Where to buy cheap mineral engine oil?

[Honey Badger]

50w50? A bit on the thin side once hot...

 

 

Feckin ell, does it pour or do you cut slices off and drop them into the engine?

 

What would you use that in?

[forddeliveryboy]

^^ Found on an Ozzie forum, where it gets pretty hot. Probably for the old BMC stuff rather than old Toyotas.

 

 

 

I'm currently buying Millers Classic 20w50 at £28 for 5L!

 

That seems a lot - I'd be tempted to use a cheap standard 15w50 or 20w50 and change it a little more often. I'm not into these 'classic' oils - I think they're a way of branding an old blend oil into a totally different price bracket. The only benefit is a lack of detergent if you've some very ancient, valuable lump. I've a friend whose old engine ran a big end by taking the recommendation of one of these specially-for-old oil suppliers. I'd used it for years without any bother using Total 15w40.

[coalnotdole]

What would you use that in?

 

The Sahara?

 

[Christine]

Price of crude oil has fallen out of bed ... petrol price fallen out of bed ... how come motor oil has gone up ???

 

Oil companies stink .

And paraffin.. just the shit stuff thats left  ,after refining petrol and diesel,  refined white spirit etc   Why has that always been nearly as much  petrol ???   Petrol price is 2/3rds  tax  too.....