Recent content by geetar

Yeah, as above A5/B5, which is/was ideal for previous cars I had. But no use to me now. I'm in the process of moving most of my fleet to a single 5w40 with Renault and Merc approvals.

As a DIYer, I take my used fluids to our local authority run rubbish and recycling centre. Antifreeze, fuel, paint, other chemicals can be left there in a labelled container. Engine oil can be poured into a large tank. I tend to store my used engine oil in a 20L oil container (one that I bought...

I always look at the engine oils available at my Costco, but I never buy anything. If they had some good value 20L of 5w40 I'd snap it up. Here's a look at what they have here in the UK. I don't think you can get Chevron oil anywhere else here.

Is there anything else similar to Valvoline R&P that might be available in the Euro/UK market? I've been reading this thread and sadly can't get that product locally. We generally don't see "high mileage" or engine oils with that kind of marketing here.

Haha, I need to make up for the years of driving Toyotas/Lexus. No seriously, I think these C180s are so basic that I think I can keep it going and DIY fix anything that crops up. Being in the UK means access to euro parts is cheap/straightforward, and being such a common car there is good...

I suppose I'm just coming from Toyota land where there aren't specific approvals. Good to know. The Petronas was on promotion, so maybe I'll stock up. Thanks.

I just bought a cheap Mercedes with the M274.910 1.6T engine on 110k miles and immediately bought some oil on clearance to do my first oil change without much thought. I got PETRONAS Syntium 3000 AV 5W-40 which even has the Mercedes logo on the bottle :cool:. Specifications: Meets or exceeds...

Response from Bridgestone: "Thank you for your email. With regards to Bridgestone tyre products, we do not recommend the use of any tyre dressing regardless of the brand. We are not able to confirm the long term effect of tyre dressings on the rubber compound, as in some cases this may degrade...

This is an oil forum, we are professionals at overthinking here ;)

That's exactly the kind of thing I am interested in. Pretty cool. Sadly I cannot find that product for sale anywhere in the UK.

Here's the email response I got from the Goodyear UK Technical team: Interestingly they have somewhat avoided the question, but also added some detail about specifically using warm soapy water and avoiding the use of high pressure water. This is interesting because most car wash places in the...

Why use it? Because it can protect against cracking supposedly - that's the question. Plus it makes the car look good. I don't hate it, it makes any vehicle look good, but the question here is does it have the potential to protect and reduce how soon the rubber becomes cracked.

I am trying to gather information on this topic from official sources like the big global tire makers since there are opinions that tire shine can degrade or protect tires depending on who you ask. I can't make sense of whether silicone is good for tyres or not which some products proudly claim...

Oil change on some of the fleet... I finally invested in a genuine Toyota oil filter tool. The aftermarket ones I have tried were all really poor and would get stuck on some engines where the clearance around the filter is tight. I used it on the GS450H, the Auris 1.8L hybrid and it should...

Total is highly regarded. Its basically OEM fill on a lot of Euro cars, including Renault. Their Elf stuff is basically Total which is why I now buy it in bulk. Some people don't realise that some of largest oil brands in the world aren't available or popular in the American market, Total...