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Originally Posted by Rand I typed into google "acea c2 vs c3 oil" Quote C1 and C4 are low-SAPS oils, while C2 and C3 are mid-SAPS oils. On the other hand C1 and C2 oils have lower HTHS viscosities, while C3 and C4 oils have higher HTHS viscosities. ... E4 and E6 oils offer longer drain...

Hi Just picked up a new Hyundai iload van commonly known as a h1 or i800 in. Other markets It's fitted with a dpf and they spec acea c2 oil Is it correct I can use c3 or c4 , or must I only stick with c2 as I have found it difficult to find and understand the differences Thanks

Originally Posted by kr_bitog That looks like broken valve seals if there is no leakage and consume regularly a lot of oil. So at least is top overhaul to change valve seals, but of course to have a piece of mind will need all piston ring to be replaced as well. I agree valve stem seals , and...

Originally Posted By: Doog Originally Posted By: BigCahuna I've owned two bikes for a few years. One would be my betaer bike. One that got rode in the winter and never got washed, and the other was a fair weather bike. You have to ask yourself,do I want to pay the extra costs for 2 bikes...

personally i would look at penrite gas hpr10 10/50 nice and thin for start up getting oil into the valve train which has always been importantin desmo motors it also makes it crank easier in the cold weather when the oil is thick , example i was using 20/50 in my monter S4 and it was a...

keep the 250 for commuting , its cheap to run and maintain buy a nice bike that you really want for the weekends and long rides by racking up miles on the commuter the nice bike will stay nice far longer witout the daily work miles and is cheaper to maintain overall do the sums taking...

I dunno whats going on atm went into supercheap yesterday and they had no calibre on the shelves anywhere and HPR5 is now $55 , maybe now they realised its full synth

she musnt drive very far in her focus I would steer well clear of anything euro they go through brake pads and rotors and they cost $$$ to replace want cheap , reliable then stick to toyota sister had an echo and in 100K kilometres it used 2 tyres , a set of spark plugs , some oil and...

its 8 years old 10k miles its still a baby its still cold and things havent expanded in the first few minutes they are an old school motor so no super tight tolerances I would suggest firstly a carb sync , makes a massive difference to starting and cold running , as wel as small throttle...