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cheese pie wrote:Now, cheese pie, you referred to using Shell or Mobil in your "older" Accent. What grade did you use, and what was recommended by your manufacturer?
ah believe it was 10W 30 recomended but with an older engine and our hot climate , i used castrol GTX the 10 W 50 or was it 20 W 50
Terran wrote:~˜VëgŲ˜~,
It usually retails for about $220 - $240 for a 4-litre bottle. I can get it for $145.
~˜VëgŲ˜~ wrote:Terran wrote:~˜VëgŲ˜~,
It usually retails for about $220 - $240 for a 4-litre bottle. I can get it for $145.
Dat eh too different from what I used to pay fuh Mobil and sytec, so it ain't no scene.........BUT!!!!!!!! if yuh getting fuh $145 put me down for dat......how we gonna arrange this scenes now????
dragaholic wrote:Terran I put in the shell 20/50(conventional) in my car yesterday. Whats with the strange smell from the bottle.
jattsrobby wrote:My 2cents worth, Used quaker for as far as i can remember, good oil good performance. Used NP in a bluebird, changed oil after 3 weeks, couldn't believe the amount of sludge in the engine even in the oil cover, not me again..........
Strugglerzinc wrote:jattsrobby wrote:My 2cents worth, Used quaker for as far as i can remember, good oil good performance. Used NP in a bluebird, changed oil after 3 weeks, couldn't believe the amount of sludge in the engine even in the oil cover, not me again..........
Quite possibly the NP detergents dislodged the sludge that was already present in the engine?
Sludge buildup is not going to happen over a period of 3 weeks unless you boil that oil.
Dave wrote:Oil when removed retaining original colour may not be a good thing.
Oil is supposed to "hold" dirt suspended in it after it has cleaned the internal parts.
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