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·Hi All,
Just about to change
Hi All,
Just about to change the oil in my 308gt4 for the winter. When I changed it in the spring I used silkolene 10w 50 synthetic, this was the only brand of oil that I could find here in the UK with that rating and it cost £90 for 2x 5litre cans!
Does anyone know of a cheaper fully synthetic alternative? Castrol Magnetec 10w 40 for example I can get for £53 for 2x 4.5 litre cans, but can I use the different grade in my engine?
My second question is a dumb one but bear with me; how do I know how much to put in? The handbook says that it takes 9litres. The previous owner (who had the car for 21 years) had painted a yellow dot on the dipstick that sits about 1.5 inches above the max line. He told me that at cold the oil level should sit at this dot? He said he had worked that out by draining the engine then filling with exactly 9 litres. He further added that the max / min lines on the dipstick were only accurate if you took a reading straight after turning off the engine?
This sounds crazy to me! However when I did the last change I drained it completely from hot, refilled with 9 litres as per handbook and of course it came to the yellow dot. I have run it for 2000 miles like this no problems. Am I over filing it? Can anyone help??
Just about to change
Hi All,
Just about to change the oil in my 308gt4 for the winter. When I changed it in the spring I used silkolene 10w 50 synthetic, this was the only brand of oil that I could find here in the UK with that rating and it cost £90 for 2x 5litre cans!
Does anyone know of a cheaper fully synthetic alternative? Castrol Magnetec 10w 40 for example I can get for £53 for 2x 4.5 litre cans, but can I use the different grade in my engine?
My second question is a dumb one but bear with me; how do I know how much to put in? The handbook says that it takes 9litres. The previous owner (who had the car for 21 years) had painted a yellow dot on the dipstick that sits about 1.5 inches above the max line. He told me that at cold the oil level should sit at this dot? He said he had worked that out by draining the engine then filling with exactly 9 litres. He further added that the max / min lines on the dipstick were only accurate if you took a reading straight after turning off the engine?
This sounds crazy to me! However when I did the last change I drained it completely from hot, refilled with 9 litres as per handbook and of course it came to the yellow dot. I have run it for 2000 miles like this no problems. Am I over filing it? Can anyone help??