Unipart oil @ home bargains

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Arrived today, £8.95 each plus £4.99 delivery....

 

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[Jewel25]

Plenty left in Leicester branch , but none meeting the spec for my Mazda 6 . Are unipart still in business - Is this new old stock ? Is it decent stuff?

[stephen01]

 

Not as cheap as last time but Decent enough price.. 
 

[The Moog]

That's their standard price. We didn't get any Uniroyal stuff in, just has that on the shelf.

[davehedgehog31]

My dad got me 5L of 5w30 for £4.99 out of Asda a few weeks back by chance. Worth keeping an eye out.

[SiC]

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Not as cheap as last time but Decent enough price..

What are the specs on that oil?

[Lacquer Peel]

What are the specs on that oil?

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Viscol 5W-30 Full Synthetic Engine Oil

 

Viscol 5W-30 is a high performance low ash engine oil using a synthetic based formulation. It is suitable for all driving styles from stop/start city traffic to high speed motorway cruising.

 

It provides excellent high temperature performance and protection. The low viscosity formulation aids fuel economoy and emissions reduction.

 

It meets or exceeds the following specifications:

 

API SM/CF ACEA C3 ACEA A3/B4 Performance

 

MB 229.51 VW 502.00 / 505.00 VW 505.01

 

BMW LL 04 GM DEXOS 2

 

FORD M2C 917-A (FORD GALAXY 1.9 TDI)

 

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[SiC]

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Viscol 5W-30 Full Synthetic Engine Oil

 

Viscol 5W-30 is a high performance low ash engine oil using a synthetic based formulation. It is suitable for all driving styles from stop/start city traffic to high speed motorway cruising.

 

It provides excellent high temperature performance and protection. The low viscosity formulation aids fuel economoy and emissions reduction.

 

It meets or exceeds the following specifications:

 

API SM/CF ACEA C3 ACEA A3/B4 Performance

 

MB 229.51 VW 502.00 / 505.00 VW 505.01

 

BMW LL 04 GM DEXOS 2

 

FORD M2C 917-A (FORD GALAXY 1.9 TDI)

 

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Thanks. Looks acceptable oil to use for the TT tops ups. No point wasting good money on expensive oil if it's going to burn it off anyway.

[sierraman]

Not that much of a bargain when £19.99 gets you 5 litres of Fords own Formula F delivered.

[Lacquer Peel]

It's good value if you need oil 5 minutes ago.

[sierraman]

But for an oil swap which I need to do on the Focus it’s hardly exorbitant to say it’s the real deal the car was designed to run on.

[MikeR]

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Not as cheap as last time but Decent enough price.. 

 

that stuff is ok for the price  , I find my Focus  burns of  less this  than the Unipart oil .... 

[SiC]

But for an oil swap which I need to do on the Focus it’s hardly exorbitant to say it’s the real deal the car was designed to run on.

But then if its the correct spec (thus real deal) for the car to run on, then it is a good deal right? That oil is perfect for a lot of German stuff.

[sierraman]

The £3 difference but you’ve got to fetch it. I think the Viscol stuff is for the 1.9 diesel in the Galaxy as well which I think was the VW PD.

[Shirley Knott]

Struggling to see the point of this tbh, at least for VAG stuff at any rate. Genuine VW Quantum Platinum 5w40 pd oil is £12 for 5 litres at TPS, all of mine get that including the Volvo.

[sierraman]

To my mind I’d spend £3 going to the home bargains to get it. For effectively same price I could just order the proper stuff like you say. I’m sure if the specs match the viscol stuff will be perfectly adequate but where it’s pound for pound same price as the manufacturers I can’t see the point.

 

Granted though as you say if you need some oil right now then yes it’s not a bad deal.

[rainagain]

Struggling to see the point of this tbh, at least for VAG stuff at any rate. Genuine VW Quantum Platinum 5w40 pd oil is £12 for 5 litres at TPS, all of mine get that including the Volvo.

What’s TPS?

[SiC]

Struggling to see the point of this tbh, at least for VAG stuff at any rate. Genuine VW Quantum Platinum 5w40 pd oil is £12 for 5 litres at TPS, all of mine get that including the Volvo.

TPS in Bristol won't deal with me being a mere pleb off the street. They will only deal with "trade".

[SiC]

What’s TPS?

Trade Part Specialists

 

They're a VAG part supplier owned by VAG.

[Shirley Knott]

TPS in Bristol won't deal with me being a mere pleb off the street. They will only deal with "trade".

Some of them are a bit funny like that. I help out a mate with a few favours here and there (Taking the odd car for test, lifting for heavy jobs like clutches etc) so get to use a trade account in return as well as the occasional use of a pit when not busy.

 

That being said, lots of them can and will sell to Joe public.

[tooSavvy]

My annual/6k dump is due....

 

HomeBargains Viscol 10W40 Semi FTW

 

Oil filter to get in the morning @AndrewPage, Fossway

[koala27]

Thought I'd revive this thread with a new possible cheap oil deal. This one's just been posted on hotukdeals:

 

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/5w-30-fully-synthetic-oil-5l-asda-950-instore-3187163

 

£9.50 for 5L 5w30 fully synth from that well known petrochemical company, ASDA. Not sure if it's a UK wide deal or just in specific stores - some of the hotukdeals "finds" can be a bit unicorn-like.

 

At that price though, worth looking out for if you're in ASDA?

[SiC]

Thought I'd revive this thread with a new possible cheap oil deal. This one's just been posted on hotukdeals:

 

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/5w-30-fully-synthetic-oil-5l-asda-950-instore-3187163

 

£9.50 for 5L 5w30 fully synth from that well known petrochemical company, ASDA. Not sure if it's a UK wide deal or just in specific stores - some of the hotukdeals "finds" can be a bit unicorn-like.

 

At that price though, worth looking out for if you're in ASDA?

Thanks for that, it's really useful. 504/507 is the correct spec for most modern VAG TDi with a DPF and most TFSI/FSI petrols. I'll have a hunt at my local branch to see if they have any in.