Corsa Merit 1.2 Oil

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Sun 11 Jan 2004 20:43
Corsa Merit 1.2 Oil - Tyrone
Hi all,

Just a little query before i put some oil in my motor... been doing a little research and basically i want a second opinion on whether it would be ok to use Castrol GTX Magnatec 15W-40 (Synthetic) in my Corsa...

thanks for any help
tyrone
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Mon 12 Jan 2004 09:20
Corsa Merit 1.2 Oil - Adam Going (Tune-Up)
Hi Tyrone,

Personally I would use a 10W-40 semi-synthetic, and vaule for money wise, Vauxhaull's own product is very good.

Regards, Adam
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Mon 12 Jan 2004 10:11
Corsa Merit 1.2 Oil - John S
Tyrone

Adam's right. Vx recommend a max of 10W for the cold viscosity, and a min of 30 for the hot. I'm also interested where this oil comes from. Most synthetic oils are a max of 5W. This sounds more like one of Castrol's more basic oils, not a synthetic.

Regards

John S
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Mon 12 Jan 2004 20:47
Corsa Merit 1.2 Oil - Dalglish
castrol most unfriendly web site is at
www.castrol.com

good luck finding info about magantex.

15W likely to be dino stock oil (dino = dinosaur = fossil).

best castrol synthetic: castrol slx longlife II.
recomm by audi and bmw.
audi say:
Audi owners need not be inconvenienced by traditional fixed service intervals. There is no predetermined mileage for a service. Depending on how you drive, the interval will be up to 19,000 miles /24 months for petrol engines, up to 22,000 miles/24 months for the V6 TDI diesel and up to 30,000 miles/24 months for 3 and 4 cylinder TDI diesel engines.
Long Life oils such as Castrol SLX OW30 Long Life 2 must be used (please refer to owners handbook). They have been specially formulated for Audi and are a new generation of ultra high-grade synthetic oils designed to withstand ageing and high loads without deterioration. Using ordinary high quality multigrade oil will not cause any engine damage but it will defeat the object of the new technology and cause a service to be needed at 10,000 miles. In addition, compared with conventional oils, Long Life oils gives exceptional levels of engine protection, are kinder to the environment and deliver fuel savings. In recent tests carried out on vehicles in Germany SLX Long Life 2 resulted in a fuel saving of 2.72%.

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