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Fortech Oil

  • 31-01-2012 5:02pm
    #1
    jayok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know if this oil is any good? The viscosity is right for the car, and it meets the SJ/SL requirements...

    Normally go for a branded Castrol or similar....


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  • #2
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Local motor factors used to stock this and i used it plenty of times on my yoke, no issues at all.


  • #3
    jayok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭jayok


    JJJJNR wrote: »
    Local motor factors used to stock this and i used it plenty of times on my yoke, no issues at all.

    Yep, the local motor factors is where I got it! :D

    Just wanted to check - that's all.

    Thanks.


  • #4
    Wheelnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    I don't know what car you drive, but if it is a modern European type you should go by the ACEA rating.


  • #5
    jayok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭jayok


    It's a 2004 Honda Accord - the manual calls for SJ/SL, so I assume it's "old" enough to used these oils.


  • #6
    Wheelnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    SJ or SL is right for the Accord. You need to buy 5w30 grade because they like light oil.

    Both the petrol and diesel versions of the Accord have the same oil recommendation.


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  • #7
    jayok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭jayok


    You see - that's where I'm confused. The manual states that 10w40 is correct and appropriate and the web-site lists 10w40 OR 0w20 are appropriate.

    5w-30 is not for the Petrol apparently....

    Only 0w30 is appropriate for the Diesel!

    Oil%20Application%20Guide%20Pg%201.JPG


  • #8
    Wheelnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    I had a look on Google and only found Fortec (no H) oil. I can't tell if it's from China or Japan. If it's the former I would not be happy. Have a look at the site:
    http://www.fortec-oil.com/index.html

    In relation to the info in my previous post, you did not say if your is petrol or diesel so I clicked into the Comma Oil site to see what engines were available in 2004. As it happens they recommend the same 5w30 oil for both engines and I just passed on the info to you. http://www.commaoil.com/products

    Recommending oil is a dangerous pass-time on the 'net because it brings on the wrath of people who know better, so I will just make some comments that you can take or leave:

    Firstly we have an '05 Accord diesel in the family fleet and I have seen the oil recommendations in the handbook but I do not have it with me now.That Honda oil guide you posted above seems to be for the Japanese market. I think this because I have never seen 0w20 on sale here (maybe it is) and any 5w40 on sale is generally fully synthetic. Also the recommendations are similar to a Daihatsu we have here and I know that 5w30 is what Daihatsu recommend for this market.

    Another thing to bear in mind is that 0w30 oil is basically the same as 5w30 but is chemically treated to reduce the cold pour point by a further 10 degrees.

    The Accord diesel is recommended to take 0w30 oil but the only brand commonly available is Castrol Edge which costs an arm and a leg. So 5w30 is commonly used even by the dealers. As pointed out above it's similar to 0w30 and is recommended on most oil sites.

    If you've got a petrol engine the handbook gives you a wider choice of oils. You don't have a turbo to worry about but you probably have variable valve timing (V-Tec or whatever). Lighter oil is also better for these systems but if you are uneasy about using a light oil in an older engine you could think about 5w40 synthetic.

    10w40 is permitted according to the handbook but in this country 10w40 is usually a semi-synthetic oil. There is no reason not to use it but I would change it at 10,000 km intervals rather than the 20,000 km in the Honda schedule.


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