Eurocarparts Triple QX oil any good?

Cyber-Mav · 11 Dec 2016 at 02:07

As per the title is the oil any good or likley to result in a siezed engine in 100miles?

easyrider · 11 Dec 2016 at 02:13

bremen1874 · 11 Dec 2016 at 02:14

Does the label state that it meets the requirements of whatever oil spec the engine is supposed to need? If it doesn't don't use it.

Rainagul · 11 Dec 2016 at 02:32

It's fine from my experiences. Just make sure you get the correct weight specified for the car

robj20 · 11 Dec 2016 at 06:17

It's made by shell so yes.

Rainagul said:
It's fine from my experiences. Just make sure you get the correct weight specified for the car

And spec don't just use the right weight.

wedrum · 11 Dec 2016 at 07:02

Yup used it for years

mushtafa · 11 Dec 2016 at 09:38

Never had an issue with it. Just check the grade and specs

c1tro · 11 Dec 2016 at 14:03

Seems fine and have been changing oil every 6months / 5k miles which ever comes first.

Gaygle · 11 Dec 2016 at 14:14

Yep, pretty sure Shell supply it.

Although having said that, I've found Shell oil to be cheaper. £18 for 5litres of 5w40 LL01 Shell oil. Bargain!

snapdragon69 · 11 Dec 2016 at 23:04

It's supplied by ONIX in Netherlands - nothing to do with Shell.

GeForce · 11 Dec 2016 at 23:13

Also good experiences

GavinMagnus · 12 Dec 2016 at 22:51

Been using Triple QX in a PD TDI Passat for 4 years with no problems. As PD TDIs are very sensitive to oil I'd say you're ok. But, as been said above, check the specs.

robj20 · 13 Dec 2016 at 05:18

I'm still waiting for them to even make an oil for my car.

SeatIbiza · 13 Dec 2016 at 09:07

Used it in my B5 RS4 - it's not blown up...it meets the correct specs so it's fine.

I think a lot of this oil hype is just that. Oil is oil really...regular changes I'd say are more important than spending a mega money on mobil 1 or something

Firestar_3x · 13 Dec 2016 at 10:21

I love the idea that oil is rated as "good" because an engine hasn't immediately blown up.

How are people measuring long-term engine wear, because this is what actually matters.

Diagro · 13 Dec 2016 at 10:40

Firestar_3x said:
I love the idea that oil is rated as "good" because an engine hasn't immediately blown up.

How are people measuring long-term engine wear, because this is what actually matters.

Depends in what you call long term.

I change the oil in my car every 4-6k miles.

I know i don't particularly need to, but I do anyway.

I just changed it today, along with an engine flush and 1/4 a bottle of SPT oil additive added to the new oil. Will see me through to April I think.

Gaygle · 13 Dec 2016 at 10:42

Firestar_3x said:
I love the idea that oil is rated as "good" because an engine hasn't immediately blown up.

How are people measuring long-term engine wear, because this is what actually matters.

Agreed - but who has ever been able to measure and present the data of long term engine wear?

Every manufacturer claims their oil leads to less engine wear but I've never seen an independent, scientific test into it. You just have to trust that what is written on the bottle is true and that the reputation of giant companies like ECP would be in the toilet if it was found out their own brand parts were not as claimed.

Gaygle · 13 Dec 2016 at 10:46

Diagro said:
Depends in what you call long term.

I change the oil in my car every 4-6k miles.

I know i don't particularly need to, but I do anyway.

I just changed it today, along with an engine flush and 1/4 a bottle of SPT oil additive added to the new oil. Will see me through to April I think.

Americans do this a lot and it originally came about from the "Kwik Fit" type places making false claims that it lowered engine wear in order to sell more oil services. It is just wasteful and damaging to the environment to change your oil every 5k, unless you live in a very cold country, you do lots of very short trips, your driving is almost exclusively in heavy traffic or you do track days.

Diagro · 13 Dec 2016 at 10:50

Gaygle said:
Americans do this a lot and it originally came about from the "Kwik Fit" type places making false claims that it lowered engine wear in order to sell more oil services. It is just wasteful and damaging to the environment to change your oil every 5k, unless you live in a very cold country, you do lots of very short trips, your driving is almost exclusively in heavy traffic or you do track days.

I don't throw the oil down the drain..!
I take it to a local garage who then dumps it in their used oil barrel.

The car sounds better after an oil change. It's what I have done every since I bought my own car :/

Firestar_3x · 13 Dec 2016 at 10:53

Gaygle said:
Agreed - but who has ever been able to measure and present the data of long term engine wear?

Every manufacturer claims their oil leads to less engine wear but I've never seen an independent, scientific test into it. You just have to trust that what is written on the bottle is true and that the reputation of giant companies like ECP would be in the toilet if it was found out their own brand parts were not as claimed.

Would have to be an independent test running identical bench engines under identical load conditions for the same duration's and cycles, its just complex and expensive.

We need to remember, Castrol don't employ sheds full of people just to sit in a lab and read the newspaper, i'd rather pay a little more for an "expensive" oil under the knowledge that at a minimum it won't be any worse than the cheap stuff.