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Lotos Oil from Poland?

  • 14-03-2012 2:13pm
    #1
    woody33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭


    Hi, my local independent filling station has Lotos brand semi-synth oil at a good price, it's Polish stuff, has anyone had experience of it? It's either that or Lidl's best for our cars, a '97 Polo and a '00 Almera. Ta.


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


    Has it got ACEA and API specifications? What grade is it?


  • #3
    woody33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭woody33


    The specs are fairly good, 10-40 semi, SL/CF, A3/B3, VW 505.00.
    €13 for 5 Litres with a bottle of screen wash!


  • #4
    TURRICAN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 717 ✭✭✭TURRICAN


    woody33 wrote: »
    The specs are fairly good, 10-40 semi, SL/CF, A3/B3, VW 505.00.
    €13 for 5 Litres with a bottle of screen wash!

    ya so it says on the tin!;)


  • #5
    Wheelnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    The specification is good although most newer cars have moved on and require a lighter fully synthetic oil. It's definitely good enough for a '97 Polo and a '00 Almera.


  • #6
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Lotos is made in the same factory that produces Castrol oils in Poland. Towards the end of production there are minor additive differences and then they are bottled in each brands bottles.


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  • #7
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭mathepac


    woody33 wrote: »
    ... VW 505.00....
    If the Polo is petrol, this is good; if it's diesel it's no good, you need VW 505 01 IIRC.


  • #8
    TheBody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,633 ✭✭✭TheBody


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Lotos is made in the same factory that produces Castrol oils in Poland. Towards the end of production there are minor additive differences and then they are bottled in each brands bottles.

    Bloody hell!! Some price difference!! Is gold one of the additives Castrol add to justify their price!!


  • #9
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    TheBody wrote: »
    Bloody hell!! Some price difference!! Is gold one of the additives Castrol add to justify their price!!


    Its the same case with standard many oils, fuels etc.


  • #10
    woody33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭woody33


    Thanks guys, they do seem reputable. The date stamped on the cans is from late last year, I suppose its a "sell by" rather than when it was made, so possibly that's the reason for the low price. I know motor oil has a finite shelf life, but hey, half the stuff I buy on offer in my local Tesco is nearly out of date. I read that motor oil that's gone off looks cloudy, so I'll check for that.


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    woody33 wrote: »
    ..............
    €13 for 5 Litres with a bottle of screen wash!

    That's great value, I'd buy a few of them no bother. €20 for 5l of Carlube 10w40 was the cheapest I've seen retailed anywhere.


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  • #12
    mancity1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭mancity1


    thats seriously cheap most basic 10w40 semi is around €20 for 4 litres round here if you have a car that takes 10w40 its a cheap oil change cheapest oil i'd ever bought was in asda up north last year carlube triple r 4litres for 10 sterling shows the markup on it


  • #13
    Wheelnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Lotos is made in the same factory that produces Castrol oils in Poland.
    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Its the same case with standard many oils, fuels etc.

    I believe Comma Oil "make" Mobil in England.


  • #14
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Wheelnut wrote: »
    I believe Comma Oil "make" Mobil in England.


    Its simple really, oil costs monumental amounts of money to refine so there are only a hand full of companies in the world supplying refined oil suitable for use in engines or various other applications. So most engine oils come from the same places and the various brands, comma, castrol, mobil 1 or whoever, buy all the same pre-refined oil and just add their own specific additives, manufacturer specific ingredients and branding.


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