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22-02-2006, 05:01 PM | #1 | ||
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Hi,
I used Shell Helix Eco 10 10w-30 in my AUII Intec 6 for the my Sydney to Adelaide round trip. The car used about a litre of oil, it never used any oil on previous trips. The car has done 100,000ks Has anyone experienced similar problems with this oil? Should I now be using 10w-40 grade oil instead? GF |
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22-02-2006, 05:09 PM | #2 | ||
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i'd say dont put Shell Helix Eco 10 in it again... but i really dont know much at all.
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22-02-2006, 05:13 PM | #3 | ||
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Location: Dubbo, NSW
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Well sounds like its not up to the heat of a falcon six, ur better off using Castrol Gtx4? or the Magnatec one. Thats what every FOrd mechanic tells me.
But I use 10w-40 in mine now, just cos its just about to hit 110000 kays. |
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22-02-2006, 05:14 PM | #4 | ||
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What weight oil do you normally run in the car, I would say 30 is to thin so just slipped past the rings and got burnt off. I would suggest 10-40 or 5-50 as a better oil to use.
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22-02-2006, 05:21 PM | #5 | ||
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I definately won't be using it again!!
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22-02-2006, 05:23 PM | #6 | ||
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i looked at that stuff glad i decided against it, I plan to use the mobil 10-40 syntheticaly modified oil in my engine, or if i get a job will go the mobil fully synthetic which is 5-50.
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22-02-2006, 05:26 PM | #7 | |||
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