Which Oil for a 2009 Plate?

[Vandals01]

4 hours ago, steveo3002 said:

5/30 also gives you a better choice of products and is cheaper , thats what id run and then go thicker if /when it starts to use it 

its a old design crude engine , some people go on like its a high tech racing car , the most important thing to do is change it on or before time an check the level often..too many get left to run dry   

I changed mine every 5000-6500 miles.  Some people might call this excessive, but to my defence:

1. The place I lived is quite dusty (Car's exhaust / soil / plants).

2. I do a lot of short trips (food delivery).

3. A lot of start / stop (drop off food, then back to the shop etc).

All of which shortens the life span's of the engine oil.

Besides, oil is cheap (£47.49 for 20 Litres of Mannol 5w30 C3,  Filter £4 each from GSF / EuroCarParts with PROMOTION CODE).   Each oil change is less than £15.

[steveo3002]

^ yep never a bad thing to change it a bit early 

[ihpj]

Careful. It’s only a matter of time before The Liberals and Snowflakes decide frequent oil changes are wasteful and impact the environment. Then they will push for higher taxes on it and try to make it illegal. Enjoy this while you can!