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I'm thinking about suplying my own oil at service time.
Take the filler cap off and look at the oil which may be on the filler cap.Does it look OK or is it a thick looking treacle type?Also, smell it, don't get oil on the end of your nose as everyone will make silly remarks , and see if it smells of burnt toffee. If so, then you have a problem and see garage asap.Wihout reading all posts again, have you undertaken a controlled dip stick test?i.e. fill to full and monitor over a period of time. But make sure you measure car is at same spot and best done first thing in morning before you start engine.
has any one found the castrol oil used by the dealers to be not up to its job.? thanks for your help.
Quote from: 2i30s on March 05, 2010, 23:55:17has any one found the castrol oil used by the dealers to be not up to its job.? thanks for your help. In my previous petrol car I used to use Castrol Magnatec and changed the oil and filter myself and in between the oil changes my car never needed topping up and it had done over 150,000 miles, before I scrapped it for an i30.I agree that some engine oils give better protection than others and I would see it even more important to use a very good quality one, if I was only having my car serviced once a year. In your case you are losing oil and in my opinion I can't see that the quality of oil you use should have any excessive impact on that. The way I see it is good quality oil has more additives in it and offers better protection, especially on short journeys, but would find it difficult to understand how it could have any impact on the oils consumption.Keep up the investigation 2i30s, while you still have your warranty.
has any one found the castrol oil used by the dealers to be not up to its job.?
so why is the oil disappearing in two cars using the same brand of oil .? its eather the hyundai engines or the oil
in problems and issues,non model specific i have started asking questions about engine oil. what you use or wont use. I'm not using the oil that my dealer uses next time around.
the oil the dealers service dept is using is only a $35 for 5lts,everone else that has responded to my other thread has stated the oil that's being used in their motors is a $50-$60 for 5lts and they don't add 1ltr between oil changes. the dealers oil wasn't my choice,its what they use.