Bought me Oil in France , hope its the right stuff

[saltyrob]

Hi Folks ,

There has been much discussion about the correct oil for a Volvo Penta 2002 and the like and the preference for CD grade lube .

Purchased some 15W/40 API SF/CD oil ,9 Euros for 5 litres in a French Hypermarket. Container says multigrade for petrol and diesel.

Would this be mineral based and the right oil for the VP. It was not that easy to find as the some of the stores only stock oil from one major supplier , ie Total and their oil has the higher specification .

Many thanks

Rob

 

[ghostlymoron]

That's so amazingly cheap, it can't be synthetic so I would say it will be fine. Well done.

 

[Modulation]

Hi Folks ,

There has been much discussion about the correct oil for a Volvo Penta 2002 and the like and the preference for CD grade lube .

Purchased some 15W/40 API SF/CD oil ,9 Euros for 5 litres in a French Hypermarket. Container says multigrade for petrol and diesel.

Would this be mineral based and the right oil for the VP. It was not that easy to find as the some of the stores only stock oil from one major supplier , ie Total and their oil has the higher specification .

Many thanks

Rob

Was it from Auchan? That's where I bought oil for my similar-aged Yanmar 2gm - and it was EXACTLY the spec in the manual.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Perfect.

Good excuse to go there every other year now.

 

[saltyrob]

Oil bought from Carrefour along with wine. To be exact 9.3 Euros

Rob

 

[Topcat47]

Great I"ll get some when I"m there for the Scuttlebutt weekend.

 

[Dipper]

Oil bought from Carrefour along with wine. To be exact 9.3 Euros

Rob

Don't muddle them up.

 

[vyv_cox]

Hi Folks ,

There has been much discussion about the correct oil for a Volvo Penta 2002 and the like and the preference for CD grade lube .

Purchased some 15W/40 API SF/CD oil ,9 Euros for 5 litres in a French Hypermarket. Container says multigrade for petrol and diesel.

Would this be mineral based and the right oil for the VP. It was not that easy to find as the some of the stores only stock oil from one major supplier , ie Total and their oil has the higher specification .

Many thanks

Rob

Yes, that's the one I have been using for quite a few years now. I don't drive to Greece any more so unable to get it there, so most recently have used a similar one bought in Italy and this year similar bought in Greece. Engine is now up to 2300 hours, equivalent to nearly 100,000 miles in auto terms, still seems like new.

 

[southseaian]

Yes I buy oil in French supermarkets. I make sure the spec is correct and save a lot. It's maybe a third of British motor factors prices and a tenth of anywhere yachtie in UK.

 

[NickRobinson]

Yes I buy oil in French supermarkets. I make sure the spec is correct and save a lot. It's maybe a third of British motor factors prices and a tenth of anywhere yachtie in UK.

Mineral 20/50 was £12/5ltr in Wilkos today- for those not going foreign.

 

[petitbleu]

I, too, have been trying to follow the Vyv Cox advice.
When not in France I have found that this stuff also seems to fit the right description: SAE 10W-40 and API SF/CD/CF


http://www.morrislubricants.co.uk/custom/upload/tds groundforce sae 10w40.pdf

Available from local plant maintenance place - 'plant' in both senses of the word.

 

[lw395]

I, too, have been trying to follow the Vyv Cox advice.
When not in France I have found that this stuff also seems to fit the right description: SAE 10W-40 and API SF/CD/CF


http://www.morrislubricants.co.uk/custom/upload/tds groundforce sae 10w40.pdf

Available from local plant maintenance place - 'plant' in both senses of the word.

Personally I'd rate Morris products well above no-name stuff from a supermarket.