Sorry to disappoint you ..this old git aint one of them..![]()
your not so bad on this one you do recommend Selenia even if you don't keep up with their latest R&D
Sorry to disappoint you ..this old git aint one of them..![]()
your not so bad on this one you do recommend Selenia even if you don't keep up with their latest R&D![]()
I've given you a chance to back-up these biased views and yet you're clearly at a loss to support them.halfords when people have asked for a cheaper alternative as long as they know its not the best option. crap like castrol has so many additives there is hardly any oil left in it. racing with them at high revs so they burn off is not so bad, use them for normal driving and they just turn to black sludge.
you can use what you want but as staff here you must say its not whats recommended and is your personal choice,
Dave, I'll give you marks for trying but in all honesty those links aren't going to impress anybody. An old 2004 thread with someone saying "Castrol Magnetec is rubbish" and that's about it.
Magnetec hasn't been recommended once in this thread and personally I've NEVER recommended it to anyone - as it's a cheap oil.
Castrol Edge on the other hand is a leading class fully synthetic oil which is up with the very best in the marketplace.
I'll give you that oneyou havent provided links to anyone who has done over 50k on castrol edge in a 2.4 yet either
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/3410416-post9.html
How about mobil 1 10w40? I having a super deal from a garage friend who changes my 4.7L of oil for 47€
Selenia oil jumps to 73€
The garage owner speaks well of mobil 1, he end up using it on all cars and wont switch to other brands.
But I'm a bit afraid of making the jump.
Just thought I'd add to this 'best oil' thread. Took my abarth to my local garage for a service and they put Lucas Oil 10w40 in it. Within about 200/300 miles I'd topped up about a litre+ of oil and wasn't even driven hard. I then tried the selenia racing oil and it's done over 500 miles and the oil hasn't moved on the dip stick
Just thought I'd add to this 'best oil' thread. Took my abarth to my local garage for a service and they put Lucas Oil 10w40 in it. Within about 200/300 miles I'd topped up about a litre+ of oil and wasn't even driven hard. I then tried the selenia racing oil and it's done over 500 miles and the oil hasn't moved on the dip stick
You definitely have an increased oil consumption. Do you have blue smoke coming out sometimes? I also drive on LPG and it does not burn any oil the same as it did before that. LPG also would not clean any deposits you have on valves, camshafts and any other engine parts whatsoever. The best thing LPG can do is micro welds on your valves because of lack of the cooling action from evaporating petrol droplets. It also won't dilute the oil on cold days.. but you most likely start on petrol so it's the samethats good info.
My selenia 10w40 was disappearing at a rate of 0.3L per 1000km.
Now I have mobil 10w40 and it seems to drink about the same. Early to tell.
I also converted the car to LPG. As I understand, LPG will clean my engine from carbon deposits. As a result, oil consumption will increase. If it gets absurd, I'll try 10w60. thanks for info.
Dave, I didn't know about that. thanks
The best of the best according to manufacturer’s specifications is Mobil 1 New Life 0W40 but I don't know if that's the right one for the 2.4 petrol.
That's cool then, use that one, the 0W40 covers all the M2 Z2 and G2 Fiat specs, so should be fine.Yes, it is.