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Look on Opie oils.samgpr50 wrote:I quite like the Silkolene pro race 5w40 think the name has changed to Fuchs now though.
+1 or is that just rubbish info i got of somebody?WilkieGT wrote:samgpr50 wrote:I quite like the Silkolene pro race 5w40 think the name has changed to Fuchs now though.
+2 . just bought some now to buy filter and new sump plug. 
Jonny4494 wrote:what about motul 300v fully synth? or would the silkolene/fuchs pro race ester synthetic be better? its just i thought i heard that ester synthetic oils break down under high temps.
Oil grading goes.. Provide the best protection for your your engine. We don't really have cold enough weather to warrant a 5w really during the summer you're better off having a 10w oil as it maintains its thickness in the initial warm up of the engine. 
now about my oil leak, could it be due to a non existent sump plug washer? I've not inspected it yet, it's going up on the ramps soon. But just wanna know if that is a possible suspect . But yes if you're missing a washer then yes very possible. Get yourself a new sump plug and washer. (i do this every single time i change the oil it's only a few pounds and worth it plus you can get a magnetic one which means all the little metal filings get stuck to it.) . I've been very happy with it. You can of course get cheaper oil if you change your oil very regularly then can get cheaper stuff. I change mine every 3000 miles or normally every 6 months (i don't do many miles at all so normally every 6 months Hopefully the oil leak is the plug washerJonny4494 wrote:Cool! So the Fuchs 5w40 ester synthetic oil, OEM oil filter, magnetic sump plug and washer.
... Only £46 delivered& nissans. M12 x P1.25 - will it do? Works perfectly fine.cosmos wrote:Tightning torque on a magnetic alloy? sump plug is worth checking, consider that it has had the middle drilled out for the magnet so is not a solid steel sump plug.
I never did mine up to a specific torque there isn't really much pressure on it. I did mine up to what I considered tight. It hasn't leaked or come out.£15ish posted from japan. Tightening torque is 30lbs, no leaks.