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(Message started by: Lee on Nov 4^th, 2005, 5:05pm)

Title: whats the best oil
Post by Lee on Nov 4^th, 2005, 5:05pm

hi got a 12 v with 90,000 miles on the clock and noisey tappets changed the oil to a cheap one to run for a couple of hundred miles(already sounding quiter) then going to put the good stuff in, i normally use castrol gtx but was wondering if i should use the magatec (not sure about spelling of that ) and was wondering what to use
Lee

Title: Re: whats the best oil
Post by lonesomecajun on Nov 6^th, 2005, 10:29am

I had a Mazda Xedos which were renowned for getting noisy tappets as the miles racked up, the oilways are only very small so over time they gradually get even smaller due to tiny deposits, Magnatec was always a Big No No as it actually leaves a thin coating on these parts effectively reducing the oilways even more, these oils also have a relatively high ash content which again is not desirable. I switched to Mobil 1 following advice from several mechanics and fellow Xedos owners and fingers crossed have not had the problem since with my next Xedos or my Scorps.

Title: Re: whats the best oil
Post by Simmo on Nov 6^th, 2005, 10:40am

Lee, Have a read of this which may help. http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Advice;action=display;num=1125867979.