graearea Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 I've found myself let down by a certain car manufacturers parts company and so I need to chuck in a litre of readily available oil from halfords or someone. Any recommendations? I'm planning on doing an oil change when I get home in 250 Miles anyway, but I'm not happy with the current oil level. I guess any 5w50 will be fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted August 9, 2022 Member Share Posted August 9, 2022 Which engine?NB Club discount at Halfords.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Geoff Brown Posted August 9, 2022 Area Representative Share Posted August 9, 2022 Depends on your engine. Fully synthetic is the norm.Duratec usually 5w50 NOT available at Halfords though as an interim you could get away with 5w40.Sigma takes 5w30 or if you are a track god 5w50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Toughie Posted August 9, 2022 Leadership Team Share Posted August 9, 2022 Some of the ordinary petrol stations carry good quality oil of a range of viscosities these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Arundel Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Sigmas use/need fully synthetic oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 #6 just curious as to why and what negative effect might something else have in 250 miles - esp just 1L? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graearea Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Sorry. It IS a duratec. I'll just get something at a petrol station thenupon checking the car and going to adjust the roller barrel clearance I discovered this The automotive version of finding a whole worm in your applebetter than half a worm or 6 hours at the side of the M6. Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerobod - near CYYC Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 For just 1 litre top-up, any synthetic of 0w40, 5w40, 10w40, 5w50 or 15w50 would be fine to mix with 5w50 as the original fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted August 9, 2022 Member Share Posted August 9, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graearea Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 I got some castrol. still waiting on Cater.... the supplier to supply my oil. thanks all. also managed to put in a Caterham replacement duratec cable and it seems to be 2x as stiff accelerator as it was before. going to take it all apart again and chuck some 3 in 1 oil down it. the bends are all smooth but the cable has none of the thermal insulation and took an hour of sanding down in a drill to get the bung to fit. I wonder if it has a good teflon inner inside the steel outer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Have you checked that the throttle pedal pivots freely when no cable attached ? Lubricate as required. Check the cable slides freely when not fitted. Check the butterfly moves freely without cable fitted. Check cable path is straight inside pedal box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graearea Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 yep that's all the stuff I'll be double checking now car is safe at home. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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