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Hi all, I was checking my oil and it was half way down the stick..So i got this oil wilko's
It meets requirements so i will see how it goes....

Doesn't it have to be 0W-30?

I looked at the main dealer service sheet and followed that 5w40 full syn as per fiat spec.

This is the oil I've always used.

Phils panda said:

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Hi all, I was checking my oil and it was half way down the stick..So i got this oil wilko's
It meets requirements so i will see how it goes....

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hi,
worth figuring out why the level has dropped, :chin:


SOME TA's blow by a fair bit, it may still be possible to get the oil control rings working better.

Charlie - in an oil tight 2012 Punto TA

Hi thanks for the confidence with this one...it is confusing all the diffent types of oil..

Phils panda said:

I looked at the main dealer service sheet and followed that 5w40 full syn as per fiat spec.

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Thanks! that's worth knowing. I wanted to buy some in case mine needs topping up and I've not bought any yet. I'd seen 0 30 mentioned somewhere and was looking around for it.

Phils panda said:

Hi thanks for the confidence with this one...it is confusing all the diffent types of oil..

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Just wanted to add my most recent experience with regard to oil choice. Just to double check - I looked in my manual and it said 0W 30 so I phoned the dealer yesterday and they said they use the oil the manufacturer recommends for the engine type - in my case (a 2016 Panda Twin Air) SELENIA Digitek 0W 30 - so as they've used that oil I will buy 0W 30 because I don't want to top up with a different grade.
On looking into it further the recommended oil type for Twin Airs was 5W 40 but I think this changed around 2014. Is this a marketing or efficiency thing? Not sure. But it suggests either oil is OK and as long as you're using the same grade to top up your car as is in the sump then I would imagine that's the safest thing to do?

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On looking into it further the recommended oil type for Twin Airs was 5W 40 but I think this changed around 2014. Is this a marketing or efficiency thing? Not sure. But it suggests either oil is OK and as long as you're using the same grade to top up your car as is in the sump then I would imagine that's the safest thing to do?

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There's been much discussion on here before, so I won't start another to-and-fro here now, but you're right, the oil spec changed a couple of years ago following what we believe were some issues with the Multi-Air system. These are very sensitive to viscosity, particularly when the temps drop. It also coincided with release of the Euro-6 specs, which also require a thinner oil to make the numbers. Overall advice is to stick with 0W30 and change it every year, regardless of mileage.