semi-synthetic or mineral

[spiderpig37]

whats peoples thoughts on the above time to do a oil change and wilco`s are advertising 15w/40 duckhams mineral oil for £9./5lts
think i put semi synthetic in last time truck is a 2.7tdi with 122 thou on it
any thoughts:nenau

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

full mineral without a doubt, there is a little of my experience with fully synthetic and the benefits of mineral oil on this thread:

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11405

 

[spiderpig37]

cheers for that plank at the price being advertised at Wilco i think i will go with the mineral this time and see how it goes in a couple of weeks when we drag the caravan to somerset
cheers Andy

 

[rustic]

I used to use Castrol Mineral for diesels, but for the last 3 oil changes I have used Castrol 10-40 semi synthetic.

It gets changed every year whether it needs it or not, as the old girl does less than 6k per year.

I have never used fully synthetic, too expensive and not required.

The last Oil I bought ready for the next oil change(s) was from Asda and really cheap. So I bought 12 litres.

 

[spiderpig37]

cheers for that Rustic didnt think of Asda other half works for Wincanton who Asda own and we get 10% off will have a look

 

[rustic]

cheers for that Rustic didnt think of Asda other half works for Wincanton who Asda own and we get 10% off will have a look

It was 2 weeks ago but it was really cheap.

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

cheers for that plank at the price being advertised at Wilco i think i will go with the mineral this time and see how it goes in a couple of weeks when we drag the caravan to somerset
cheers Andy

it seems quieter smoother and all round happier on the mineral oil, the synthetic was a big mistake! oddly, in trade quantise (205 litre drums), synthetic is now the cheap option. Some new car manufacturers are now specifying mineral oil at services - apparently it's better :thumb2