Siberia
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Whats the difference.....
my car has a wee oil leak which means carrying a litre of oil with me at all times.....
now normally in texaco/esso they'll have 10w 40 semi-synthetic and this is what ive been using... the other day i went into a shell garage and they only had 10 w 40 synthetic stuff...... i'm not to sure whether to use it of not...
whats the difference
engine is a c16xe BTW...
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Rileysport
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fix your leak lazy boy 
wunt bother with synthetic on a c16 with mileage on it though 
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Siberia
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the leak in on the crank case breather pipe.... i went to fix it at the weekend but the garrage i was using broke the inspection lap so i couldnt see WTF i was doing......
so is it alright to use the synthetic stuff or not?
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PaulW
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dont mix the 2 - not advised...
go with whats already in your car
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Rileysport
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nah use regular shite, synthetic will probs burn off
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
dont mix the 2 - not advised...
go with whats already in your car
*whistles quietly*
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Rileysport
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asks after he's dunnit...
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Siberia
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think i better fix that leak and get rid of that oil
[Edited on 30-11-2004 by Siberia]
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Rileysport
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^^ indeed
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PaulW
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give it a good flush through
you'll probs end with gloops of different sorts as they might of seperated from the heat...
baaad when it does!
[Edited on 30-11-2004 by PaulW]
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Siberia
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on the way to motor factors at lungh for new oil and filter....
a warning on the bottle would have been some help
whats a waste of oil
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Rileysport
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Nugget
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Siberia
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i have a dyno runn on saturday so i suppose new oil wont hurt anyways...
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broster
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i always give my car a service before a dyno run, check water too, make sure its not nasty coloured etc....... change plugs too.
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Gsi_Ire
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where u getting that done sib? whats the cost?
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PaulW
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my car could do with a dyno run  but dont know anywhere or how much I'd be looking at...
I did coolant flush on sunday & flushed it through, but the coolant has gone mirky again - was nice & blue when I did it!
think it just didnt completely flush through as it hadnt been done in absolutely ages by the look of it!
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by Gsi_Ire
where u getting that done sib? whats the cost?
westward Engineering on saturday.... only costs €60....
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broster
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paul i flushed mine through 4times on monday, but still its manky again, going to flush it again on the weekend.
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PaulW
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im out of cash now so cant afford more antifreeze
think the main issues are the heater matrix which doesnt flush proper & also some of the water in the block. was told to get a good flush, remove the thermostat & run water into the engine from there to flush it well
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Siberia
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arent ya always gonna get dirt in yer water lads i'd recon once every 6months would be plenty enough for changing coolant and even thats over kill...
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broster
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YES THATS WHAT HAYNES MANUAL SAYS i may spend the weekend on it. need to sort gear linkage
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broster
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yes but mine is very dirty and i want it to be clean, shouldnt get that much dirt in there tho to be honest
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PaulW
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my coolant had frikin grass seeds in it FFS 
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Siberia
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mines been in there since i done the conversion so erm.. 2 months... i have no plans to change it in the near future.... as long as the temp display stays at the correct level i'm happy
i have dodgy oil to get rid of first
ugh the thought of jacking up the car whn i get home is not making me happy....
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