Castrol Edge 5W30.Quote:
Originally Posted by take_no_prisoners
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Castrol Edge 5W30.Quote:
Originally Posted by take_no_prisoners
If I bring some with me to my next service, how much (volume wise) should I be looking at bringing?Quote:
Originally Posted by tony1234
Bring a 5L bottle, but they will use 4.2L. So you can ask them for the excess to be returned to you for topping up.Quote:
Originally Posted by take_no_prisoners
Mine seems to take approx.4.7ltrs inc.filter replacement.Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
Maybe your dealer leaves the car for a longer time to allow more oil to drain out.Quote:
Originally Posted by tony1234
Maybe.Oil level on dipstick 1 day after 20k service was approx.5mm over full mark.Is this too much?did they overfill?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
mine is 1.5cm above full mark! i win!
This is a competition that i DON'T want to win.1.5 cm over.That's too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by petsfact
You can go up to about 10mm. I prefer to have 5mm over the max because it helps keep the oil pickup supplied with oil when cornering hard. I suspect that the engine can take about 5L without reaching the splash shield.Quote:
Originally Posted by tony1234
hrmm... i was given amsoil signature series 0w-30 is this too thin for the euro? i jst changed the oil today... and after starting/turning off... sorta noticed a dark line running in the middle of the camshaft lobe (looked thru the oil filler hole) ... is it scored? its a 2006 with 73000kms
0w-30 is like.... perfect... I always wanted to get 0w-30 for my euro but can't justify the price, it's same as 5w-30 but a better flowing at cold, normally people run 5w30 in the euro here, in the USA Acura/Honda dealers are know to use 5w-20, which is even thinner.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyn
0w-30 is fine. It has the same viscosity as 5w-30 as mentioned by Fredoops.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyn