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is this suitable oil for a hdi 90
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:52 pm
by 406silverhdi
my local makro are flogging it for a tenner (and so do hombase according to their website)
its £25 in halfords!
Re: is this suitable oil for a hdi 90
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:00 pm
by djp30djp
Dunno, can't read the label but I don't think GTX is semi synthetic, You nead either semi or fully synthetic.
Re: is this suitable oil for a hdi 90
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:16 pm
by 406silverhdi
djp30djp wrote:Dunno, can't read the label but I don't think GTX is semi synthetic, You nead either semi or fully synthetic.
thats the problem, it doesnt say that its semi synthetic, although i would assume its not mineral
Re: is this suitable oil for a hdi 90
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:30 pm
by mjb
Castrol GTX Diesel?
I'd have thought oil would be better...
Re: is this suitable oil for a hdi 90
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:44 pm
by Doggy
It's
mineral oil.
Miight be OK for a GTX, but definetly NOT an Exec
Joking aside, I used any cheap semi-synthetic stuff e.g. Comma etc. in my previous HDi 90. Ran it for 4 years, starting at 85,000 miles, put another 100k on with oil changes at 12,500 mile intervals. Engine sounded & went exactly the same at the end as the beginning. I guess it's not too fussy.
Re: is this suitable oil for a hdi 90
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:00 pm
by 406silverhdi
dogslife wrote:It's
mineral oil.
Miight be OK for a GTX, but definetly NOT an Exec
Joking aside, I used any cheap semi-synthetic stuff e.g. Comma etc. in my previous HDi 90. Ran it for 4 years, starting at 85,000 miles, put another 100k on with oil changes at 12,500 mile intervals. Engine sounded & went exactly the same at the end as the beginning. I guess it's not too fussy.
ah cheers
i am glad i asked as it seemed too good to be true
I think the packaging is very misleading, no where does it say its mineral and it does say its suitable for modern diesels