Elf/Total Motor Oils

[RCPetrol]

Hey all,
I'm joined recently to this site and it's a great community! Upon searching around this sub-forum I cannot find much first hand experience or opinions for that matter concerning the Elf/Total oil products. Reason being, I'm a huge F1 fan and a follower of the Renault F1 team who is sponsored by Elf/Total. Anyone have any general knowledge about this oil or have used it in the past?

 

[crinkles]

quire rare in australia. i think Peugeot (i can't spell it) use it for their HDi engines.

 

[sako]

Well I just put some in a Toyota Camry. Total Quartz INEO MC3 5w30. I had been using Mobil 1 Extended Performance 10w30. The latest MSDS for this oil states: "The product is made from synthetic base oils (Polyalfaolefins)"
From the data sheet, it seems to be one of the thicker 5w30 oils.
Too early for me to comment on the oil

 

[yannis]

Here is a used oil analysis with total 5W30 in a Peugeot 307 1.6 . It's not mine ...
total 5W30

 

[ARB1977]

I was going to run some in the wifes Jetta. Its been starting to leak alittle around the valve cover gasket no matter what synthetic i use.

 

[sako]

Which one of Total's 5w30s was used in the Peugeot? They have several. The one I bought, INEO MC3 5w30, is like Mobil's 5w30 ESP. My understanding is that some of their synthetic oils have group III as a base oil...but not all of them. INEO MC3 5w30 is PAO

 

[yannis]

I believe it was the simple formula , not the new INEO MC3 5w30.

 

[RCPetrol]

Good stuff guys... Thanks for the info so far

 

[Saab9-3]

I ran it in my Saab, did well, there is a used oil analysis if you search for it (it did very well). Its the same price as Redline up here, so I am sticking with redline or motul at the moment.

 

[RCPetrol]

Cool... I'm just interested in trying something a little unique as opposed to the same old, same old that is regularly available. If I can find it locally I may switch to it on my Spec-V and see how it works out.

 

[MI_Roger]

Total Quartz Energy 9000 in 5W/40 weight in my 255,000+ mile 9-5.

Total Quartz Energy 9000 in 0w30 weight in my wife's 9-3. Meets the required GM/Saab/Opel LL-A-025 spec. (Gee, what will happen to this spec with the break-up of the three brands?)

 

[sako]

Pelican Parts has Total Quartz at a pretty good price...it's online order though. The 5L container is $34.75

 

[RCPetrol]

Originally Posted By: sako
Pelican Parts has Total Quartz at a pretty good price...it's online order though. The 5L container is $34.75


That's the best price I have seen yet! Thanks...

 

[just_me]

Good specs, good durability, good reputation among the chemically savvy.

Grant

 

[just_me]

.. and have the satisfaction of supporting my local mechanic.

5W40 quartz that is.

Grant

 

[rshunter]

Originally Posted By: sako
Pelican Parts has Total Quartz at a pretty good price...it's online order though. The 5L container is $34.75

I buy it by the case from Pelican. The cases show up looking like a giant ball of bubble-wrap.

POP! POP!! POP!!! It drives the dog nuts...

 

[gtx510]

total... myanmar....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_S.A.#Myanmar_investments