12-02-12, 06:59 PM
Like you say, every one has a view on oil type/ brand/ colour/ grade etc, ad infinitum!
There`s a little tale I have told on a couple of forums in the past. I bought a Jaguar XJ 6 3.2 a couple of years ago (don`t reply on this as it`s irrevalent), but I did my usual oil filter change on a new vehicle and put correct grade of Castrol semi synth in.
Now the point, after just this oil change, I got 20 miles more from half a tank of fuel than before the change.
If nothing else, this shows you can`t say what the previous owner used in the vehicle, hence I always change the oil in anything I buy as a matter of course!
Ray.
There`s a little tale I have told on a couple of forums in the past. I bought a Jaguar XJ 6 3.2 a couple of years ago (don`t reply on this as it`s irrevalent), but I did my usual oil filter change on a new vehicle and put correct grade of Castrol semi synth in.
Now the point, after just this oil change, I got 20 miles more from half a tank of fuel than before the change.
If nothing else, this shows you can`t say what the previous owner used in the vehicle, hence I always change the oil in anything I buy as a matter of course!
Ray.