Halfords oil at £13 or Texaco at £9

#21

"JWBH" <blue.star777 (AT) REMOOOOVEvirgin (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

I may have done the wrong thing, since I passed by Asda again, and before
reading all this advice, bought the Asda oil. Guess its not too late to
change it for the texaco.

But on neither the Asda oil or the Texaco could i see semi-synthetic
written
on the containers. I now understand semi-synthetic is what i should be
getting for this Corolla.

On the Asda it says, specs: API SL/CH4, ACEA A2, B2, E2.

Would any of this jargon signify it's semi-synthetic please. thanks.

I'm sure the asda oil will be fine.

An oil expert once told me that the semi-synth was made in the same way as
standard mineral oil, only with a few more additives and was merely a
marketing ploy to fill the price gap between mineral and fully synth. Could
be wrong though.

Z

#22

On Apr 20, 11:49 am, "Zimmy" <x...@y.z> wrote:

Quote:

On the Asda it says, specs: API SL/CH4, ACEA A2, B2, E2.

Would any of this jargon signify it's semi-synthetic please. thanks.

I'm sure the asda oil will be fine.

An oil expert once told me that the semi-synth was made in the same way as
standard mineral oil, only with a few more additives and was merely a
marketing ploy to fill the price gap between mineral and fully synth. Could
be wrong though.

Z

This is a 1994 car - does the toyota handbook call for semi-synth or
just halfords? Anything that meets or exceeds the handbook
requirements will be fine synthetic or not. In any case oil is
relatively cheap compared to a tank of petrol so splash out on some
halfords stuff if you must.

The "SL" part - the higher the second letter the better. ACEA rating
is stricter and I think the higher the number the better.

#23

Thanks to all. Took the Asda oil back and took the advice given and went
to a local motor factor in Colindale. (North London).

He only stocked oil made by 'Comma'. I asked him about it and he said it
was made by Mobile. It was just under £12 for 5 Litre.

Went to another motor factor in Burnt Oak and their range was 'Planet'. I
asked him about its origins and he said it came from Esso. It also was just
under £12 for 5 litres.

Why would well known brands like Esso and Mobil not put their names on their
products ? I was suspicious so didn't buy.

So basically I am no further ahead. Life is not easy for a novice....sigh.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Halfords oil at £13 or Texaco at £9

Cars Maintenance General car maintenance (uk.rec.cars.maintenance)

Re: Halfords oil at £13 or Texaco at £9 - 04-20-2007 , 05:49 AM

Re: Halfords oil at £13 or Texaco at £9 - 04-20-2007 , 07:35 AM

Re: Halfords oil at £13 or Texaco at £9 - 04-20-2007 , 03:45 PM