15w 40 lol...
-
Read the WELCOME ALL BMWFANATICS post.
OIL
- Thread starter Rodney///Marsh
- Start date
Rodney///Marsh
New member
moranor@axis said:
that's what I said. I don't even use that in my wifes C2. her car isn't even a performance car and its really quiet and really really clean.
they say 5w 40 is too thin but if one applies logic to this argument. if the oil is to thick, it takes longer to flow threw the engine and less metal to metal contact on cold start up.
budget isn't really a problem. in my mind, if the oil is good, it needs to be bought. I learnt that from my dad. He made spend money on decent oils on all my cars. and because of this, my cars never broke, even when I had my foot flat on the juice with some very spirited driving. oil is the life blood of a car, it doesn't have to be the most expensive but it needs to be the best grade.
Dhp507 said:
thanks bro but money isn't the object with buying the oil. its one thing I don't skimp on. its the life blood of the car. if the oil is good, then the heart is good. Growing up, my dad would make me spend money on oil and as a result, none of my cars broke, even whilst being driven quite spiritedly.
my prob is that Shell is saying that the 5w 40 is too thin, which is a load of crap and then you have the likes of a garage in Cape Town that swears by the 15w 40. If anything, if you apply logic to the argument, thinner oil means you are able to spread continuous oil through the engine and also allows the oil to pass through the engine a lot quicker on cold start. am I wrong in thinking this :argh:
Dhp507
///Member
Firstly its the viscosity at a spec low temp first No followed by W. Second No at High temp.
only use 5 OR 0 weight oils nothing more then that. Our climate don't need zero weight oils as it does not get that cold in the first place.
The salesmen is trying to sell you his stock ................if you using 0W-20 5W -20 then yes that would be too thin. At a min 30 to an upper 50. The later if the motor had really high miles OR you trying to cure some other issues
only use 5 OR 0 weight oils nothing more then that. Our climate don't need zero weight oils as it does not get that cold in the first place.
The salesmen is trying to sell you his stock ................if you using 0W-20 5W -20 then yes that would be too thin. At a min 30 to an upper 50. The later if the motor had really high miles OR you trying to cure some other issues
Iceman007
Active member
This is the best that Castrol has to offer now BMW LL04
http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=59265
http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=59265
danieljames
Active member
Rodney///Marsh said:
I'm using a 5w-40 In my m50 E36....tappet noise has almost completely disappeared. I tend to open up a lot. I had worries about using a fully synthetic oil in my car (my pops teachings were old school so 0w didn't sit well in my gut due to it being so thin and my motor sitting on 270k km ). But after a chat with Fawaaz at S.O.S oils I settled for the thinner than manufacturer stated,5w-40. My car even feels smoother when compared to using a 15w-40
Rodney///Marsh said:
Sorry for the long reposted quotes. Don't know what happened there
