Silkolene Oil

DaveD

Anyone know anywhere in Dublin that stocks Silkolene oil for cars ?

I'm trying to get some Pro-S 5w40 but can't find it anywhere !

Cheers

Seth Brundle

I remember looking before and I couldn't find any but it may be different now
I get mine from Simon in Opie Oils [www.opieoils.co.uk]

IrishRover

Yeah, was going to say I think the conclusion we reached the last time KBannon was that it's just not sold in the Republic of Ireland. Still haven't seen any about.

CJhaughey

Silkolene is generally only for bikes, personally I think it is crap.

IrishRover

How can Silkolene only be for bikes? There's not just one type/weight of Silkolene oil. All the reviews I've read of the fully synthetic 5w40 have been very positive. Whereas I've read many times that the fully synthetic Mobil 1 is too thin and many people have had oil loss issues due to this.

cpoh1

CJhaughey wrote:

Silkolene is generally only for bikes, personally I think it is crap.

Crazy statement! silkoline pro s 5w40 is specifically designed for high powered n/a car engines with high rev limits. hondas especially love this oil, dohc vtecs burn very little of the stuff and thats saying something.

DaveD

kbannon wrote:

I remember looking before and I couldn't find any but it may be different now
I get mine from Simon in Opie Oils [www.opieoils.co.uk]

How much does he charge ? I e-mailed him this morning and am awaiting a reply.

A few of us on BMW-driver are interested in getting some, maybe a group buy ?

CJhaughey

cpoh1 wrote:

Crazy statement! silkoline pro s 5w40 is specifically designed for high powered n/a car engines with high rev limits. hondas especially love this oil, dohc vtecs burn very little of the stuff and thats saying something.

From their website:

Fuchs-Silkolene is one of the world's largest ranges of specialist motorcycle and motorsport lubricants, developed on the race track to ensure ultimate performance and protection.

Originally known as Dalton and Company after its founder, the Company changed its name to Silkolene Lubricants in the early 80’s in recognition of the strength of the brand name. In 1989 the Company became a member of the German Fuchs Group, a major international force in advanced lubrication technology, and now operates as Fuchs Lubricants (UK) plc with Silkolene being the Group’s motorcycle range brand name.

Historically the Silkolene brand gained international status with specialist oils for engines as diverse as the Spitfire’s Merlin and involvement with Concorde’s development. Silkolene worked for many years with the United States Airforce on a technical collaboration programme for strategic purposes. The project involved many aspects of synthetic lubrication technology and saw the Company become a leader in the field.

In the early 1980s, utilising the synthetics technology developed for aerospace applications, the Company successfully entered the UK motorsports market with Silkolene rally teams and a long term Sponsorship arrangement with the Honda UK Motorcycle Race Team. Following a measured strategy of extensive research and development coupled with track testing at the highest levels of competition, the Silkolene brand soon became the UK market leader. Today the brand is manufactured in the UK, Mainland Europe, USA and South East Asia. Silkolene products are distributed in over 40 different countries.

The Silkolene name has been linked with many great power sports achievements at European, USA and World levels, proving Silkolene lubricants to be world class in all motorsport activities including motorcycles, watercraft, car racing and kart racing. In motorcycle racing, the brand is the first choice of factory teams such as Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki. In motorcycle road racing Silkolene riders have scored many significant successes in Grand Prix World Championships, World Superbikes and the Isle of Man TT, possibly the hardest road race of them all.

The Company’s greatest strength lies in its ability to develop and modify advanced technology to meet the specific requirements of niche markets - manufacturing specific products for precise applications. The Silkolene brand is the `research led, race bred` range of `add value` products designed and manufactured to meet the unique requirements of motorcycles.

Being part of the Fuchs Group, the Company benefits from rapid innovations and a high degree of specialisation. Fuchs Lubricants (UK) plc has been designated as the Fuchs Group’s Motorcycle Lubricants Marketing Centre co-ordinating the exclusivity and strength of the Silkolene brand and technology

IrishRover

I think that's just marketing bumpf where they are bigging up their sponsorship deals that happen to be on bikes. You could look at it in the way that if it's good enough for really really high revving bikes then it has to be good enough for the highest performance cars too.

Seth Brundle

I know Simon of Opie Oils for several years through the forum in my sig.
He certainly knows his oils and I have dealt with him enough to trust his advice.
I bought my oils (for engine, g/b & diff) through him via a group buy.
Dave if you are doing one then Im sure some of the lads over on bmw-board would be interested. I can't remember the prices offhand.

maidhc

Shouldn't people be more worried about getting oil with the recommended API/ACEA spec than a particular brand?

IrishRover

Ah sure they all say they meet these minimum specs anyway.