nurey:
your recommended engine oil is 5w30 oil weight. Just ensure you buy from reputable manufacturer with good reviews not emeka and sons oil 5w30 or baba sue engine oil 5w30.
all these Mobil, fort oil, total etc are reputable companies. The oil is expensive but it will protect your engine for years.

don't just go and buy any Mobil or total oil ensure it is 5w30 synthetic oil.

nurey:
your recommended engine oil is 5w30 oil weight. Just ensure you buy from reputable manufacturer with good reviews not emeka and sons oil 5w30 or baba sue engine oil 5w30.
all these Mobil, fort oil, total etc are reputable companies. The oil is expensive but it will protect your engine for years.

don't just go and buy any Mobil or total oil ensure it is 5w30 synthetic oil.

Pipedreams:

True but 5liter na 15k o

nurey:


The thing don come down sef

demulepaul:
15k is too much for this Buhari season. pls any other Engine oil type recommend to use and my friend who has been using ANDRENALIN 20w50 engine oil is asking if he can switch to normal 5W30 oil pls help

demulepaul:
15k is too much for this Buhari season. pls any other Engine oil type recommend to use and my friend who has been using ANDRENALIN 20w50 engine oil is asking if he can switch to normal 5W30 oil pls help

demulepaul:
15k is too much for this Buhari season. pls any other Engine oil type recommend to use and my friend who has been using ANDRENALIN 20w50 engine oil is asking if he can switch to normal 5W30 oil pls help

dru23:


I would love to recommend my USA spec Mobil oil 5quarts for 17500k. Like u said it's too expensive .but due to wrong use of oil from the start, am sure the engine has valve, piston worn out ..so any good oil will likely coz oil shorten, more like medication after death... your friend should just manage am like that, too late for good oil ,damage is likely done

demulepaul:
am sure the engine has valve, piston worn out ..so any good oil will likely coz oil shorten, more like medication after death...


He's not experiencing any of these things you mentioned here, he's car fire like Turbo. can he switch to 5w30 on his next oil change

nurey:


You can try MRS full synthetic 5L 5w40 at 12500 naira for your own case.

For your friend he should buy 5w30 or 10w30 preferable he buys 10w30 first and test on his engine before switching to 5w30. if the 10w30 doesn't short oil excessively and no smoke from exhaust then he is good to go next oil change he can then try 5w30. But he must ensure the oil is mineral not synthetic.

mineral oil 5w30 or 10w30 not synthetic blend to before warned is to before harmed.

dru23:


As long as the engine is good, the valves ,pcv valves, and pistons and no sign of sludge or abuse ..he can use full synthetic.....

dru23:


As long as the engine is good, the valves ,pcv valves, and pistons and no sign of sludge or abuse ..he can use full synthetic.....

demulepaul:
Plz is Mobil 1 5w30 ok to use

demulepaul:
Plz is Mobil 1 5w30 ok to use

dru23:
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Sorry for the late response.... Am not sure bro , I have never used it before and I can't vouch for something that I never used.. I only use USA spec Mobil 1 and I also sell them ...

demulepaul:
How much for this

nurey:


do you think he would be willing to open up the engine to confirm all these. Even the name of the oil brand used says a lot about the maintenance culture of the owner

nurey:


You can try MRS full synthetic 5L 5w40 at 12500 naira for your own case.

For your friend he should buy 5w30 or 10w30 preferable he buys 10w30 first and test on his engine before switching to 5w30. if the 10w30 doesn't short oil excessively and no smoke from exhaust then he is good to go next oil change he can then try 5w30. But he must ensure the oil is mineral not synthetic.

mineral oil 5w30 or 10w30 not synthetic blend to before warned is to before harmed.

dru23:
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My brother if the manufacture states that you should 5w20 or 5w30, why deviate from the manufacture instructions or advice.. Does he know better than the car company....

nurey:


we are talking head you are talking tail. Don't only recommend things because you want to make sale recommend based on good intention.

If the engine has sludge and he uses synthetic oil that may be the beginning of the end for that engine. its even better he continues to utilise mineral oil and change regularly

dru23:


According to the young man, the engine is fine and fires like turbo.. At the beginning I stated that he should not switch to Mobil, for the fact that he has has been using the wrong oil from the get go ...he than stated that the engine is fine and fires like turbo... I than said yes if that is the case to switch Mobil oil...
From my observation if you been using the wrong oil from day one ,chances are the engine will have issues like worn pistons, seal etc ..depending on the extent of the engine damage the use of full synthetic oil might be too late, because the oil will be just be shorten ,it is basically medication after the death ,so the best thing to do is to change the damage parts like pistons, valves, seals and rings etc that is only if the engine has not yet knocked.. Now using another oil grade just buys you time till the engine finally gives up ... and also Mobil extended performance oil is formulated to clean the sludge as the car is working ..keep in mind that you will need a good synthetic oil filter. A good oil filter will able to store the sludge oil and dirt . And it prevent the oil and dirt from been recycle back into the engine.

The key here is to take proper care from the jump start.. If proper oil and oil change was done they won't be any major issues.. But Nigerians we like to save money ,well we think we saving money.. Not knowing in the long run that we end up paying more.. My brother am not forcing anyone to buy my oil ..my oil will only benefit car owners that are constance with their oil change and doing basic maintenance .... Depending on the damage of the engine, synthetic oil will not be make any sense until those problems are fix ....this is Base from experience and observations....

nurey:


good now we are getting somewhere.

since the owner would not be willing to tear down his engine and check for weak seals and valves the best path for him to tow would be change of oil, incase you don't know 5w30 and 10w30 are available in mineral oil not only synthetic.

synthetic have detergent that washes off sludge which eventually cloth valves starving engine of oil. But with mineral oil he is safe he just have to check for oil shortage and smoke if he notices both he should maintain his 20w50 until engine dies or if he can afford a replacement/rebuild.

fabienjoe:
I've read a lot about oils recommended for cars both online and in car manuals, nowhere is 20W50 oil demonized as in Nigeria. I know about newer engines and narrower tolerances and more intricate parts, necessitating the use of thinner oils for proper lubrication, hence the 5W30 recommendation for most of them. However, one of the major reasons for this choice is the operating temperature. Most manuals would state that using thicker oils in cold regions of the world could lead to more engine wear at cold temperatures of Europe and many parts of the US especially on cold start. My car manual, though recommended 5W30, didn't outrightly prohibit 20W50. My major point of disagreement is the suggestion by many here that environmental temperature has nothing to do with choice of oil. They easily point to hot parts of the US and the middle East where the same recommended thin oil is used. My answer still is that the same manual does not expressly ban thicker oil, only a caution on use in cold climate...and oh yes, temperature has everything to do with it. In fact if 20W50 is as bad as being portrayed here, many Nigerians cannot keep their cars for more than 3 years...I know most have kept theirs for more than 10 years' using 20W50 with no major engine issues.

You can't discount temperature from an engine's operation. I still remember the days of Peugeot Assembly plant in Kaduna and Mercedes Benz AG in Nigeria. One of their unique selling points was that their cars were tropicalized suggesting they would adapt better to local conditions than grey imports. If cars operate same way everywhere, why that? Or can somebody say it was just a mere marketing gimmick?

Having said all these, I won't advise anyone to use oil not recommended for their cars especially the newer ones with narrower tolerances.

dru23:
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My brother if the manufacture states that you should 5w20 or 5w30, why deviate from the manufacture instructions or advice.. Does he know better than the car company....

HeavenlyBang:


Oga, shut up and stop peddling your wares on every thread.

Pipedreams:


I go start to dey use mobil xhp than this mobil 1. Our lagos sun fit fry egg and the engine must be cooled. I feel this 5w30 is too thin for our climate. My friend that drives 2011 avalon uses same xhp for 3years with no issue. Hmm. Mobil 1 too cost abeg

HeavenlyBang:
Your memes are shite and so is your snake oil.

Pipedreams:


I go start to dey use mobil xhp than this mobil 1. Our lagos sun fit fry egg and the engine must be cooled. I feel this 5w30 is too thin for our climate. My friend that drives 2011 avalon uses same xhp for 3years with no issue. Hmm. Mobil 1 too cost abeg