fully synthetic oil

Just wondering if it is ok to use fully synthetic oil in the scooby as it's on offer in Halfords for 20 quid?
Thanks

Most people use millers 10/40 wich is recomended.we have always used this.i wouldnt risk it by putting cheap oil in.but up to you
Lian

lian&johnsti wrote:

Most people use millers 10/40 wich is recomended.we have always used this.i wouldnt risk it by putting cheap oil in.but up to you
Lian

Like Lian says most people on here use Millers oil in their car, 10/40 for a standard car and 10/60 for a car that is modified, this is fully synthetic oil and is top quality stuff recommended for high performance turbo engines.

It's your car mate but personally I wouldn't risk the engine with cheap low grade oil.

Sorry, the oil is Castrol 3000, not cheap halfords stuff

I used millers 10w60 in my last scoob and will be doing so come service time for this one I got it from oak road Redcar I know it's not cheap but it's the best from the reviews I've read. There's also millers dealer at Middlesbrough ill try an find his number for you mate

10/60 isn't that no were near recommendations?

I got the figures the wrong way round.

Its actually Mobil 3000 which i thought would de a good quality oil?

Mobil is good quality oil, what grade is it?

10/60 is actually thicker than 10/50 when up to temperature, this offers better bearing protection, the 60 number is the viscosity of the oil at 100 degrees C, the heigher the number the thicker it is at 100 degrees.

I use Mobil 1 fully synthetic 10/60 in mine.

I am actually under the car now draining the oil, the halfords website recommended the 5/30 fully synthetic and so did the Mobil website so just going to use that and listen to what it sounds like, if a bag of spanners Will drop it all and use some thicker grade stuff.
Thanks to all who tried to point me in right direction.

Let me know how you get on, your car isn't modded is it?

Just exhaust, filter and remap.
Its sounds ok up to now

Its not about the make of oil more the class as JG said ?

Read the bottle should be something like ACEA A3/B3

http://www.racq.com.au/motoring/cars/car_advice/car_fact_sheets/understanding_engine_oil_designations

Jonny Gav wrote:

Mobil is good quality oil, what grade is it?

10/60 is actually thicker than 10/50 when up to temperature, this offers better bearing protection, the 60 number is the viscosity of the oil at 100 degrees C, the heigher the number the thicker it is at 100 degrees.

I use Mobil 1 fully synthetic 10/60 in mine.

Yeah I realised that earlier I was coming back to edit my post, I used to use 0w50 in the Cerbera, so it was thinner when cold. Sorry for that I'll delete my post.

Running late for work today so was giving it a bit and didn't sound to clever about 4k revs, could it be down to the thin oil 5/30?

i would of stuck with 10/40 we put some 5/30 in our bugeye years ago and it sounded terrible so changed it and was fine