Hi all,
I walked into my local car parts shop today to have a look how much Castrol GTX oil is which is what I normally put in my Micra. It's £15 for 5l of 10w40 Castrol GTX, or £22 for 5l of Castrol GTX Magnatec.
The shopkeeper saw me looking at the oil and asked me what car I was putting the oil in, when I told him that my car is a 94 Micra; he said he'd recommend GM oil, (General Motors) which is semi synthetic based, like GTX Magnatec i believe, and that the spec of the GM oil was arguably better than the Castrol offerings. Here's the thing though - the GM oil was half the price at only £8 for 5l of 10w40!
What do people think about what oil brands are best? I've always thought Castrol GTX oil to be the best, maybe I should think about saving myself a packet and trying GM oil in my car!
I walked into my local car parts shop today to have a look how much Castrol GTX oil is which is what I normally put in my Micra. It's £15 for 5l of 10w40 Castrol GTX, or £22 for 5l of Castrol GTX Magnatec.
The shopkeeper saw me looking at the oil and asked me what car I was putting the oil in, when I told him that my car is a 94 Micra; he said he'd recommend GM oil, (General Motors) which is semi synthetic based, like GTX Magnatec i believe, and that the spec of the GM oil was arguably better than the Castrol offerings. Here's the thing though - the GM oil was half the price at only £8 for 5l of 10w40!
What do people think about what oil brands are best? I've always thought Castrol GTX oil to be the best, maybe I should think about saving myself a packet and trying GM oil in my car!
I've always been told 10w40 - what is the differece please moss?! *is worried*