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Has anyone who uses / has used Castrol GTX Magnatex 10w40 oil ever had any running problems as a result. My Ford dealer claims that if I use anything other than 5w 30 oil in the Puma I will experience engine running problems! Is this true?
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Posted 28 April 2003 - 05:10 PM
The usual advice is to go with what it says in the handbook. I think the first number in the oil type is to do with viscosity when cold- I'm not sure whether 10 is thicker or thinner than 5!
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Posted 28 April 2003 - 06:37 PM
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Posted 28 April 2003 - 09:14 PM
I have the 5W30 Magnatec oil for top ups between services. It says on the side it is required for modern Ford engines.
This is also the spec in the handbook, best not to go against that. The 1.7 engine is a complex beast and beyond my mechanical knowledge (its not related to the Anglia engine in a Ford Ka 1.3 - although there is something cool about that!) , so I play it safe.
This is also the spec in the handbook, best not to go against that. The 1.7 engine is a complex beast and beyond my mechanical knowledge (its not related to the Anglia engine in a Ford Ka 1.3 - although there is something cool about that!) , so I play it safe.
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Posted 28 April 2003 - 09:24 PM
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I have the 5W30 Magnatec oil for top ups between services.
Are top-ups really needed? Does the puma engine use THAT much oil in 10k miles? I've never topped up my kat once in the 50k+ miles I have driven. Is it because you only get it serviced once a year and so somehow use more oil?
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#6 Guest_Matt and Tiggr_*
Posted 29 April 2003 - 08:37 AM
But I take it you check weekly that your oil is within limits???
The only servicable part that is age based, not mileage covered (apart from aircon gas) is the brake fluid, which deteriorates with time.
The only servicable part that is age based, not mileage covered (apart from aircon gas) is the brake fluid, which deteriorates with time.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 11:44 PM
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But I take it you check weekly that your oil is within limits???
urrrrrrr........of course :oops:
I must admit, its VERY infrequent if at all :? Never saw the need but might start checking it now. Am always keeping an eye on tyre pressures but thats about all :roll:
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