adrianf. Posted September 29, 2007 Report Posted September 29, 2007 Has anyone tried Halfords own brand of 505.01 oil in their car. Yes or no, any thoughts on it folks Cheers Adrian. Quote
gregers Posted September 29, 2007 Report Posted September 29, 2007 yes and yes,iirc as nik posted its on a bogof deal at the mo,i always thought that as long as you get the right code of oil for your car then does it really matter what make of oil to use? Quote
NikpV Posted September 29, 2007 Report Posted September 29, 2007 at some point you have to draw the line so I thought I'd try it - as gregers said with the deal its Quote
adrianf. Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Posted September 29, 2007 (edited) Blimey my main dealer only charged me Edited September 29, 2007 by adrianf Quote
Saif Rehman Posted September 29, 2007 Report Posted September 29, 2007 Yep, can confirm that the BOGOF deal is no longer available, the deal now is that you get a set of Halford branded screwdriver set worth allegedly Quote
tiny Posted September 29, 2007 Report Posted September 29, 2007 On the subject of oil, this is a quite interesting read. Click Me Quote
lazyb5 Posted September 30, 2007 Report Posted September 30, 2007 Vw had run out of pd oil yesterday :wacko: so i went this morning to Halfords 31.99 for fully synthetic diesel oil and screwdrivers only free with part synthetic oil :lol: i will change it shortly and try Quote
El Dingo Posted September 30, 2007 Report Posted September 30, 2007 For petrol users with Ford engine, Halford 5W-30 semi-synthetic is OK. I bought it on offer for Quote
adrianf. Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Posted September 30, 2007 Popped to Halfords this morning just to check but it was Quote
lazyb5 Posted September 30, 2007 Report Posted September 30, 2007 Service done now wheres my beer ;) Quote
gregers Posted September 30, 2007 Report Posted September 30, 2007 ill give you a beer if you come down and do a service on my car LAZY ;) Quote
adrianf. Posted October 2, 2007 Author Report Posted October 2, 2007 Popped to Halfords this morning just to check but it was Quote
mattc Posted October 3, 2007 Report Posted October 3, 2007 Hi Adrian, Which dealer and Which oil? as I live in Weston and I'm looking to do a service.Cheers Matt. Quote
adrianf. Posted October 3, 2007 Author Report Posted October 3, 2007 Hi Matt. Its a place called Vee W Auto parts. Tel 0117 9418641Not sure of the address but its just off the Feeder Road. (up above a tyre depot) Should be in yellow pages. Been using them for a long time now and find them very good as they only deal with VW etc so know what they are talking about. Cant remember what make of oil it was. Maybe Comma. But it was 505.01 stuff and i think it was about Quote
ianskill Posted October 3, 2007 Report Posted October 3, 2007 hi and thanks for having me on the forum.i have been looking at the halfords oil also as its on offer.i also have an oil here which is API SG/CE name on the bottle is RSX 560. its a 5w 60 oil,fully synthetic. would it not be wise to put this oil in my ford galaxy 1.9 tdi? thanks Quote
Saif Rehman Posted October 3, 2007 Report Posted October 3, 2007 hi and thanks for having me on the forum.i have been looking at the halfords oil also as its on offer.i also have an oil here which is API SG/CE name on the bottle is RSX 560. its a 5w 60 oil,fully synthetic. would it not be wise to put this oil in my ford galaxy 1.9 tdi? thanks Does it say VW 505.01 on the back? Quote
adrianf. Posted October 3, 2007 Author Report Posted October 3, 2007 Nope, only 505.01 oil as far as i know unless anyone can say diifferent. I thought the offer in Halfords was over. I think it Quote
mattc Posted October 3, 2007 Report Posted October 3, 2007 Cheers Adrian, Will have to get me arse up there...Many thanks Matt. Quote
ianskill Posted October 3, 2007 Report Posted October 3, 2007 no,doesnt say anything else.the name of the firm based in leeds has also finished, Quote
Saif Rehman Posted October 3, 2007 Report Posted October 3, 2007 Ian, Due to the complexity of the PD engine and to avoid any future problems, i would advise not to use it. Regards Quote
ianskill Posted October 3, 2007 Report Posted October 3, 2007 advice taken,many thanks for the reply. Quote
adrianf. Posted October 3, 2007 Author Report Posted October 3, 2007 (edited) Cheers Adrian, Will have to get me arse up there...Many thanks Matt. No probs, if you need directions just PM me.Maybe give them a call first if going the next few days as i had the last bottle of the cheaper oil. Adrian. Edited October 3, 2007 by adrianf Quote
gordon lonsdale Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 I bought my oil change materials today , cost for 4.5 litres of 505 01 spec Comma synthetic (marked for pd engine on can) and a Fram filter , 27.65 , quid . Other suppliers would have charged nearly 40 quid for these items. ........................BEDFORD BATTERY CO >>>>>>>>NORTHAMPTON BEDFORD MILTON KEYNES & WELLINGBOROUGH > Any suggestions as to best gearbox oil for my Gal 6 speeder tdi and recomendations about additives ( mainly to cure a slow / notchy synchromesh on second .)........................THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR MAINTAINING A FANTASTIC SITE. ........GORDON Quote
Steveenduro Posted October 17, 2007 Report Posted October 17, 2007 If you've got a Wilco near you, they supply Millers XFE PD 505.01 for Quote
daddyfixit Posted October 26, 2007 Report Posted October 26, 2007 i worked for haflods for 9 years as a garage manager, comma used to make their oils just check the shape of haflods bottles to comma bottles from a factors? Quote
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