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Lidl's 10W40 engine oil

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  • 12-04-2011 10:47am
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    you2008
    Registered Users Posts: 696 ✭✭✭


    Anyone has used Lidl’s 10W40 engine oil before (Sell at €17 for 5L)?


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    trad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭trad


    I've been using it it my wife's 97 Corolla for the last few oil changes. No complaints, uses very little between changes.


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,861 ✭✭✭Soarer


    That's probably more the Corolla than the oil, to be fair! ;)


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    stimpson
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    I was advised by someone who worked for an oil company that the most important thing you can do with your cars engine is change the oil regularly.

    He said you're better off buying cheaper oil and changing it more often than spending a fortune on oil and not changing it regularly. This doesn't apply to modern engines that spec exotic oil, but if you've got an older cat that specs 10W40 you probably can't go too far wrong.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Yeah, use it for the GFs car, no hassle.


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    irishproduce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,805 ✭✭✭irishproduce


    you2008 wrote: »
    Anyone has used Lidl’s 10W40 engine oil before (Sell at €17 for 5L)?

    Are they selling it now?
    I checked their site and there's nothing.


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    livEwirE
    Registered Users Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭livEwirE


    irishproduce wrote: »
    Are they selling it now?
    I checked their site and theirs nothing.


    Yeah, is it in store now?


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    you2008
    Registered Users Posts: 696 ✭✭✭you2008


    livEwirE wrote: »
    Yeah, is it in store now?
    yep! they are! hurry ......................:eek:


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    irishproduce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,805 ✭✭✭irishproduce


    Why have they not got it on their site?
    Dont want to drive there for no oil.
    Can it be confirmed where it is for sale?


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    RayCon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,835 ✭✭✭RayCon


    It was one of their weekly specials a couple of weeks ago hence it's gone from their site. I can confirm there was at least 30 X 5ltr bottles of the 10W40 left in Lidl in Clonee yesterday lunchtime.


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    Invincible
    Registered Users Posts: 6,117 ✭✭✭Invincible


    irishproduce wrote: »
    Why have they not got it on their site?
    Dont want to drive there for no oil.
    Can it be confirmed where it is for sale?

    Ring 1800 347447 and ask them have they any left in stock in your local branch!


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    code187.2010
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    I use it all the time with no probs, but then I change the oil every 3000mls. That's a habit from the old diesel days.


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    paddyp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭paddyp


    I tried it and it was fine, but when you can get castrol gtx semi-synthetic for €20 and magnetec fully synthetic for €24.95 I don't bother anymore.


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    captainwang
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭captainwang


    paddyp wrote: »
    I tried it and it was fine, but when you can get castrol gtx semi-synthetic for €20 and magnetec fully synthetic for €24.95 I don't bother anymore.

    Where can you get this? I paid 45 for 4l of magnatec fully synthetic last week :mad:


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    irishproduce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,805 ✭✭✭irishproduce


    paddyp wrote: »
    I tried it and it was fine, but when you can get castrol gtx semi-synthetic for €20 and magnetec fully synthetic for €24.95 I don't bother anymore.

    If thats for 5 litres, then you are pulling legs!


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    Tefral
    Registered Users Posts: 4,313 ✭✭✭Tefral


    irishproduce wrote: »
    If thats for 5 litres, then you are pulling legs!

    I can also get it at those prices. just ask for trade price the next time your buying your service kit.

    In most cases an air filter should cost you no more than a tenner, 2.50 each for NGK sparkplugs (not iridium or anything like that) and a oil filter is about a 5er.


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    irishproduce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,805 ✭✭✭irishproduce


    Went into lidl in castletroy tonight and bought this cheap oil. Will do the job for me. I've to pour oil in every few weeks, there's a leak in oil sump so cheap oil will do the job!! :D


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,861 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Surely it'd be cheaper to get a replacement sump from a scrappy?


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    paddyp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭paddyp


    captainwang wrote: »
    Where can you get this? I paid 45 for 4l of magnatec fully synthetic last week :mad:

    Supersavers in Roscommon, they bring it in from the north it usually has the pound prices on it.

    45 is robbery anyway I never paid more than 34 in a motor factors and that was about 6 years ago and its usually 30 odd in tesco as far as I can remember.

    My brother buys magnetec 20l at a time its about 80 euro.


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    irishproduce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,805 ✭✭✭irishproduce


    Soarer wrote: »
    Surely it'd be cheaper to get a replacement sump from a scrappy?

    I understand your point Soarer but i'm not a mechanic so its handier for me to keep filling with oil. I will be getting it done soon enough though as NCT is due.


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    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,927 ✭✭✭dodzy


    irishproduce wrote: »
    If thats for 5 litres, then you are pulling legs!

    +1. magnatec fully synth for less than 25 quid? Not a chance.


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