chris_uk
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my oil will be runnin a little low now, m i ok to just refill it with castrol or magnatex (sp)
if so which is the best oil to use?
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Drew
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give it a oil and filter change
then use one of them, wouldnt say add it to tya standard oil
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chris_uk
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ok
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chris_uk
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i havent got 125 for a service as yet and im a little worried that it may be runnin low and dont really wanna fuck owt, so can i just top it up n e way/ and then get a service next month?
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Colin
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Ok for the short term to get you by untill you can take it to get changed, dont fuck around when it comes to oil - cost me big time
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chris_uk
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cheers colin, ill go buy a small bottle 2nite and get her filled up, then hopefully get into vaux for a service,
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Drew
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can normal oil mix with semi / fully synthetic?
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chris_uk
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dunno?
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Colin
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No idea, I just know your better with oil than without, I put off getting a change and my big end went - Ooooops, new engine £1500 please
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MarkM
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Better to change the lot of the oil...rather than top it up...only cost u £20 odd for enough to do full oil change!
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Drew
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thats wot im meaning - mite be best to top up with normal stuff - and then change to the synthetic when ya do the full change
they may mix - i dont know
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Colin
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quote: Originally posted by sport16v
Better to change the lot of the oil...rather than top it up...only cost u £20 odd for enough to do full oil change!
True, those small bottles are around a tenner aint they???
Take it somewhere for oil, filter and a flush, shouldnt be too much £
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chris_uk
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ok then. i might just get vaux to do it wen they service it, but for now ill just go get a little bottle or castrol only about a 10a
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Fad
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what engine have you got? if it is a 1.2 16v it wil use 10w/40 oil and the best to use would be vauxhalls own semi synthetic so just top it up with that. Most oils now days are multi grade so u can often mix them anyways
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Born_corsa02
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You can top it up but u shuld use the same grade oil thats already in there
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Dave
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Use 10w40 semi synth and it will be fine. If your car is running on the original oil thats what it should have in.
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chris_uk
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ok cheers, ill go see what oil they have at the petrol station, 10w40, rite, whats that mean ne way
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