Mineral Engine Oil Supplier ?

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GAJ52

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I'm based at Penton Hook and soon will be changing the oil in my BMW Mercruiser engines. I previously bought Valvoline Premium Blue 7800 from Steve at Chertsey Marine but sadly Chertsey Marine no longer exists. I looked at the Linden Lewis website in Shepperton but they only seem to stock Synthetic and Semi-synthetic oils.

Can anyone recommend a good supplier of mineral based diesel engine oil for older boat engines ?

Glen
 
Many thanks for your suggestions really appreciated.

Looking around Penton Hook Marina a great deal of the boats look as old as mine Pre 1990 so I assume many owners are buying non synthetic type oil locally - any advice where?

Otherwise the Shell Rimula looks interesting
 
I always buy online for home delivery .
You can no doubt get the Valvoline Premium Blue if that's what you prefer
I have no hesitation in recommending Shell Rimula R4X (or RT4X) assuming 15w-40 is the correct spec for your engines. I have that in my kad32's now having changed the oil recently.
But I have also used Smith and Allan in the past .
I would have used Mannol oil as per last year except it was sold out .
 
No real need to pay fancy prices.
Any motor factor who supplies the lorry trade. Usually found lurking on any big trading estate in the land. Mineral fleet oil around £50-60 pounds per 20L ,if its good enough for a 150.000 miles lorry it might just be OK for 50 hour a year Mercruisers.
That ebay stuff is also delivered to your front door.
 
Once again many thanks for your recommendations, I think I'll try the Shell Rimula, the Valvoline Steve sold was handy as it was in the marina.
 
Bran said:
I was going to get some Mannol oil recently but have seen a complaint from the uk lubricants watchdog VLS concerning Mannols failure to meet certain specifications in lubricant oil. This is for a high specification vw oil so not related to boating but it does put into question the overall quality control of the company.

VLS Files Complaint Against Mannol - Lubes'N'Greases
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For the avoidance of doubt that refers to one particular manufacturers spec in one particular oil , not to all products.

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I've just had 20L of Shell Rimula delivered this morning :)

Many thanks for all those who contributed to my question

Glen
 
GAJ52 said:
Hi

I'm based at Penton Hook and soon will be changing the oil in my BMW Mercruiser engines. I previously bought Valvoline Premium Blue 7800 from Steve at Chertsey Marine but sadly Chertsey Marine no longer exists. I looked at the Linden Lewis website in Shepperton but they only seem to stock Synthetic and Semi-synthetic oils.

Can anyone recommend a good supplier of mineral based diesel engine oil for older boat engines ?

Glen
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I've been using this for the last 6 years in my VP engine EXOL SHPD E7 15W40 LONG DRAIN VOLVO APPROVED ENGINE OIL ACEA E7 SPEC 20 LTR | eBay
 
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