rollin danny
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Europarts are doing 10w40 semi synthetic 5ltr B3 B4 £19.99 each buy two get two free .Thats £1.99 per litre. Offer ends Thursday 
thebiglad
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Europarts are doing 10w40 semi synthetic 5ltr B3 B4 £19.99 each buy two get two free .Thats £1.99 per litre. Offer ends Thursday
That's a very good offer - shame I can't take advantage of it
thebiglad
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Yes, there is a number 10 instead of a number 5.
Seriously how long have you been looking after cars??
The first figure shows the viscosity when in cold weather, the second at engine operating temperature.
Unless you operate in minus 30°C, you don't need 5w-40.
why not read the FAQ in the FAQ section :doh:
thebiglad
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I was in the alps...so yes i did need the 5W30 in that case, I have looked after cars for a while, but generally just followed what the book said for the oil types..didnt know what related to what in terms of the numbers, just that you needed a more viscous oil for older engines..so thanks for letting me know....no need to get so shirty tho!
this isnt geting shirty. You will know when it does
thebiglad
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If you'd 'looked in the book' you would have seen that the recommended oils range from 5-30 to 15-50, depending on ambient operating temps.
I wasn't getting shirty - I was getting exasperated at the same the same stupid questions being asked time after time after time.
PS And the Alps were an ambient temp of minus 30°centigrade were they - I think not? Siberia maybe?
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well it was pretty cold this winter...jan to mid feb was the coldest I've known in 12 seasons, the alpine diesel was freezing up regularly, look it was a simple question...no idea it had been asked before, and I couldn't really care less..but why bother answering the same stupid questions if you get so "exasperated"
thebiglad
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Because my natural nature is to help people - but sometimes it gets a bit hard when peeps can't even be bothered to look in the handbook for themselves- don't you see that it's a bit lazy?
If you were asking how to replace the double-reverberating reciprocater, then I could understand a lot better.
