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Best oil for the job
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:18 pm
by mvmathews
Hi There - its time to change the oil again in the trusty bongo, last time went for magntec, it was expensive and I'm not certain the best. Can anyone recomend a good quality oil. The dear bongo in question has done 176k (but still runs like a dream) and I change the oil every 15k.
Many Thanks
Mark
Re: Best oil for the job
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:51 pm
by haydn callow
use the one from Halfords in the "gold" container....
Re: Best oil for the job
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:12 pm
by mvmathews
Thanks for you help
Re: Best oil for the job
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:32 pm
by meek.tv
these guys work out of one of the units opposite me in work and they seems to be pretty cheap (cheaper than halfords anyway)
http://nielsencdg.co.uk/
Re: Best oil for the job
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:47 pm
by dandywarhol
Mazda recommend an oil change every 5,000km - oil has improved over the past 14 tears but I still change mine at 5000 miles...............
Re: Best oil for the job
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:59 pm
by Hippotastic
5000Km or 15000Km, whats is the answer to the question though? I might do mine, so whats the Oil called?
Ta
Re: Best oil for the job
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:02 pm
by Hippotastic
Actually, anyone got a link for the differnece between 0W-40 , 10W-60 etc and the difference between Fully Synthetic and Semi-Synthetic
Anything that describes the difference and which is best for the Bongo engine 2.5T?
Ta
Re: Best oil for the job
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:15 pm
by scanner
Hippotastic wrote:Actually, anyone got a link for the differnece between 0W-40 , 10W-60 etc and the difference between Fully Synthetic and Semi-Synthetic
Anything that describes the difference and which is best for the Bongo engine 2.5T?
Ta
The difference is how thick it is.
0 is thin 60 is (very) thick.
I use a 5w-30 (maybe 10w-40 in summer) semi synthetic and change it every 5-6,000 miles, but then I rarely do any driving in heavy traffic as I don't commute, or do many short journeys, both of which are worst conditions for oil.
But this is what Castrol say for the Mazda B2500 pick-up which I think is supposed to have the same engine.
Edge Turbo Diesel 5W-40 (a) 6.3litres
Magnatec Diesel 10W-40 B3
(a) Alternative recommendations: -15°C to 40°C, 10W-30; <10°C, 5W-30
Re: Best oil for the job
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:37 pm
by bigdaddycain
I have always used the best quality 10/40 semi synth i could afford at the time. Intervals? My bongo is pretty much put into hibernation over the winter, if say, i have a service in november, then only do 700 miles or so from november till march, then the interval on that occasion would be an oil change every 700 miles or so. My average mileage per year in the bongo is very low, yet i still stick to three services a year regardless.