Maintenance & Repair: Ford engine oil

In message <blmh0l$dge0g$news.uni-berlin.de>, Scooby Doo
<co.uk> writes 
Millers do a fully synthetic 5W-30 oil now. Don't know how much it
retails for though. I've used their oil in the past when it wasn't so
well known and it was quite cheap. Its probably gone up a bit now but
its top spec oil.

Give your nearest stockist a ring. Details on Millers site :-
http://www.millersoils.net

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"Paul Giverin" <co.uk> wrote in message
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£15 

Thanks Paul, however, I'm only looking for Ford 5W30 oil. If I can't find it
cheaper I'll buy it from my local Ford dealer just really looking to see if
its available cheaper elsewhere?

"Scooby Doo" <co.uk> wrote in message
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for £15 
the 

Ford oil is not made by Ford so any oil of the same viscosity and
standard will do the job because motor manufacturers tend to get their
oil by competitive tender, where the cheapest source to guarantee the
standard will get the contract.
Try to buy at wholesalers at wholesale price, not retail. Any motor
factors should have a variety of manufacturers oils available and will
generally deal 'wholesale' with anyone for a cash sale.
About a year ago, Nissan dealer locally was selling 205 litre drums of
API SJ 10w/30 oil [Nissan brand] for £85 plus vat. This is not what
you want or need but it shows the savings available if you look hard.
Also if you shared with a friend or neighbours then it would not take
long to make a saving. To put this in perspective, a sumpful of
specific synthetic oil at a BMW dealer can cost £65.

Huw


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> long to make a saving. To put this in perspective, a sumpful of 
Huw,

This is exactly what I had to pay at a bmw dealer last year.
If you were deciding on an oil for a 1999 E46 323, what would you use ?
I've found Chevron fully synthetic at Costco for 12 quid per 4 litre pack -
this is the
cheapest I've seen so far. When I talked to wholesale places, I wasnt
offered
good discounts. What would you do ?

Steve

Scooby Doo <co.uk> wrote in message
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£15 

Last time I bought a can it was circa £15 for 5l at the local Ford dealers.

"Doki" <com> wrote in message
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dealers.

That must have been quite a while ago! Seriously, when was this and where
did you get it from?

"sro" <co.uk> wrote in message
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use ?

I would probably use one of the oils listed on this site rated at
229.3 or 229.5 in the tables http://www.whnet.com/4x4/oil.html.

My particular choice at the moment is Fuchs oil. If you prefer a more
consumer oriented oil then Castrol SLX is BMW's first choice. Both of
these are available at wholesalers like West Wales Lubricants at
Johnstown Carmarthen.



 
pack - 
wasnt 

I never buy oil at retail stores and very very seldom in pack sizes of
less than 25l. At present I use a commercial diesel specific synthetic
called Fuchs Titan Cargo 10w/40 which is rated for a maximum of
100,000 kms use in my diesel engined vehicles. It costs a vast £88
+vat for 25l.
Frankly, if this is your only vehicle and considering it needs few
services, I would buy any oil you can find that meets mb229.3 or
higher on the site. All synthetics do not meet the standard needed by
your BMW so be choosy. An example of the care needed is that Mobil 1
0w/30 does NOT meet the need while 0w/40 is a superior oil with
chemistry optimised for longer drain intervals.

Huw


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Scooby Doo <co.uk> wrote in message
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GK Ford in Mansfield, about 3 weeks ago I reckon. That's Mineral, not
synthetic oil.