[shep]

GV 2.4 auto. the only listing in the local shop is for repco brand oil and i dont really want to use it.

i want a good oil but will be halving the service interval and it has a 5.3 ltr sump so don't want something that is $30 a liter.

[Scrawny]

Have a look at the Repco stuff, some of it is made by Penrite

[ajsr]

Castrol EDGE 5W-40

[foonji]

Got Penrite semi-synth in my 2.5.

[TheOtherLeft]

Scrawn wrote:

Have a look at the Repco stuff, some of it is made by Penrite

Just because their oil is made by Penrite (the company) doesn't mean it's the same as Penrite-branded oil. They may be different formula's.

Nulon make Repco additives (oil flush etc) but I don't think they are same formulas.

[shep]

think i might give this stuff a try

http://www.nulon.com.au/products/Engine ... ngine_Oil/

[Scrawny]

TheOtherLeft wrote:

Scrawn wrote:

Have a look at the Repco stuff, some of it is made by Penrite

Just because their oil is made by Penrite (the company) doesn't mean it's the same as Penrite-branded oil. They may be different formula's.

Nulon make Repco additives (oil flush etc) but I don't think they are same formulas.

May be? Sounds like wild rumors to me

[steak_knife]

Scrawn wrote:

TheOtherLeft wrote:

Scrawn wrote:

Have a look at the Repco stuff, some of it is made by Penrite

Just because their oil is made by Penrite (the company) doesn't mean it's the same as Penrite-branded oil. They may be different formula's.

Nulon make Repco additives (oil flush etc) but I don't think they are same formulas.

May be? Sounds like wild rumors to me

Repco oil is SHIT!!!!!

we used to call it "water based"

[MacDaddy]

I used to use Valvoline Engine Armour Semi-Synth 15W40... but after some timing chain rattle, switched to Valvoline Durablend Semi-Synth 10W40, its about $40 for 5L, and its formulated for high engine demands, like 4x4/offroad use, no more timing chain rattle...

[atari4x4]

castrol

[TheOtherLeft]

atari4x4 wrote:

castrol

Magnetec 10W40 for me. Can be bought for $28 for 5L when on special, which seems to be every few months.

[Scrawny]

TheOtherLeft wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

castrol

Magnetec 10W40 for me. Can be bought for $28 for 5L when on special, which seems to be every few months.

The only stuff I use too. We use the Professional range at work

[shep]

thanks for all the suggestions however i would like to know what oil to put in a 2010 2.4 auto gv. ie i have no idea
what specs or grade the factory recommends, don't have a owners manual ya see.

[MacDaddy]

shep wrote:

thanks for all the suggestions however i would like to know what oil to put in a 2010 2.4 auto gv. ie i have no idea
what specs or grade the factory recommends, don't have a owners manual ya see.

Have a read here, might help...
http://www.suzuki-forums.com/2g-2006-gr ... uys-2.html

But from the quick search i did on the net, it looks like it uses 0W30 for Europe, and 5W30 or 40 Fully Synthetic for other countries...

[atari4x4]

http://www.datateck.com.au/lube/castr_au/

5.2L

Castrol Magnatec 10W-40
CASTROL GTX MODERN ENGINE 15W-40

[shep]

atari4x4 wrote:

http://www.datateck.com.au/lube/castr_au/

5.2L

Castrol Magnatec 10W-40
CASTROL GTX MODERN ENGINE 15W-40

cheers big fella. big sump hay.

[royce]

shep wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

http://www.datateck.com.au/lube/castr_au/

5.2L

Castrol Magnatec 10W-40
CASTROL GTX MODERN ENGINE 15W-40

cheers big fella. big sump hay.

pfft mini holds more

[atari4x4]

will be about 5.5L with a filter

[shep]

royce wrote:

shep wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

http://www.datateck.com.au/lube/castr_au/

5.2L

Castrol Magnatec 10W-40
CASTROL GTX MODERN ENGINE 15W-40

cheers big fella. big sump hay.

pfft mini holds more

we are talking about on the inside. not what is spread all over the bottom of the car or the road or the shed floor

[royce]

shep wrote:

royce wrote:

shep wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

http://www.datateck.com.au/lube/castr_au/

5.2L

Castrol Magnatec 10W-40
CASTROL GTX MODERN ENGINE 15W-40

cheers big fella. big sump hay.

pfft mini holds more

we are talking about on the inside. not what is spread all over the bottom of the car or the road or the shed floor

Mini doesnt leak, at all

[Scrawny]

royce wrote:

shep wrote:

royce wrote:

shep wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

http://www.datateck.com.au/lube/castr_au/

5.2L

Castrol Magnatec 10W-40
CASTROL GTX MODERN ENGINE 15W-40

cheers big fella. big sump hay.

pfft mini holds more

we are talking about on the inside. not what is spread all over the bottom of the car or the road or the shed floor

Mini doesnt leak, at all

Does it have oil in it??

All pommy shit leak oil

[royce]

yep, its full

the reason they leak is they let mechanics that were trained on Japanese lego set cars work on them, not the craftsman automotive engineers they require

So they get put back together all slap happy with no attention paid to getting surfaces lined up, centering housing so the seal actually runs concentric around a shaft etc

some call it poor design, I like to think if it as bespoke construction

[Scrawny]

You're supposed to do all that??

[royce]

Scrawn wrote:

You're supposed to do all that??

I can tell you now, getting the timing cover to line up on the crank is an utter pain is the ass of a shit of a job, but the feeling you get after a long drive and you look at the top of the passenger engine mount and there is no stream of fresh oil on it makes it worth it

[steak_knife]

Shit box's.......

[royce]

steak_knife wrote:

Shit box's.......

I think it might be why I can have a bit of a look and tickle and get a clutch to line up by eye every time

[steak_knife]

royce wrote:

steak_knife wrote:

Shit box's.......

I think it might be why I can have a bit of a look and tickle and get a clutch to line up by eye every time

I do to, but couldn't be bothered with any english car apart from MG's...