ARTICLE: Synthetic oil vs Mineral oil

[DieselFan]

Mobile Delvac MX is CI4+ compliant which is higher/better than CI4.

[Eddy]

Originally Posted by Eddy

Castrol India - GTX DIESEL

I thought Castrol GTX Diesel was API CI-4. The above link mentions API CH-4.

The above link, plus this from JK's safari ownership thread confirms that the GTX diesel is indeed CH4.

Originally Posted by jkdas

Part No Part Price
254718130115 Assembly Oil filter 161.60
253409110117 Assembly Fue; Filter Delphi 2161.15
278909130106 Air Filter Element 643.73
OILCASGTXD CH4 15W40 Castrol GTX 1806.68
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Total 5451.00
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[rajiv.kulkarni]

Got the oil changed on my Santro to Shell Helix 20W 50 (RED CAN), regular mineral oil. Just about a couple of days now, no immediate improvements or degradations observed. Paid about 750 (approx) I guess.

No engine flush used, as previous oil used was Hyundai Servo 20W 50.

Thanks,
Rajiv

[rajchetan]

Hi

Read below website enquiry i did for engine oil form Indica V2na.

Hello Mr Raj,

Thanks for your enquiry.

For Tata Indica Approved product is Mobil Super 1000TM(API CH4). Mrp for
this product is Rs 1260/- for a 4.5 Ltr Pack.
Please contact our Auth Distributor or please mail your contact number so
that we can contact you.
M/s SpeedAway Ltd,No 1 Susheela Road,
Ist cross,Near Minerva Circle,Bangalore.
Contact Person Mr Prasad(9980551408,41496502)
EMAIL - blr3@speedaway.co.in

Thanks,

V.L.Kishore
ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt Ltd
Area manager,Automotive Retail sales,
Hyderabad.
Ph.9848624842


The following inquiry was sent through:
Brand: MOBIL
First Name: Chetan
Last Name:
Position Title:
E-mail: rajchetan79@gmail.com
Company:
Address: Bangalore karnataka 560078
Country: India
Phone:
Fax:
Current Customer: No
Question:
From where in bangalore can i procure Mobil_Delvac_1300_Super Is this oil
suited for Indica DLX na.
If not which oil is sutible and at what cost can i buy it.

[Eddy]

Buy Mobile Delvac or Delo400. I have learnt on here that they are amongst the better engine oils (mineral) for diesel engines.

I wanted to use Delo400. Wrote an email to the marketing guy and got a response in a days time. They are delivering the oil at my home today


Edit: Just a couple of mins after I wrote the above, I got a call from the Chevron Distributor who was waiting outside with the bucket of oil. Got the 10l bucket for 2000 bucks !!

[greenhorn]

rajchetan, I believe that tata and mobil co branded bottles used to be available , of super 1000. I'd suggest delvac MX. its API CI rated

[Kevciti]

Hey guys, time for an oil change for my xing. So far it was running on hyundai servo from the dealers. Want to change it to something better. Car has 41k on the odo. Any suggestions. Would like to stick to mineral or semi syntetic. Should i pick up Shell or Castrol Magnatec?

[PatienceWins]

Hi Sankar,

Try this place. He stocks high performance oils.

Originally Posted by theMAG

Shazikon,

JC Road - 1st signal - right towards Urvashi - very first cross on the left - 2nd shop on the right : "General Auto Spares" (Double shuttered shop. This building has a basement with other shops. 50 metres from JC Road)

And after you pick it up, please flame vid6639 publicly on the forum.

Originally Posted by kpzen

U mean applying the rubbing compound will leave more scars...?


I just googled and found this

General Auto Spares 18/2, H.Siddiah Main Road,
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Phone : +91 - 80 -22241818

Edit: Posted by mistake while answering a query by Sankar on Motorcyle forum.

[swift8847]

Guys, I need to shift over to synthetic oil now. The car has done about 20000kms. i know its late.

A dealer suggested that I go for AGIP. This will cost about 2900 for 3.5 liters.

Is this product recommended?

Also I spoke to a tech from M.A.S.S and he said that for engine flushing I need to put the engine oil flush and then drive the car for about 500 kms and then I can get the synthetic oil.

Is this the right procedure or can we just put the engine flush and then idle for sometime and change the engine oil?

[vikram_d]

Originally Posted by swift8847

Guys, I need to shift over to synthetic oil now. The car has done about 20000kms. i know its late.

It is never too late.

Originally Posted by swift8847

Also I spoke to a tech from M.A.S.S and he said that for engine flushing I need to put the engine oil flush and then drive the car for about 500 kms and then I can get the synthetic oil.

Is this the right procedure or can we just put the engine flush and then idle for sometime and change the engine oil?

For flushing the engine you should not drive the car around. Just put the engine flush in the engine and let it idle for about 20 minutes. Every 5 minutes or so just hit the throttle a couple of times and then let it idle again. After 20 minutes, drain out the old engine oil. Replace the old oil filter with a new one and then fill in new oil. This is the procedure for most of the engine flushes that I have seen.

OR

The correct instructions for using a particular engine flush will also be given on the bottle. Just follow those instructions.

[IronWolf]

I was able to get Castrol Edge @ 2360.

Goes into the engine tomorrow during the service.

Originally Posted by vikram_d

The correct instructions for using a particular engine flush will also be given on the bottle. Just follow those instructions.

Damm, Forgot to check and buy Engine flush.

Suggestions please on how best to move from Mineral to Synth without the flush?

What instructions to the garage if he does not have flush (Other than changing the oil filter which is mandatory).

[vikram_d]

Originally Posted by IronWolf

Suggestions please on how best to move from Mineral to Synth without the flush?

What instructions to the garage if he does not have flush (Other than changing the oil filter which is mandatory).

There is no specific recommended procedure for moving from Mineral to Synthetic. Only changing the filter is needed. Nothing else is mandatory.

[sukiwa]

Hyundai India seems to have tied up with Shell for Oils. Was at pune service center last weekend, came to know about option for Shell Oils (Petrol & Diesel). Was pleased to see Shell, but not so pleased to see mineral oils.

So, hyundai owners can opt for Shell mineral Oils instead of usual Servo.

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[R2D2]

Originally Posted by swift8847

Guys, I need to shift over to synthetic oil now. The car has done about 20000kms. i know its late.

A dealer suggested that I go for AGIP. This will cost about 2900 for 3.5 liters.

Is this product recommended?

Also I spoke to a tech from M.A.S.S and he said that for engine flushing I need to put the engine oil flush and then drive the car for about 500 kms and then I can get the synthetic oil.

Is this the right procedure or can we just put the engine flush and then idle for sometime and change the engine oil?

Dude...forget the brand but check the grade. The viscosity/grade is more important. It should be the mfrs recommended grades depending on ambient temps. Not sure about AGIP oils but Mobil 1 & Shell Helix Ultra are popular.

Rgds,

[amit_mechengg]

Originally Posted by IronWolf

I was able to get Castrol Edge @ 2360.

Goes into the engine tomorrow during the service.



Damm, Forgot to check and buy Engine flush.

Suggestions please on how best to move from Mineral to Synth without the flush?

What instructions to the garage if he does not have flush (Other than changing the oil filter which is mandatory).

it seems castrol edge is a very good oil. how can one rate it over mobil 1?
just went through their website. please have a look once. its the best one i have seen ever.

Castrol EDGE