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.

[Monaro Pete]

I'm gonna throw a spanner in here,
I have recently changed my oil & used a semi (no puns please). I did notice that she's quieter since the change, this is the second change with this oil. The last time she was quieter than before when I used a different oil.
I'm beginning to think it depends on the manufacturer of the oil

[jims-terrano]

Nothing wrong with semi and it's what most garages will fill with but the old tech of mineral oil does seem to quieten the old tech engines down a heck of a lot.

[Monaro Pete]

Reading what people have said about oil & what you should use has made me wonder about Minerals, Semi & Fully Synthetic. So I've done a little searching & found that It's fine to use a Fully Synthetic oil in an older engine. As long as it meets or excides the manufacturers requirements.
It would seem that just because an engine runs quieter it doesn't mean it's healthier.
As a for instance my mate changed his oil in his old 52 2.6 Omega & used a Fully as opposed to a Semi Synthetic. His engine was much noisier than before. He asked an expert (someone he knew) & he was told it will be perfectly fine with the Fully, but if you want it quieter go back to a Semi.

In fact we would all be better changing to a Fully Synthetic.

I shall be trying a Fully Synthetic for the next change to see what the results are

What are your views?

[terranosaurusdoug]

My dad used to have an Astra, 1400 petrol on a J plate, noisy as owt for first mile or two, then he started putting mobil1 in it and it was quiet as a mouse after, one second, literally!!!!

[solarman216]

Any new oil will be better than old contaminated oil, I cannot say about oil quietening the engine as my hearing is shot, but I can say my 1975 Listers run better on mineral than synthetic, with synthetic they use a bit, but not with mineral, no idea why, I still have 50 ltr mineral for next oil change but not sure if I can get more, Rick

[terranosaurusdoug]

Originally Posted by solarman216

Any new oil will be better than old contaminated oil, I cannot say about oil quietening the engine as my hearing is shot, but I can say my 1975 Listers run better on mineral than synthetic, with synthetic they use a bit, but not with mineral, no idea why, I still have 50 ltr mineral for next oil change but not sure if I can get more, Rick

What are you using the listers for Rick?, they make a great sound don't they

[Banshee]

I've said it once I'll say it a hundred times.

Mineral is so much quieter than semi and I'll always use it and those who have tried it swear by it too

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

What are you using the listers for Rick?, they make a great sound don't they

gen sets, one 2 cylinder that runs a 24 volt bus alternator that can output 150 amps @ 24 volt = 300 amps at 12v to give an idea.

the other a 3 cylinder that drives a 10 kva 240 volt alternator for general use.

Rick

[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