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which oil?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by neill70, Jun 27, 2011.

  1. neill70

    neill70 Copenworld Member

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    notts
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    copen vivid
    impreza wrx
    arosa sport
    yamaha ybr 125 custom
    can i put fully synthetic in the copen or does it have to be semi?

    only asking as i am struggling to find the reccomended 5w 30 in semi other than halfords crap.

    thanks

    neill
     
  2. Adam K

    Adam K Copenworld Guru

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    I've checked the service manual, it reads;
    5W-30 (API grade SG or higher)

    I have a 3L bottle of Magnatec fully synthetic 5W-30. I had bought it for my old Cappuccino. In a couple of weeks it'll go into the Copen instead.
    Looking on the label it says API grade SL. A quick check on the Internet shows that SL is higher (newer) than the SG.

    Another quick check on the tinternet tends to show that fully synthetic oils are a better quality, than the semi.
     
  3. neill70

    neill70 Copenworld Member

    Joined:
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    impreza wrx
    arosa sport
    yamaha ybr 125 custom
    just wanted to know if i could put fully synthetic in without any problems as the service manual says semi synthetic.
     

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