I've been putting 10w-40 ELF 70 STI regular oil in my 1.6 petrol from '98 for 3 years now with no issues.
Pros: no issues, good performance
Vehicle:
Opel Astra G
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5w40 for sure, my engine sounds happier, quieter, more sound than it did when the PO had 5w30 in it. So 5w40 is a given especially since you have a lot of Km on the clock, when it comes to the brand it really doesn't matter especially if you keep the oil change intervals reasonable.
Pros: engine sounds happier, quieter
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 12500 km
I use Elf Oil and I change mine every 5-7k miles.
Pros: oil change 5-7k miles
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 11200 km
Now, I realized that the engine oil the mechanic put on when I got the camshaft replaced in november, is actually meant for cars. The oil is the ELF sporti TXI 10W40.
Vehicle:
Suzuki
I currently use ELF Exellium NF, Motul is good too I was tempted to get it....you can also check out ECS Tuning, they sell Lubro Molly now, I think that's gonna be my next choice and I might stick with it. I've used Amsoil for about 20K miles and liked it too. Otherwise, you can't go wrong with Castrol Syntec 5w40 either, I've used it since new all the way till 60K miles.
Pros: liked it
Mileage: 32187 km
I used ELF Excellium NF 5W40.
Mileage: 9000 km
I personnally use Elf and love it, best oil I ever used so far.
Pros: best oil ever, love it
ok i just did an oil change today. i put in Elf Excellium 10W50 Full Synthetic. anyways, the difference is awesome. much more free reving and "wanting to go faster" feeling. before oil change it felt tired and revs were lazy and engine had a 'fuzzy' sound when accelerating. anyways, all is good now
Pros: much more free reving
Cons: engine felt tired
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat B3
I use Elf, I switched over and won't go back.
Pros: won't go back
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Just started using it in my '03 3.0 (90K service). Elf 0W30. Notice a substantial increase in mileage! Hate the price, though...$13.95/litre CDN! And at 6.5 litres for the change...well, you get the picture.
Pros: increase in mileage
Cons: high price
Mileage: 90000 km
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What we know about ELF engine oil
The brand is registered in France.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a positive opinion of ELF engine oil.
PR Score — 95 out of 100, based on 13 reviews and 40 votes. 12 positive reviews, 1 neutral review, 0 negative reviews. Average rating — 4.4 (out of 5). Vote balance: 38 up, 2 down.
In the ranking of the best engine oil this part is at position 23, behind FUCHS and OEM Subaru , but ahead of Motorcraft and PETRONAS.
Users also evaluated the qualities of ELF engine oil:
- Warning light - oil pressure light flicker demands attention - rated positively. 5 points out of 5.
- Engine noise - louder ticking or knocking can mean low or old oil - rated positively. 4.8 points out of 5.
- Exhaust smoke - blue smoke indicates oil burning that needs checking - rated positively. 5 points out of 5.
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- ELF ranked #3 for: Opel Astra .
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