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Cheers.

Mobil 1 has a 5 year shelf life, some other oils is 3 years like Castrol. Redline and a few other brands claim theirs have no shelf life. But generally just make sure to shake the bottle if it's old to stir up whatever that might have settled at the bottom after a long period of shelfing.

As for yours, I'd rather not buy to keep. Buy it next year closer to the period you're using it.

Actually just missed the Tesco sale. Notice the price has gone back to $229 on Shell ultra. Mobile 1 is off shelf. No choice now but wait. Tks for the advice bro!

All major hypermarket be it tesco, jusco, giant, etc, they take turns to give such offers on engine oils. Sometimes it isn't advertised, so you may see some surprises once in a while

All major hypermarket be it tesco, jusco, giant, etc, they take turns to give such offers on engine oils. Sometimes it isn't advertised, so you may see some surprises once in a while

Oh ok, i'll drive by Jusco tomorrow and try my luck. Tq!

any oil brand to avoid? i've seen many shops that offer oil change at a low price, but use nasa oil. sigh.

-nasa
- [insert other brand here]

Is Elf engine oil brand OK?

Errrr guys... Question here...


I always use my ride for long distance travel and now I have to travel all the way up to Penang.
Does 0w-40 cut it?? I'm afraid the oil too thin d. Plus summore we driving during hot weather on the highway.
Thats very harsh on our engine. I'm looking for an oil that protects really well for the time being. Occasional high-rev weekend ke.


Brands Im looking at
-Amsoil
-Redline (ESTER-R-R-R-R-R-R)

Have any other oils to recommend? Please do!!


Car : Satria Neo (NON-CPS)

This post has been edited by Post-Je-Ape-Ape: Oct 26 2015, 01:11 AM

I would say 0w40 or 5w40, having approval on BMW LL-01 and MB229.5 and API SN will be good enough.

- nasa
- Bardhal
- [insert other brands here]

Yes it is. It's more well know for their mineral oils though. Elf has been around for a long time

holland mari punya.

Tak pernah dengar wo....

Yes it is quite low profile in M'sia.

Then, how about Eurolub?

Where did u managed to find all these oils...???

Chem-lube pernah dengar.
Prince Lubricants also.

I got my source of course. But sorry I can't disclose much.

TeXXo selling brand for FULLY SYN 5W40

mobil1, Shell, Castrol, Total..

recently new brand added such as Elf, Repsol....

price range from Rm139 to rm200.

however, it seem like alot foreman say those ARE
Old oil (mfg 2013-14),
heavy oil (xW40),
maybe fake oil (not from local distributor),
API SM (newest is SN),
etc

any suggestion to hamtam balik...>.<

Old oil (mfg 2013-14), -- some are old stock, check the oil production date
heavy oil (xW40), -- mostly are xw40, those energy saving such as mobil xw20 seldom can get cheap price
maybe fake oil (not from local distributor), -- not from local distri x= fake oil
API SM (newest is SN), -- api sl also i pun guna, not driving luxury 300k car, or drive for another 10 years

no, there is no claim that ester cannot be mixed with conventional mineral oil/group 3 or 4 oils.
otherwise you would have to deal with issues switching to/from ester based oils as you cannot possibly fully drain your engine less you decide to rebuild/de-grease it entirely.

you're replying to someone driving a proton, why would he need BMW or Mercedes Benz approvals? let's not get over our heads on manufacturer approvals. and hell, if you want to go with manufacturer, stick to your own car's approvals, and that's API for Proton cars.

change foreman