Thread: PUMA 5W30 SYNTHETIC OILS

Originally Posted by Adriancr

Greetings mates. My Defender just got off warranty, so Im not obliged to use Castrol 5w30 Magnatec anymore. Options are Valvoline, Mobil1, Repsol and Quaker State. After some research on the web I was impressed by Quaker State, they challenged Mobil1, Castrol and Valvoline for several wear tests to prove Quaker State is the best. Such companies declined the challenge. This pretty much convinces me to go for Quaker State, but somehow I feel its just marketing. My local dealer offers only Repsol and Castrol, should I stick to either one of them or go for Quaker State? Or Valvoline, Mobil1. My priority is to get the best protection for achieving as many miles possible out of my Puma. Cheers

Smellys like marketing hype to me:
Quaker State Challenges Castrol, Valvoline, Mobil To Motor Oil Duel

Isn't Quaker State the same as Pennzoil? Pennzoil non-synth blends never had a great reputation.

Rick130 on here is the oil expert.

I'd use Penrite 5w30 light diesel oil. Pat

I have been using Fuchs supersyn in engine and Fuchs oils every where else on my puma for a couple of years and all seem good.

Information that I gathered online about the oils meeting the Ford spec WSS-M2C-913C, may be useful:

From Opie Oils - list of WSS-M2C-913C oils


Agip Formula ECO FO

Caltex Havoline Energy 5w30

Fuchs Titan Supersyn F 5w30

LiquiMoly Leichtlauf Special F 5W-30

Mobil Super 3000 X1 Formula FE 5W-30

Motul 8100 Eco-Nergy 5w30

Penrite HPR Diesel 5w40 (only conforms to M2C-913-A/B )

Shell Helix Ultra AF 5W-30



Unfortunately for me, other than the LiquiMoly, none of them are available in SA. I hope you fare better in Oz. Btw, also look at the viscosity at 100C of the oil you are buying - the closer it is to 12.5, the better.