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Car engine oil

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  • 17-07-2014 7:40pm
    #1
    V.W.L 11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭


    seen this stuff called north sea recently and it was €10 for 5L,so i got it for my car,now its smokey,avoid this oil,back to castrol for me without a doubt!anyone had this issue???


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    #2
    magentis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭magentis


    In fairness what did you expect for a tenner!
    Micksgarage has some great deals on total oil at the mo,try there.
    Thanks for the heads up on that stuff though!


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    V.W.L 11
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    magentis wrote: »
    In fairness what did you expect for a tenner!
    Micksgarage has some great deals on total oil at the mo,try there.
    Thanks for the heads up on that stuff though!

    i'll be getting castrol in my local MF tomorrow cant go wrong with it but avoid North Sea oil


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    magentis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭magentis


    what car is it for?


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    #5
    V.W.L 11
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    magentis wrote: »
    what car is it for?

    hyundai accent 1.3 its a 00


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    #6
    magentis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭magentis


    Castrol gtx is your only man.


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    V.W.L 11
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    magentis wrote: »
    Castrol gtx is your only man.
    it always was,chanced a different brand,didnt work,back to usual brand :pac:


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    #8
    V.W.L 11
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    https://www.google.ie/search?q=north+sea+oil&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=mTjIU4vCA4PX7AbEzIDoAQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=673#q=north+sea+lubricants&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=F8SfCjb3FHKrSM%253A%3BnscraEAceaWNFM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.demonoils.co.uk%252Fmedia%252Fcatalog%252Fproduct%252Fcache%252F1%252Fimage%252F9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95%252F7%252F2%252F7226.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.demonoils.co.uk%252Findex.php%252Fnorth-sea-lubricants%252Fnorth-sea-lubricants-low-ash-le-5w40-5l.html%3B503%3B503


    That is the oil,very thin stuff compared to Castrol though


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    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users Posts: 3,670 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    From seeing the inside of a couple of engines using castrol I wouldn't use it either. Seems to be glorified chip pan ****e


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    Tropheus
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    €10 for 5l. For that price it wasn't far short of water. :rolleyes: I've used Castrol Edge for the last 10 years and can't fault it. Not cheap, but it's the engine that's at stake.


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    toastedpickles
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    quadrifoglio verde wrote: »
    From seeing the inside of a couple of engines using castrol I wouldn't use it either. Seems to be glorified chip pan ****e

    I can attest to this statement, I've proof to back it up too ;)


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    V.W.L 11
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    Tropheus wrote: »
    €10 for 5l. For that price it wasn't far short of water. :rolleyes: I've used Castrol Edge for the last 10 years and can't fault it. Not cheap, but it's the engine that's at stake.

    yeah i was able to see the difference in the 2 oils one like water the other seems thicker and both are 10/40


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    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    Alway buy from your local motor factor , and only use the specified oil....simples.


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    V.W.L 11
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    demanufactured wrote: »
    Alway buy from your local motor factor , and only use the specified oil....simples.

    it is my local but that weird stuff is now all they sell


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    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    I've heard of the north sea stuff...not bad apparently , theres a chance there is some other issue with your engine too.


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    V.W.L 11
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    demanufactured wrote: »
    I've heard of the north sea stuff...not bad apparently , theres a chance there is some other issue with your engine too.

    engine was fine before i put it in and is now good ith castrol,north sea aint very common though.


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    corkgsxr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    quadrifoglio verde wrote: »
    From seeing the inside of a couple of engines using castrol I wouldn't use it either. Seems to be glorified chip pan ****e
    toastedpickles wrote: »
    I can attest to this statement, I've proof to back it up too ;)

    I use castrol in everything mighty oil.

    My gsxr went from 98.8 with silcoline to 109.98 with castrol. No other changes to the bike.

    And for a 11 year old bike the engine is in top condition.


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    #18
    V.W.L 11
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    corkgsxr wrote: »
    I use castrol in everything mighty oil.

    My gsxr went from 98.8 with silcoline to 109.98 with castrol. No other changes to the bike.

    And for a 11 year old bike the engine is in top condition.

    i agree!!!a gallon of castrol for €18 is the job!well worth it


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    toastedpickles
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    corkgsxr wrote: »
    I use castrol in everything mighty oil.

    My gsxr went from 98.8 with silcoline to 109.98 with castrol. No other changes to the bike.

    And for a 11 year old bike the engine is in top condition.

    Magnatec was used religiously in my car, and when we dropped the sump on it well yeah it wasn't pretty


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    corkgsxr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Magnatec was used religiously in my car, and when we dropped the sump on it well yeah it wasn't pretty

    What car


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    Alanstrainor
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    corkgsxr wrote: »
    What car

    Saab...


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    #22
    V.W.L 11
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    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Saab...

    was that a diesel 95???


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    #23
    toastedpickles
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    V.W.L 11 wrote: »
    was that a diesel 95???

    Petrol 95 I know they've a reputation but none the less


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    #24
    V.W.L 11
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    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Petrol 95 I know they've a reputation but none the less
    i was offered a 2.0 petrol version recently ,full leather interior ,140k on it,all for 300 euro,all was good until I discovered it needed a bottom end rebuild.did yours OP?


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    #25
    toastedpickles
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    V.W.L 11 wrote: »
    i was offered a 2.0 petrol version recently ,full leather interior ,140k on it,all for 300 euro,all was good until I discovered it needed a bottom end rebuild.did yours OP?

    Nope thankfully I've went a bit all out to make sure it doesn't happen but anyways story for another day and all that


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    V.W.L 11 wrote: »
    seen this stuff called north sea recently and it was €10 for 5L,so i got it for my car,now its smokey,avoid this oil,back to castrol for me without a doubt!anyone had this issue???

    Where did you get that for a tenner? I use it to top up a Focus with no issues.


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    #27
    V.W.L 11
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    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    Where did you get that for a tenner? I use it to top up a Focus with no issues.

    got it on a trip home to Cork,never. again will i buy it,very watery


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    jca
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    toastedpickles wrote: »
    I can attest to this statement, I've proof to back it up too ;)

    Really? I'd love to see it.


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    #29
    Avns1s
    Registered Users Posts: 3,422 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    jca wrote: »
    Really? I'd love to see it.

    So would I, supported by some evidence that whatever the problem was, that it wouldn't have been caused by using any other oil the same way.

    Castrol would be regarded as a premium oil and would be recommended my many manufacturers including BMW.

    Also, it's worth noting that there are many "Castrol oils" and that you can do as much damage using oil of the wrong spec as you can using "inferior" oil or by not changing oil on time.


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    toyotaavensis
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭toyotaavensis


    I have never used the north sea stuff but i am wondering if the stuff you got happened to be from a bad batch.
    Surely if it was usually this bad, nobody would be using it.


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    #31
    corkgsxr
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    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Nope thankfully I've went a bit all out to make sure it doesn't happen but anyways story for another day and all that

    So a engine very prone to sludging. Maybe the reason the car kept going fine is because it had castrol?


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