All about diesel engine oils

mobike008 · 15th July 2009, 17:44

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

Sorry, I have to disagree! Any oil will feel good after a change.

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Originally Posted by mobike008

That's nice to know. Well, as TSK rightly said, when the car is back from service with a change in engine oil ( any oil), the first few days feel like bliss and everything seems hunky dory.

That's exactly my point as well which i mentioned a few posts below. For a layman, the minute the car comes out after servicing ( oil change), it really feels good and my question was how to distinguish between different brands and grades which tsk already replied

Jaggu · 15th July 2009, 17:57

As long as the brand is a reputed one, then factors like detergent as you have posted earlier tsk. My point being always aim for a higher grade than manufacturer recommended one for Indian scenario, manufacturer spec's are mostly bare minimum in India lol

Holyghost · 17th July 2009, 16:46

Has any one seen MAK CI4 in 5ltr or 10ltr cans? They were the one to introduce CI4 grade in India some 3 years back, but AKAIK they still sell it 210Ltr barrels.

tsk1979 · 17th July 2009, 16:55

I tried searching for MAK but never found the CI4, the highest in cans was the CF4 GOLD

nitrous · 17th July 2009, 17:39

These Public Oil companies like IOC,BP,etc don't care about grades or quality.
Definitely not for the enthusiast.

srikant · 17th July 2009, 21:25

I tried for Mobil Delvac fully synthetic CI grade oil. But when i go to the dealers here they say there is no such oil. How can i source it? if i dont get it i am planning to switch to Movil Delvac MX.

Anybody can help me with details where to find it ?

sriturl · 18th July 2009, 23:45

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Originally Posted by srikant

I tried for Mobil Delvac fully synthetic CI grade oil. But when i go to the dealers here they say there is no such oil. How can i source it? if i dont get it i am planning to switch to Movil Delvac MX.

Anybody can help me with details where to find it ?

Srikant,
These are the KA distributors for Mobil.
You can check with them.

1)SpeedAway Ltd located near JC Road.Contact Person Mr Prasad @9980551408
2)M/s Ponpure Chem Located near Tumkur Road.Contact Person Mr Sandeep@9448397389

srikant · 19th July 2009, 16:36

Thanks Sriturl, but i am in Kerala right now. Any leads to dealers in Kerala? The local shop people are so confident without knowledge, that they say there is no such oil at all.

19th July 2009, 18:58

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Originally Posted by srikant

Thanks Sriturl, but i am in Kerala right now. Any leads to dealers in Kerala? The local shop people are so confident without knowledge, that they say there is no such oil at all.

Speedaway at mamangalam can source it for you. It might need to be ordered. last time I'd gone there, it was not in stock

srikant · 20th July 2009, 21:57

Its bad news for me ripper, Speedaway in Trichur have stopped sourcing things and heard they are winding up here. I have to travel to EKM every time i need an oil change.

sriturl · 20th July 2009, 22:25

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Originally Posted by srikant

Thanks Sriturl, but i am in Kerala right now. Any leads to dealers in Kerala? The local shop people are so confident without knowledge, that they say there is no such oil at all.

I got the information about bangalore dealers through an online query on mobil web site. They are very responsive. You can expect reply within 24 hrs.

srikant · 21st July 2009, 22:24

I found their dealer in my city, but they are shutting shop here. So have to go all the way to Ernakulam to get it.

drpullockaran · 21st July 2009, 23:16

For the Indica(all TATA vehicles) buy the cheapest available oil that is recommended in the owners manual and reduce the drain interval to half that is mentioned in the manual. Your car should be fine for 1.25lakh kilometers with oil consumption increasing to 0.5ml for

every kilometer that you run by which time you should either sell it or get a rebore job done.

sonirohit · 22nd July 2009, 12:44

How good is the OWS Synthetic oil? Has anybody has an experience with it? There are some great reviews about the OWS products, flush/protector/fuel additive and if their engine oil has a similar performance - then for the price it's listed it's a great VFM

On the sppedwork's site - OWS Fully synthetic 05W50 is being offered at Rs 675 a litre, 10W40 might be a tad cheaper than this... if that's the case - it's a great bang for the buck...

Special offers from Speedworks, KDM Light Tuning Package

srikant · 24th July 2009, 00:23

I dont think you can use OWS 5W50 in DDiS, its rating is only CF. Thats petrol oil i guess. They have another one for Diesel.

15th July 2009, 17:57	#167
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,379 Thanked: 17,320 Times	As long as the brand is a reputed one, then factors like detergent as you have posted earlier tsk. My point being always aim for a higher grade than manufacturer recommended one for Indian scenario, manufacturer spec's are mostly bare minimum in India lol
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17th July 2009, 16:46	#168
Holyghost BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 594 Thanked: 1,130 Times	Has any one seen MAK CI4 in 5ltr or 10ltr cans? They were the one to introduce CI4 grade in India some 3 years back, but AKAIK they still sell it 210Ltr barrels.
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17th July 2009, 16:55	#169
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,688 Thanked: 23,494 Times View My Garage	I tried searching for MAK but never found the CI4, the highest in cans was the CF4 GOLD
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17th July 2009, 17:39	#170
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,964 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	These Public Oil companies like IOC,BP,etc don't care about grades or quality. Definitely not for the enthusiast.
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17th July 2009, 21:25	#171
srikant BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 489 Thanked: 12 Times	I tried for Mobil Delvac fully synthetic CI grade oil. But when i go to the dealers here they say there is no such oil. How can i source it? if i dont get it i am planning to switch to Movil Delvac MX. Anybody can help me with details where to find it ?
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19th July 2009, 16:36	#173
srikant BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 489 Thanked: 12 Times	Thanks Sriturl, but i am in Kerala right now. Any leads to dealers in Kerala? The local shop people are so confident without knowledge, that they say there is no such oil at all.
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20th July 2009, 21:57	#175
srikant BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 489 Thanked: 12 Times	Its bad news for me ripper, Speedaway in Trichur have stopped sourcing things and heard they are winding up here. I have to travel to EKM every time i need an oil change.
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21st July 2009, 22:24	#177
srikant BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 489 Thanked: 12 Times	I found their dealer in my city, but they are shutting shop here. So have to go all the way to Ernakulam to get it.
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21st July 2009, 23:16	#178
drpullockaran BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ERNAKULAM Posts: 961 Thanked: 388 Times	Buy the cheapest recommended oil. For the Indica(all TATA vehicles) buy the cheapest available oil that is recommended in the owners manual and reduce the drain interval to half that is mentioned in the manual. Your car should be fine for 1.25lakh kilometers with oil consumption increasing to 0.5ml for every kilometer that you run by which time you should either sell it or get a rebore job done. Last edited by drpullockaran : 21st July 2009 at 23:19.
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22nd July 2009, 12:44	#179
sonirohit BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 321 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	How good is the OWS Synthetic oil? Has anybody has an experience with it? There are some great reviews about the OWS products, flush/protector/fuel additive and if their engine oil has a similar performance - then for the price it's listed it's a great VFM On the sppedwork's site - OWS Fully synthetic 05W50 is being offered at Rs 675 a litre, 10W40 might be a tad cheaper than this... if that's the case - it's a great bang for the buck... Special offers from Speedworks, KDM Light Tuning Package
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24th July 2009, 00:23	#180
srikant BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 489 Thanked: 12 Times	I dont think you can use OWS 5W50 in DDiS, its rating is only CF. Thats petrol oil i guess. They have another one for Diesel.
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