Thread: Who uses what type of OIL in the engine

Originally Posted by Bearman

Fuchs Titan 15w40.

Yep ive had a go at that as well good oil tho a PITA to get hold of in 20's even tho the fuchs oil plant is here in wickham they dont sell to the public and the tossers who do carry it over charge and supply issues are common

these 1960's tech engines are very happy on 'basic' oils. i would be happy using a rimula, rx super, valv super diesel, bp vannelus etc etc all in a 15w40. iirc my engine saw 15w30 agricastrol for the first 420,000km of its life, never seen a cleaner crankcase at such high miles!


no need to be too choosy


jc

Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck 5W-40

Hi all,
This is the first oil change im going to be doing on this truck since ive had it (less than a month :P), so ive no idea when it was last done.
What can you recommend, Fully synthetic/part or mineral? 15w/40 or anything else?

Car currently starts fine but blows a bit of white smoke until warmed up, then idles with no smoke, and blows black smoke when hard accelerating

David.

Anyone any suggestions on my above post? Thanks

David.

Most of us use a 15W40 in RX Super or similar. As JC said above, it doesn't really matter as long as the oil is the right sort of weight, and there is enough in there.

As an idea of what to look for in ol' blighty, the RX Super info is here:
Castrol Australia - Castrol RX Super

Many thanks!
Ok, cant get that stuff over there, but Castrol is damn good oil, would you go for semi/fully synthetic?