Roland Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 I have used Ford oil in all my previous vehicles with no probs...cheap enough to change often. Now, wiv me 'Seven (1,4 K series) I am told to use Mobil 1 My goodness...it's #28 per gal !!!! Do I have to or will the Ford stuff be good enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnty Lyons Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 Q? how old is it, do you track it I doubt that you really need M1 in a 1.4 K unles its highly tuned and your thrashing it all the time Synth is not always the best answer for every se7en a good multigrade should do nicely. jj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simos Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 JMHO If you hold high revs (pick a number lets say 7k+) to get the performance while chasing that Kawasaki/Vx/Scoobie then put in M1 15-50 If you rev to 7k and then change up while having a good blat marvelling at the aural and tactile brilliance of the car, a good multigrade will do. If you don't rev to the red line but change gear at the torque peak around 5k rpm then keep the oil and change the Caterham for a 3-series convertable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 Roland. Seems cheap! Are you sure that's not for four LITRES? Anyway, my 1.4 SS had a diet of the M1 stuff and had 42,000 miles on it when I changed engines (1800 upgrade). Oil pressure was always spot on and was NEVER a worry. Doesn't that change light shine brightly at night!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coose Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 A friend of mine had a Mk2 Golf GTI 8v which, when he sold it had done 135,000+ miles. It spent at least half of that on Mobil 1 every 3000 miles and compression was spot on, it never used a drop of oil and the sump (removed to clean at 125,000 miles) was spotless... It got used quite viciously too, so the choice is yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 mobil 1 15-50 (motorsport) in calais £14 4 litres T.F@O.F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Best Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 Just to add to the debate, I was in Halfords at the weekend. They were promoting Halfords brand fully synthetic oil @25% off, making it about £18 for 5 litres IIRC. Does anybody know if you can trust Halfords oil in your beloved Seven. It did cross my mind that it might originally come from the same source and you don't have to cross the channel to get the bargin TF saving the cost of the ferry! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted January 22, 2002 Author Share Posted January 22, 2002 Thank you all. Decision: I'll use Ford Syn. oil (I pay employee price £14/5lt) and still keep the revs below 7k. I do not use it on the track, maybe one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 He he, I've had 25 litres of Mobil 1 for a tenner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 The Halfords fully synth is exactly the same as Comma SYN-R-G which is what the factory use. I also believe that Comma refine Mobil one but I'm not sure that they are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 Everyone seems to be going with higher viscosity oils - is there a reason for this? After my oil filter smashoing disaster, I refilled with Castrol RS (0W 40). Will this be too low a viscosity when the warm weather comes around? James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Westie Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 Tight mobil 1 15-50 (motorsport) in calais £14 4 litres Where do you get this from then, most of the time it is 180-195 FF (or Eur27.43-29.72 wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Best Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 Thanks for the info Len, looks like a trip to Halfords tomorrow. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 the last time i was there the big auchen supermarket (sounds like) had a promotion with 40ff of at the check outs T.F@O.F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted January 23, 2002 Share Posted January 23, 2002 Comma SynerG for me for me hydraulic tappets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted January 23, 2002 Share Posted January 23, 2002 The k-series does not need a 15W50 oil even up to the 7600rpm Supersport limit. IME a heavier oil is much worse for the hydraulic tappets and is not the design oil for the bearings. 0W40 mobil one works very well and there is no reason not to use it. There is no difference between the bearing clearances between a standard engine and a VHPD - they are all built with the same grading. The oil grade is mostly to do with the bearing clearances and therefore is the same for all k-series apart from possibly the R500. Most of the advantages of Mobil One are common to all synthetic oils, so the Ford stuff or the Comma is fine for a k-series in Supersport or standard spec. The most important thing is the appropriate grade. A hot rating of 40 is correct and appropriate. A cold grading of 0W up to 10W is appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Thanks P.C.! I knew I was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 to all conserned with oil please read my comments under heading SynerG in a Zetec. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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