Does anyone know where to get REAL motor oil (non-synthetic)?

Mr. 'H' · 12-09-2006 9:55pm #1

I need to top up the oil on my Buick.

The guy I bought it from said I should use non synthetic oil, if possible, or at the least, synthetic oil with no cleaning additives.

Does anyone know where to buy real motor oil in Dublin??

Surely there must be ONE source??!!

Please advise!

qazz · 13-09-2006 4:36am

it's a mineral oil. you can get it in halfords.

atlantean · 13-09-2006 11:15am

What viscosity are you looking for?

MercMad · 13-09-2006 11:48am

You can get in any Motor Factors, buy the original Castrol GTX or Duckhams !

Eric318 · 13-09-2006 12:52pm

Why are you so anxious about synthetic oils? They are very good, so long as your engine and gaskets are in good condition.

But Halfords makes a "Classic" oil, mineral.

atlantean · 13-09-2006 12:58pm

I think it's the face that most syntethic oils will "clean" the engine resulting in deposits ending up where you don't want them. A common problem on old engines which have run on mineral oils for years and then have been swithche to syntethin oil!

Mr. 'H' · 13-09-2006 8:46pm

qazz wrote:

it's a mineral oil. you can get it in halfords.

Where is Halfords???

Are they in Dublin?

Mr. 'H' · 13-09-2006 8:46pm

MercMad wrote:

You can get in any Motor Factors, buy the original Castrol GTX or Duckhams !

Tried loads, synthetic 'sall they had....

Mr. 'H' · 13-09-2006 8:47pm

atlantean wrote:

I think it's the face that most syntethic oils will "clean" the engine resulting in deposits ending up where you don't want them. A common problem on old engines which have run on mineral oils for years and then have been swithche to syntethin oil!

That's it.

It's had real oil for 65 years.

Mr. 'H' · 13-09-2006 8:48pm

Sorry, location on Halfords please?

ds20prefecture · 13-09-2006 9:06pm

Halfords are in "The Park" on exit 15 of the M50. You can get a Castrol "High Mileage" mineral oil in every motor factors i've been in. They definitely have it in Halfords, J & S in York Rd, Dub Laoghaire and Ashgrove Interparts, Kill avenue Dun Laoghaire.

Mr. 'H' · 14-09-2006 12:02am

Thank you that is very helpful.

corktina · 14-09-2006 5:56am

i always use 20/50 in my cars.Modern oils are too thin.I dont have any trouble getting it and I change it every year, wherther it needs changing or not...:)

alfarocks · 14-09-2006 8:08am

Halfords has a few shop around Dublin, Blanch -Coolock - Liffey Valley.
Their classic 20/50 mineral oil is apparently rebranded Duckhams....

Dades · 14-09-2006 9:42am

The Halford's "Classic" oil now comes in a handy metal can which makes it easier to spill it all over your sparkplugs.

Eric318 · 14-09-2006 12:46pm

I used Igol Premier 15W50 semisynthetic on the Jag. Was perfect and not even too expensive.

My Halford's is in Coolock, next to Woodies and McDonalds, more or less across the road (N1?) from UGC cinemas.

Call them first to make sure they have it in stock... They also have a "non classic" 20W50 mineral, that is slightly cheaper and seems to be exactly the same stuff (but in a red plastic container). I have used both, cant tell the difference: chips taste the same.

dubtom · 17-09-2006 10:58pm

A few books i read advised to use 20/50 in my engine,but i couldn't find one that was 'expensive'.I mean by that an oil that cost more than a tenner.I was warned off using 20/50 years ago in an old Fiesta that I had,used to be able to pick up a 5 liter 20/50 for a fiver. Aparently it was reused oil that was basically no better than chip grease, it stuck to the tapppets and gunged them up something awefull.So when i got the Mustang and read that it was the stuff to use, I didn't chance it,now rightly or wrongly, I use 10/40 mineral oil, got it in my local factor.

Does anyone know where to get REAL motor oil (non-synthetic)?

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