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Engine oil Mannol or Pentosin
For the UK, cheap and good: Mannol Fully Bi-Synthetic Engine Oil Longlife 3 5w30
The car runs well, no problems starting up, no significant oil burning.
Pros: car runs well
Cons: no oil burning
I got my 2018 Sprinter and so have used the Pento HPII in that as well.
Pros: MB certified
I use Mannol 7715 on my 3.0tdi
Part number: 7715
I use the mannol 5w30, it might be cheap but it's still just as slippy
Pros: just as slippy
Cons: might be cheap
Pentosin is fine, Mobil 1 is fine, Castrol, whatever. I put Mobil 1 in my racecar but castrol in my daily because it burns oil and I want a heavier weight that I can't find Mobil 1 in. Pentosin or LiquiMoly are good, but don't put too much thought into it.
Pros: Pentosin is fine
Vehicle:
BMW
I use pentosin. Made for vws. Change it every 10k. Good quality filter and you'll be good
Pros: good quality filter
Mileage: 10000 km
I use Pentosin in the e46, which I believe is BMW OEM supplier.
Vehicle:
BMW
Genuinely speaking, it's actually not bad oil at all. Apparently manufactured in Germany, meets or exceeds the OEM spec for my cars. In my 350Z which likes to drink oil, I change it using Fuchs Titan Race Pro S 5W-40 but I keep a bottle of this (also 5W-40) in the boot for top ups.
Pros: meets OEM spec
Cons: cars like to drink
Vehicle:
Nissan
I run Mannol 5w30 for Japanese brands on my 202k km d16
Works fine but I might change to a slightly thicker one
Pros: works fine
Cons: might change to thicker
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Mileage: 202000 km
Personally I use 5w-30 because it's the cheapest. I've used 0w-20 and 0w-30 in the car also. Can't tell what is in the car at any given time as it runs exactly the same regardless so just use the cheapest that's still up to the relevant specifications.
Pros: cheapest, up to specifications
Cons: no difference felt
Vehicle:
Honda
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