho. But if I was in your position, i'd stick it in and change it often  |
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Post by Rhubarb on Nov 28, 2012 16:40:36 GMT 1
Just looked it up, 10/40 is an alternative listed for it Takes 4litres |
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Post by Noberator on Nov 28, 2012 19:12:36 GMT 1
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Post by Karl on Nov 28, 2012 19:55:05 GMT 1
20/50 I'd go for
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Post by Rhubarb on Nov 28, 2012 20:01:17 GMT 1
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Post by natedog on Nov 28, 2012 20:12:31 GMT 1
i think i've still got a couple of cans of "motor club" 20/50 that i used to put in my astra. the amount it burned i would put anything expensive in it. shame to see it wasted... ;D |
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Post by Joepublic on Nov 28, 2012 21:30:50 GMT 1
Look after those timing chains with regular changes |
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Post by natedog on Nov 28, 2012 21:55:31 GMT 1
I will its a couple of hundred miles overdue according to the service book. All main agent up to now, and been in every 9k sent from my HTC using proboards android app |
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Post by bigdave95 on Nov 28, 2012 22:36:48 GMT 1
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Post by natedog on Nov 28, 2012 22:38:24 GMT 1
sarahs old polo, which i think is basically the same car was also 0w30. fekin expesive! that go 10w40 too |
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Post by bigdave95 on Nov 28, 2012 22:40:03 GMT 1
remind's me must get the skoda's oil changed again by the end of january, was done in august |
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Post by bigdave95 on Nov 28, 2012 22:42:34 GMT 1
sarahs old polo, which i think is basically the same car was also 0w30. fekin expesive! that go 10w40 too cost £65 for oil/filter and set of plug's (all 3 of them) including fitting |
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Post by french crap fanatic on Nov 28, 2012 22:51:47 GMT 1
i think i've still got a couple of cans of "motor club" 20/50 that i used to put in my astra. the amount it burned i would put anything expensive in it. shame to see it wasted... ;D i had a maxi HL (high line)you know the one with twin su carbs on it,woo hoo and 90bhp!!!! it would drink engine oil like it was petrol,i gave up with 20/50 and started putting old customers oil init. what a waste of money it was that car,i ;loved it at the time tho!!! it had the best sound system ive ever had in ant car that ive owned,it had just a really good panasonic tape player with real 4x50 watts output,two pioneer 6inch in the front doors and two 6x9 pioneers in the plywood shelf,boy did that combination work well,the same set up in my bx was pants!!!! the maxi had superior accoustics!!! |
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Post by bigdave95 on Nov 28, 2012 22:58:37 GMT 1
i think i've still got a couple of cans of "motor club" 20/50 that i used to put in my astra. the amount it burned i would put anything expensive in it. shame to see it wasted... ;D i had a maxi HL (high line)you know the one with twin su carbs on it,woo hoo and 90bhp!!!! it would drink engine oil like it was petrol,i gave up with 20/50 and started putting old customers oil init. what a waste of money it was that car,i ;loved it at the time tho!!! it had the best sound system ive ever had in ant car that ive owned,it had just a really good panasonic tape player with real 4x50 watts output,two pioneer 6inch in the front doors and two 6x9 pioneers in the plywood shelf,boy did that combination work well,the same set up in my bx was pants!!!! the maxi had superior accoustics!!! liz's dad's old sierra was like that,he used to say it was oil burning petrol cooled,in the end he used to put £1.99 a gallon oil from the local factor's in it,he used 3 gallon's a month and only did 125 mile's a month  |
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Sure there will be lengthy drawn out lists of specs etc posted soon tho. But if I was in your position, i'd stick it in and change it often 
