Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti - Oil viscosity - curly69
Hi,could anyone help me out on the best oil(viscosity) to use in my 205 1.9 gti.
Many thanks.
Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti - Oil viscosity - Cyd

A 5W/40 fully synthetic.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/t-recommendations-car-or-bike.aspx

Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti - Oil viscosity - oldwrigley

Agreed, 5w-40 synthetic oil API SL / ACEA A3 are the specs, i used Morris Multivis 5w-40 in mine, engine sounded better when i sold it than when i bought it. Gearbox 75w-80 GL4 2.0ltrs

Edited by oldwrigley on 21/02/2013 at 13:38

Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti - Oil viscosity - curly69
Thanks for the specs old wriggles.
Is Morris Multivis any good,I've seen it being sold at agricultural outlets?
Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti - Oil viscosity - Cyd

Any decent 5W/40 will do the job just nicely. How about this one for value:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triple-QX-5W40-Fully-Synthetic-Engine-Oil-5-Litre-/110919178658?pt=UK_Vehicle_Oils_Lubricants_Fluids&hash=item19d34c59a2

or this if you feel the need for "top brand":
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5L-SHELL-HELIX-ULTRA-5W-40-fully-synthetic-engine-oil-/140796094949?pt=UK_Vehicle_Oils_Lubricants_Fluids&hash=item20c819e9e5

changing it regularly and flushing out the carp is more important than extremely minor differences between brands.

Edited by Cyd{P} on 24/02/2013 at 18:24

Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti - Oil viscosity - oldwrigley

Hi Curly,

sorry it's been a long time, yeah Morris Lubricants are excellent quality oils. They don't do marketing like the major oil companies (which most people choose their oil by) so they rely on word of mouth mainly. They've been around since 1869. My dad got me on to them, he started using them in the 60's after experiencing engine problems in cars and bikes with Castrol and Duckhams oils. My brother and i used their 2 stroke oil in our motocross bikes with excellent results even when everyone else was having trouble with Silkosieze! My brother had a KTM SX125cc 2 stroke that he bought when it was 2 years old, he ran it for about another 2 years on Morris Race 2 without changing the big end bearings. The bearing finally failed just as he was heading out on to a 40 min practice session but he didn't realise until after the session had ended!! He rode it down to motocross bike mechanics who run a workshop at the track and when he stripped it apart there was no bearing there, the con rod was just bouncing around on the crank pin! He said big end bearing failures are common but this is the first one he's seen that didn't weld itself together. That is, in essence, how well engineered Morris oils are. Regards