Tesco Fully SYnthetic Motor Oil

1. LScottBell Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 822 Citroen Saxo Vtr 2001

   #1 4th February 2010, 18:03

   Seen they have 5ltr of 5w - 40 fully synthetic for about 20 quid. Seems a good price for fully but would anyone put it in thier car ? It meets all the needed specs & grades. Surely it should run fine in a car ?
   
   Just thought i would ask and see.. Gonna do an oil change this weekend so just wondered ?
   
   Thanks
2. boabVTR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 isle of bute Posts: 585 project saxo vts, escort gti,

   #2 4th February 2010, 18:10

   if its anything like their own brand beer i wudnt touch it lol
3. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

   #3 4th February 2010, 18:13

   Im sure its very good but
   id rather pay a bit more and buy a make that is known.
4. LScottBell Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 822 Citroen Saxo Vtr 2001

   #4 4th February 2010, 18:15

   Thier beer is good for doing a flush of the insides lol Hit the toilet and your liver draps out lol
5. LScottBell Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 822 Citroen Saxo Vtr 2001

   #5 4th February 2010, 18:17

   Cause i was gonna get Castrol Magnatec part synthetic 25 quid for 4 litre or that tesco stuff 5ltr fully synthetic for 20 quid. What would run better ?
   
   I dont mind paying extra but 20 bucks is alright if your getting better oil i reckon lol
6. user_35312 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Coventry CV6 Posts: 2477 Slowda Octavia vRS SOLD - Cam'd Chip'd VTR

   #6 4th February 2010, 18:19

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by scotty111 Cause i was gonna get Castrol Magnatec part synthetic 25 quid for 4 litre or that tesco stuff 5ltr fully synthetic for 20 quid. What would run better ? I dont mind paying extra but 20 bucks is alright if your getting better oil i reckon lol

   get the castrol mate, even semi-synthetic is going to run better than unbranded full synthetic imo
7. LScottBell Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 822 Citroen Saxo Vtr 2001

   #7 4th February 2010, 18:20

   Cheers buddy will do
   
   Just wondered what people thought
   
   Cheers
8. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #8 4th February 2010, 18:34

   just buy some good oil - I'd rather buy a known oil rather than an unknown.
   
   For all you know it might be made by Castrol but just branded up by Tesco - not worth the risk IMO
9. gixxa Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 manchester Posts: 1704 vtr turbo

   #9 4th February 2010, 20:12

   who supplies tesco with petrol, chances are the oil will be from the same company
10. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

    #10 4th February 2010, 20:15

    Apparently tesco buy fuel on the wholesale market thus buy it off whomever is cheapest on the day
11. gixxa Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 manchester Posts: 1704 vtr turbo

    #11 4th February 2010, 20:24

    so in therey (sp) if shell had some optimax that was to go "passed its shelf life" (within expected sale time) and had none of its own forecourts to put it in as 95 ron they could put it up for sale and tesco could by it and sell it as standard fuel
12. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

    #12 4th February 2010, 20:25

    No, if it wasn't 95 they wouldn't be allowed to sell it as such
13. Boyes Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 Sheffield Posts: 276 Peugeot 106 GTi, Clio 172

    #13 4th February 2010, 20:57

    I bought some 15-40 part synthetic on bargain isle for £4 other day suits me at the moment because my cars got a bad oil leak and havn't been able to get have a look yet.
14. boz Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2005 somewhere on this planet, doing something..... around northumberland or in the middle of the sea Posts: 8774 Mk2 VTS track mk1 turbo vts scooby engined 2CV

    #14 5th February 2010, 13:28

    i would defo go for the branded stuff mate. i have used the mentioned oil, it worked a treat, but i had a slight leak and didnt want to waste the good stuff.
    now that its all sorted, i used branded oils ;D
    
    as for fuel, as already mentioned. tesco and asda buy fuel from who ever has the best bargain at the time of purchase, i have worked at various refineries across the uk, shell, bp, texeco bla bla bla.
    you would be suprised which branded tankers turn up at the offloading stations.
    i sat at the top of a tower once we counted quite a few ''other branded'' tankers loading up with shell fuel lol.
15. Krys_23 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6543

    #15 5th February 2010, 13:47

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Boyes I bought some 15-40 part synthetic on bargain isle for £4 other day suits me at the moment because my cars got a bad oil leak and havn't been able to get have a look yet.

    Oil leak is probably due to running such shit oils
16. boz Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2005 somewhere on this planet, doing something..... around northumberland or in the middle of the sea Posts: 8774 Mk2 VTS track mk1 turbo vts scooby engined 2CV

    #16 5th February 2010, 13:49

    lol, i had the classic pin hole in the cam ladder sealant.