seatkid Posted May 3, 2008 Report Posted May 3, 2008 IMO Engine Oil is a high margin item. e.g. I recently went to my local Vauxhall dealer parts dept. to get 5 litres of GM Super synthetic longlife oil (5W-30 plus up to 30,000 mile interval on certain engines!!) - got quoted "about Quote
GSMGuy Posted May 27, 2008 Report Posted May 27, 2008 Just a quickie to add - Coscto are doing 20L Drums of Chevron Supreme Semi Synth - approved to VW 505.01... Quote
mumof4 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Posted May 27, 2008 flippin eck, hi Mike, where you been hiding?? Quote
GSMGuy Posted May 27, 2008 Report Posted May 27, 2008 flippin eck, hi Mike, where you been hiding?? I went to "the other side" remember, when I got rid of My Gal, and got a Merc, and then a Volvo XC90 lol - Also had a house move and 2 (more) children in the same period... Been a busy couple of years for us..... Mike Quote
mumof4 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Posted May 27, 2008 It sounds it!!, Congrats on the new additions, and i hope you will stick around. ;) Maz Quote
gregers Posted May 30, 2008 Report Posted May 30, 2008 shouldve bought a bigger tele :angry: welcome back,congrats from me also on your new additions :) Quote
jkspoff Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Posted July 16, 2008 If my Ford dealer put down '3x oil', does that mean that they may have actually used the correct oil and used 3 containers of the proper stuff ? Quote
jkspoff Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Posted July 16, 2008 I have just looked on my receipt and it has a part code next to the oil, does anyone know if this is the part for the 505.01 oil spec: F1343522 Quote
bwcibo Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 I use CHEVRON supreme which is what USA Ford garages I have seen use API CF oil Only problem is where I get it its in 25L barrels (COSTCO) last one I bought was less than Quote
bwcibo Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 Bit of a list :- Fuchs TITAN SUPERSYN PLUS SAE 5W-40 Motul Oils 4100 Power SAE 15w-50Halfords 5W/40 Synthetic Diesel OilCarlube Gold Super Lite 10w40 Rotella T Synthetic 5W-40 AMSOIL European Car Formula Synthetic 5W-40Carlube Triple R 5w40 PD these all claim to be VW 505.01 ect Quote
seatkid Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 Bit of a list :- Fuchs TITAN SUPERSYN PLUS SAE 5W-40 Motul Oils 4100 Power SAE 15w-50Halfords 5W/40 Synthetic Diesel OilCarlube Gold Super Lite 10w40 Rotella T Synthetic 5W-40 AMSOIL European Car Formula Synthetic 5W-40Carlube Triple R 5w40 PD these all claim to be VW 505.01 ect You better check that list - Motul Oils 4100 Power SAE 15w-50 is not 505.01 its 500.01 which is a petrol engine oil spec not suitable for PD Quote
bwcibo Posted August 22, 2008 Report Posted August 22, 2008 Bit of a list :- Fuchs TITAN SUPERSYN PLUS SAE 5W-40 Motul Oils 4100 Power SAE 15w-50Halfords 5W/40 Synthetic Diesel OilCarlube Gold Super Lite 10w40 Rotella T Synthetic 5W-40 AMSOIL European Car Formula Synthetic 5W-40Carlube Triple R 5w40 PD these all claim to be VW 505.01 ect You better check that list - Motul Oils 4100 Power SAE 15w-50 is not 505.01 its 500.01 which is a petrol engine oil spec not suitable for PD Sorry just going by their web site --- scrub the Motul :-) Quote
Willie Krashitt Posted August 22, 2008 Report Posted August 22, 2008 Ref JKSpoffs question: Ford oil with FINIS 1343522 is for a 5L bottle of Formula S/SD oil, which is 505.01 standard.George. Quote
jkspoff Posted August 22, 2008 Author Report Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) Phew, thanks for the info, thats a relief then, at least my local main dealer is using the correct oil ! Edited August 22, 2008 by jkspoff Quote
Taliska Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 (edited) Just two things learned recently: One branch of Hendy Ford said to me that "they do not put in the correct 5W40 oil in [for 1.9TDI Galaxy's] as a matter of course ... because it's too expensive for most of their punters". If they read the Ford manual that comes with the car, they'd see that they'd be invalidating your warranty for you. I guess if anything goes wrong with a Galaxy TDI engine that's oil-related and has been serviced regularly by Hendy, then I guess you've got some options open to you. ;-) -- And: Castrol also do some VW 505.01 oil, which is available at your friendly Halfords in useful 'top-up size'. (Had already been available on the continent for a while now, I believe). Taliska Edited August 31, 2008 by Taliska Quote
seatkid Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 just for fun i will get the lab at my ex works test a sample of my oil every 1000 miles ( they test aircraft engine oil) i have the 500.1 spec oil in at mo i will let you know how it holds up and deteriorates Any update BJ? Quote
Richard gal Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 My Ford Garage (Grimsby) in both parts and workshop, insist they only fit/supply Formula E 5w30 oil in Diesel galaxys, and everything else i believe. Is this correct or not? they insist its Ford recomendation. Quote
seatkid Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 My Ford Garage (Grimsby) in both parts and workshop, insist they only fit/supply Formula E 5w30 oil in Diesel galaxys, and everything else i believe. Is this correct or not? they insist its Ford recomendation.Not for PD diesels - all diesels in the Mk1 and MkII are VW units. PD Oils are special and VW oils are usually xxw40. AFAIK Formula E is a cheap basic oil which will inevitably chew the camshafts on a PD engine over a couple of years. If it doesnt have spec VW 505.01 (NB not 505.00) or better then it is not suitable! Quote
dave21 Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 vauxhall semi syth being acabby get trade discount and get a box of 6 cartons for 26 QUID Quote
jkspoff Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Posted June 11, 2009 Always worth checking when you book the car in for a Ford service that they use the correct oil, get them to itemise it on the invoice. (Ford oil with FINIS 1343522, 505.01 spec). Quote
jkspoff Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Does anyone have access to, or know where we can check Ford part numbers ? Edited June 11, 2009 by jkspoff Quote
Richard gal Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Out of concern for my engine i rang another main ford Dealer today. He has been in Ford main dealer workshop foreman for his whole working life (he tells me!), anyway then says they also ONLY put Formula E in eveything (except the odd old cosworth), and Ford recomend this, so both dealers are consistant. I pointed out a sharan would get different (synthetic) oil at a VW dealership, and would be recommended, he agreed, it would. He said this is more to do with other vw engines (polo and golf and some audi) that have real problems without it, and it is more of a blanket recommendation to keep it simple. He then said he honestly knew of no Galaxy PD engines ever having a problem attributable to the wrong oil, (warranty or not) and pointed out they would often get alot worse than Formula E in backstreet garages. So there you have it... He did say when the Escort cvh came out castrol GTX (liquid engineeering) was launched, and caused the biggest load of problems ever because people believed it was better than the Ford recommended oil. Quote
seatkid Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Out of concern for my engine i rang another main ford Dealer today. He has been in Ford main dealer workshop foreman for his whole working life (he tells me!), anyway then says they also ONLY put Formula E in eveything (except the odd old cosworth), and Ford recomend this, so both dealers are consistant. I pointed out a sharan would get different (synthetic) oil at a VW dealership, and would be recommended, he agreed, it would. He said this is more to do with other vw engines (polo and golf and some audi) that have real problems without it, and it is more of a blanket recommendation to keep it simple. He then said he honestly knew of no Galaxy PD engines ever having a problem attributable to the wrong oil, (warranty or not) and pointed out they would often get alot worse than Formula E in backstreet garages. So there you have it... He did say when the Escort cvh came out castrol GTX (liquid engineeering) was launched, and caused the biggest load of problems ever because people believed it was better than the Ford recommended oil. Biggest load of bull....but what do you expect from a Ford dealer? Galaxy mkII diesels will eventually strip their PD camshafts without the correct spec oil. Quote
Willie Krashitt Posted June 12, 2009 Report Posted June 12, 2009 SK is right when he refers that Ford Formula E 5W30 musn't be used in PD engines except for emergency top ups, however he is probably unaware of the latest 5W30 Formula F oil. This new oil - Ford Formula F /Castrol Magnatec Professional A1 - is now recommended for the Galaxy. Formula S/SD is still recommended as well though. The latest oil, according to the spec sheet is fully backwards compatible with the earlier oils and will help improve fuel economy whilst being more stable with increased % biodiesel now in the fuel. It also handles soot better. Tech service bulletin 10-2009 (copy attached) gives more details. George. Quote
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