Mannol Extreme engine oil any good.

[Vince70]

I normally buy my service items for the cars off car parts for less but I thought I would do some trawling on eBay for parts as it's far easier with the one click now button and picked up a couple of Fram filters for the BMWs for the same price as the crosland items at around £3.80 which are NOS and came across Mannol extreme oil at £17.49 for 5 litres.

 

Now I've not seen the make at any motor factors before and it meets every requirement on the spec sheet and a few more besides and wondered if it's worth putting in the car or is it just cats piss.

 

I don't do many miles between oil changes to be honest on average I would say I would go 3000 miles before I change the stuff but I do sometimes leave it about a year and a half before I do change my oil as I just don't use the cars that much these days, so wondered if anyone has used Mannol oil.

[SiC]

I've got Mannol ATF in my fussy Laguna v6 autobox. 2k or so miles so far and its still working a treat!

[dugong]

I normally buy my service items for the cars off car parts for less but I thought I would do some trawling on eBay for parts as it's far easier with the one click now button and picked up a couple of Fram filters for the BMWs for the same price as the crosland items at around £3.80 which are NOS and came across Mannol extreme oil at £17.49 for 5 litres.

 

Now I've not seen the make at any motor factors before and it meets every requirement on the spec sheet and a few more besides and wondered if it's worth putting in the car or is it just cats piss.

 

I don't do many miles between oil changes to be honest on average I would say I would go 3000 miles before I change the stuff but I do sometimes leave it about a year and a half before I do change my oil as I just don't use the cars that much these days, so wondered if anyone has used Mannol oil.

The API rating should be reassurance enough - but I'm not a chemist.

 

The cheapest decent oil I've found is when ECP have a sale on - I think I got two litres of 10W/40 semi synth for the Piazza for something daft like £2.90.

[sierraman]

I'll tell you now there's no such thing as shit oil, it's the spec and grade that matters. There's probably only half a dozen manufacturers it's just branded under different names to appeal to different markets. Example there isn't a Halfords Oil Refinery, they buy it in from Comma.

[Royale80]

I buy Wilikinsons 20W 50 for my Royale. I've changed the oil twice in four months to give it a flush-has the usual specs (don't know what they mean!) on the side-all for £12.95 ish.

 

Steev

[Squire_Dawson]

I have never heard of Mannol oil. People always have strong views on oil; my own opinion is that, if you want to keep the car long-term and the engine is in good condition, buy a good quality oil. On the other hand, if the engine is knackered, cheap shit is the order of the day.

[Des]

 Yesterday I nabbed a GTX 15/40, 4L I think, £13 in Asda.

[Squire_Dawson]

Bear in mind that the cheaper oils are likely to be recycled from the sump oil container at the tip, and contain far fewer additives.

[SiC]

Mannol process their own oils in (iirc) Lithuanian plant. HQ in Germany.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up as factory fill oil for the big european car manufacturers.

[stripped fred]

If you are changing it at 3k then I'm sure it will be fine. My 406 gets whatever I can find at the time whereas I'll spend a bit more on oil for my mr2 as it's a keeper.

[sierraman]

If the engines knackered I wouldn't bother changing it. What good would it do. I've known people run engines that burn oil due to to the rings being worn, to chuck any oil they can get hold of, even used oil to keep it going. I mean if the engines got something chronic up with it, why waste money on Mobil 1?

[beko1987]

I just buy whatever cheap in euro car parts at the time an oil change is needed tbh, usually valvolene but sometimes castrol

 

It helps that the z16xe and xud9 take the same oil...

[stripped fred]

If the engines knackered I wouldn't bother changing it. What good would it do. I've known people run engines that burn oil due to to the rings being worn, to chuck any oil they can get hold of, even used oil to keep it going. I mean if the engines got something chronic up with it, why waste money on Mobil 1?

That makes sense and i agree but I don't think his engine's knackered unless I've missed something?

[Vince70]

The engines in both cars are in good nick and don't use a drop of oil with one on 58000 and the other on 60000 and both motors have the same N/A petrol lumps.

 

I think I will give it a go as it meets BMW ll04 and my old cars only need BMW ll98 and its synthetic .

 

It's a bloody pain it was a lot easier back in the day when cheap old 20/50 would go in any old motor.

[Richard]

Posh oil seems to see off as many, if not more, engines as cheap oil.

[gordonbennet]

I've got Mannoil in the transmissions on either the scooby or landcruiser, no funny noises yet.

 

I usually buy Morris Fuchs or Millers engine oils, in no particular order just whatever happens to be a 20 or 25 litre bargain pack, standard 5w40 full synthetic, i'd have no qualms about buying Mannoil.

 

Half the trouble with modern engines disintegrating, 1.6 Hdi turbos? German timing chains of doom anyone?, is that due to having to woo the fleet/lease market the cunts have somehow got joe public convinced that they can leave the same oil in for 20k miles or more, its utter bollocks...mind you how often do you ever see a bonnet up where you live, i've never seen anyone near us working on their cars, i bet half the sods wouldn't know where the bonnet pull is, do they live under an illusion that they don't need to check their oil level for that 20k?

[Vince70]

The only problem is although the oil is BMW LL04 approved I've bought 5w 30 rather than 5w 40 by mistake.. So should I worry about that as the book says I should be using 5w 40 or 10w 40

The car is mainly used from September till March so it shouldn't get that hot under the bonnet.

[Green Shite]

Ancient topic, I know, but thought I'd throw in something.

I've been using Mannol Extreme 5w40 in my bike the past thousand miles or so. If it's any good it will last until 2000 miles then shear out. No oil lasts beyond that, even Mobil 1.

My gearbox is a bastard to oil.