Advice needed for Maverick engine oil.

[David G Rand]

Could somebody please advise me if the following oil is suitable for my 1996 Maverick GLX LWB 2.7L diesel estate.

"Castrol Magnatec 10W-40 A3/B4. Part synthetic, suitable for petrol and diesel cars."
That's all it says on the can (4 litres) and makes no reference to being suitable for turbo charged engines. I bought it from Halfords and was told at the store that it was the appropriate oil for my engine, but I've since heard that Halfords are not always to be trusted.

David Rand.

[Monaro Pete]

I bought 20 litres of 10/40 semi synthetic a few months ago & since done a few oil changes. She runs fine on it. You'll be ok with that

[David G Rand]

Monaro Pete,

Thanks for that info Pete.

David Rand.

[terranosaurusdoug]

Rustic will hopefully be along soon, he has the best kept Maverick in the known universe, rumours are he's had it from new , he will be able to tell you what you need to know anyhow

[jims-terrano]

See if you can get full mineral oil rather than semi synthetic. Mine runs far quieter with mineral oil, Banshee put me onto that trick

[perelaar]

10W40 should do it, but I have to concur with Banshee, engine is more quiet with mineral oil. Just changed all the oils on mine.

[rustic]

Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

Rustic will hopefully be along soon, he has the best kept Maverick in the known universe, rumours are he's had it from new , he will be able to tell you what you need to know anyhow

Normally I would have responded straight away, but my priority is to rest as I start to recover from my first dose of Chemo.

Anyway, I have written loads on this forum about oil over the years, normally I would do a search of past threads and link to them.
I tend to use Castrol GTX semi synthetic, either 10W40 or 15W40 based on which is the cheapest at the supermarket at the time lol... How un-tech is that lol. People who have gone below 10W have noticed increased oil consumption.

I originally used mineral, I was quite happy with that over 12 years ago, but I got the impression from posts on this forum that there were advantages to going semi, since there was a price swap over, and semi became cheaper, I decided to swap to semi.
Basically there was no other reason for swapping really.
You also have to consider that my Mav rarely gets a true cold start, it is kept in a double garage, integral to the house, had it been stored outside in deep mid winter, I would have gone with the lower viscosity 10W40 rather than 15W40

I must admit, I have a couple of spare rads, swapped out for others like towel rads, it did cross my mind to fit them in the garage lol...
I was working in the down stairs loo, which is side on to the garage replacing a small rad with a towel rad on the wall opposite the loo, it would only take just two "T" pieces, a couple of holes in the wall, bit of copper pipe... It was a freebie option really. But I would have had to find another home for my pair of 13'aluminium ladders lol.

Back to oil...I would certainly not go for fully synthetic oil.
hope it helps,
Rustic

[Blocky10]

You ole skin flint Rustic. If you loved her that much you'd have under floor heating

[elty001]

I use castrol gtx 10w40 semi synthetic from mine and monaro Pete's local cheapo shop.
Not the cheapest but works for me

[David G Rand]

Many thanks to all you for your info.
It seems that full mineral is best but as semi is acceptable and I already have it, that's what I'll use.
Solarman, I ought to have mentioned the oil bit during my masterclass!

Regards.

David.

[Monaro Pete]

It's not what you know, but who

Been given 20 litres of 15W40 today. Shall be saving that for the next change come the warmer weather

[Banshee]

Originally Posted by Monaro Pete

It's not what you know, but who

Been given 20 litres of 15W40 today. Shall be saving that for the next change come the warmer weather

Mineral?

[Monaro Pete]

Originally Posted by Banshee

Mineral?

As it happens, yes. For free, I ain't complaining