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Is a 1500km oil drop the consensus around here? Yeah it’s odd the oil HY suggest isn’t actually A5B5.
I’m in 2 minds about dropping the oil at 1500km mainly due to the cost of supplying my own oil I guess at the dealer I guess and I’m not sold on the Valvoline oil they use. Would you saying given the LSPI that acquiring an API rating of SN would take preference over using A5/B5? For e.g. helix ultra is C3 but rated SN whereas the valvoline is A5/B5 but only rated SL. From what I can interpret, A5 may be better for emissions and economy but C3 SN will be a bit better for the engine.. I could be wrong of course. The saga continues
Yeah, i’ve seen both of those oils and had a look at their specs. I guess I was trying to understand why HY state helix is the preferred oil but neither of those oils are A5/B5 - and they also state that A5 is the preferred ACEA spec (with A3/B3 allowed if A5 isn’t available - which it is). Trying to get a sense of which recommendation people are following and which one holds more weight. Both my manual and the sticker on my engine say to use helix. Just didn’t make sense to me and wasn’t straight forward I guess.
In general reading about all the different oil specs gets very interesting and complicated. It would be perfect to find a 5w30 A5/b5 SN+ oil but there doesn’t seem to be any in Aus. Shell seem to do a Helix Ultra Professional which is SN+ but they only sell it in bulk. It makes sense that dealers would buy whatever is available in bulk at the cheapest price- regardless of brand. Just odd they list a preferred oil (twice) which doesn’t even meet their preferred spec. I looked at all the service records on my last cat but could find only find ‘used spec oil’ except for one which was done out of town as I was away which said ‘10w30 oil’. I think I will just use their oil - if I do the 1500km service anyway.
Hyundai’s response for those interested: HMC stipulate to use only ACEA A5/B5 ore above.“ACEA A3/B4 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use in high performance gasoline and direct injection diesel engines, but also suitable for applications described under A3/B3.ACEA A5/B5 Stable, stay-in-grade oil intended for use at extended drain intervals in high performance gasoline engines and car & light van diesel engines designed to be capable of using low friction low viscosity oils with a High temperature / High shear rate (HTHS) viscosity of 2.9 to 3.5 mPa.s”Shell Helix 5/30 oil meets ACEA A5/B5 (Shell Ultra does not meet ACEA A5/B5)With regard to the first 1 Month/1500k service, the oil and filter are inspected not replaced.
I've been using Castrol Magnatec professional in the wife's i30 for the last 6 oil changes and was also using it in my old Ford Everest as that also required an A5 spec oil. I used Castrol edge 5w30 A3B4 in my wifes old Santa Fe and 2 oil analysis tests both came back as oil being well within spec after 15k. I like Castrol oil and have been using their products for 27 years both at home and in workshops. I recently checked the valve clearances on a Mitsubishi ASX that I have serviced since new and at 190,000km service 'llhey were all within spec and there was no sludge build up or any staining in the head so that is proof enough to me after 7 years it's a decent oil