Cheers for this deal, I'll slam some in my ten year old 130k mile Jazz.

that's true. as technology has moved on so has the machining processes. with more mechanical precision your able to get tighter tolerances and the gab between metallic surfaces is less. even newer Ferrari engines run 0w-20 weight oil these days.
if you have an engine that needs thick oil then its just a poor quality engine.
source: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com

AF is ford spec oil its on on the thinner end of the 30 scale. best used for engines with tight tolerances and clearances.
thicker oil is needed for less well refined engines e.g GM etc

​it won't end in tears as it will have oil in it :wink:
in these days of fully synthetic you can't go far wrong.

been putting random (correct viscosity) oil in smarts for years and years and there notorious for oil issues and never had a problem......

the main problem with German cars, merc, BMW and Audi........tos**rs who drive like morons usually drive them which is why the engines/oil have cam problems.

I say usually as it is just a majority and not everybody so don't lynch me, but it is true :smile:

But in reality who is going to be buying a PD engined car anyway!

Besides in a few years when we have left the EU and nobody is buying overpriced German cars all this talk of using different oils will be gone! :smiley:

Tbh a lot of the time you could get away with using a different spec but you have to know what you're doing, for example this A5 B5 oil in a VW PD (that's prone to eating cams anyway) will end in tears.

​ok :wink:

soz to all the oil conneseurs :stuck_out_tongue:

Dunno about anyone else but I was quite impressed when a bloke turned up 2 hours after ordering my £15 (minus tcb) oil with it in his hand!

I hope I never end up buying a car you've owned! :confused:

all it means is vw etc havnt been tested for the spec.....

I personally don't care what oil I use as long as it's fully synthetic and meets the correct viscosity. I can't see there being much if any difference beyond that......I'm sure people can speculate at the differences but life's too short and unless you make the stuff yourself and get your microscope out you'll never know.
I'm sure the oil police will be aghast now but for years and years I've never had a problem and think of the time I've saved not analyzing every label :smile::wink:

Don't know if you are technically correct there, from what I understand the oil company has to pay the (car) manufacturer to undergoe their testing regime which typically use the manufacturers specific blueprinted test engines which are run for specified hours, loads and revs and then tested for numerous wear criteria such as camshaft lobe wear, cylinder bore wear, sludge build-up etc.
It is not a case of paying for the rights to say this but rather paying to test the oil against the manufacturer criteria which is typically far more stringent than ACEA tests etc.
You are correct in that these costs are obviously not negligible (and will have an effect on smaller comlanies such as Miller oils meeting such claims etc) but the point which (I assume) you missed is that there are already various Shell Helix ultra blends which meet manufacturer specifications which this variant does not and as such it would be prudent to use caution when assuming this is the same blend when there is a fair likleihood that it uses a completely different additive pack and likely also different synthetic composition (namely that the marketing of the VW speck oil states that it is formulated from the gaseous oil fraction where as this info is ommited from the AF-L variant)
Not all fully synthetics are equal and most are just very well refined mineral oils.
IMO modern engine oils are not a patch on what they were years ago prior to the introduction of the energy saving considerations and removal of the various pollutants that minimise engine wear.

can this oil be used in all cars? Or is it for cars from a certain time period?

Anything sub £20 a good deal. Heat.

Sorted thanx

If you own a vauxhall here is a link for dexos2 spec one http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vauxhall_Zafira_1.6_2010/p/car-parts/regular-service/car-service-parts/engine-oil/?521772241&1&d09862836b1b417abcf8bdf50a9d51b88855451c&000398

Doesn't meet VW speck. If it was suitable it would be included on the label such as the Shell Helix AV-L.
A manufacturer will want to cover as many manufacturer specks as possible at each cost point. The fact this doesn't meet VW504/507 speck is an indication that it can't pass the high pressure sheer wear resistance required of VW PD engines, for the sake of £15 more you'd be better ensuring that the manufacturer speck is met or passes an equivalent performance test.

We're do you enter the discount code ?

Easier return swayed it for me, £97 vs 99 for my order of brakes.

What is the difference between this and the 'AP-L 5W-30'

Shell correct oil checker comes up with AP-L 5W-30, would I be ok to use this one instead?

Thanks

Audi A6 2.7 tdi spec?

Same day delivery ?!!?! 5L of quality fully synth oil for £15?! this deal is one of the hottest for a while my friend!

I just used this voucher code on an oil filter and a pollen filter- bargain!

Could probably use it but it's never recommended. This Oil doesn't meet VW spec. There's a reason that specifications exist. If you decide not to use them, potentially no problem, but you will be going against manufacturer recommendations. :smiley:

EuroCarParts are much more expensive than CarParts4Less but use the same stock.. I bought a Clutch, Flywheel + CSC from CarParts4Less for £370.. EuroCarParts with this 25% discount (same parts) comes to £381.. Mad.

Oil, oil filter, air filter, pollen filter all for under £30 delivered :sunglasses:

It was 16% quidco too when I bought mine last week. I'm not sure if that's still available but worth checking.

Oil, oil filter, air filter, cabin filter and 2 bosch wipers for £55. Bargain.

damn it i just bought 2 jugs using the 22% code gerrrrr!! may just get one of these ordered now and stock up big time

Use the lubematch on Shell web site before you buy and then read the pdf specification just to make sure. I nearly bought this oil until I did this and found Shell Helix Ultra ECT 5W-30 , double the price, is a right oil. This is because of my car's diesel particular filter's active compound and it needs a cleaner oil.

Nice to see this code working... but the best deal was at last weekend - 22% off code + 16% quidco !... shame it's only 5% now:(

Thanks OP, code worked on wiper blades too. it also let me order for same day delivery for no extra charge, hopefully should be arriving today.

Nice, thanks...used this to get a full service kit. £66 instead of nearly £90 :smiley:

Great price

thanks. fully synth oil + filter for less than £20 delivered. Have some heat!