What oil do you use in your minis?
Semi synthetic, synthetic, mineral?
10-40, 20-50?
I'm flummoxed haha
Posted May 10, 2017, 8:45 PM UTC
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Where are you? I could recommend the Halfords classic oil (20W50) but if you're not in the UK, it won't mean much!
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I am UK so shall plump for this! :) thanks
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+1 for this, its pretty decent oil. Failing that get on the Castrol. But then you start paying the price for branded stuff.
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There are a bunch of articles that talk about zddp levels in oil and how it reduces cam lobe wear. The original Mini service people recommended Castrol 20W50 oil, but that's in South Africa. Additionally over here the Castrol GTX no longer has that high a content of zddp. Hence many of us have found other 20W50 oils with as high a zddp content as possible. In particular Shell HX3 20W50 works well over here.
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Castrol GTX 20W50. I found that synthetic is too thin and I can feel the grind. 20W50 is like molasses and I love it.
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I've successfully run Shell Rotella T6 5w40 synthetic, but I recently opted to go a more traditional route:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Castrol-GTX-20W50-Motor-Oil-5-qt/17253550
Castrol GTX 20w50 mineral, which is the recommended weight for my 1275.
I'm UK but thanks! :)