Tesco Carlube 5w30

[james]

im on a tight budget and im wondering anyone here using the Tesco Carlube 5w30 its 15 quid like

[Steve]

No idea on the Tesco stuff but keep an eye on Halfords, they have Castrol Magnatec 10w40 on offer for 20e every so often.

*edit*
as luck would have it :
http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/store ... yId_212419

[rhysmate]

you shouldnt skimp out on oil... good oil can make a difference to your engines life span!!

[barney]

castrol magnatec presently on offer in Halfords for 20euro

[james]

halfords her i come

[kieran]

i got MOBIL 1 0W 40 a couple o weeks a go is that the wrong oil

[pjmazda]

Just back from halfords, now have enough 10w40 to lubricate a jumbo...

[james]

5w 30 is the correct oil for an mx5 yea?

[back_in_black]

I might be wrong on this but as far as I know the Mazda runs on 10w40. 5w30 is for more modern petrol and diesel engines.

[aquarian5]

Yep me too, picked up a 4l of Magnatec for the next oil change.! 10 W 40 that is.

[sidewaysreilly]

5w 30 is the correct oil.

[james]

5w 30 is the correct oil.

its hard to get an answer like that you know

thanks

[Robtq]

Tesco just had the Carlube 5w30 on sale for €6.50....yes, you read that right! I cleaned them out.........

[sifpilsen]

5w30 and 10w40, they both work. You will find Mazda recommending 5w30 for the Mx-5 in some owners manuals, while a lot of Mazda dealerships use 10w40 for oil changes.

Edit: 5w30 has a lower temperature range, so better for colder climates. 10w40 can take hotter temperature ranges. Since we are in Ireland with a small range, never under +10, never over +30 C, it seems to come down to preference.

Shameless copy of temperature listing:
http://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment.ph ... 1240503953

[Robtq]

I cleaned out the local Tesco down here in Killarney too........
A while back they had 1L bottles of Tesco 20w50 for €1 - yes, that's right! €1!!
I cleaned that out too, and did the Douglas shop also, my old British bikes just love that stuff!! Being a little thicker, it doesn't leak with the same vigour either!