[ssrout]

Code 82 on display please could you inform me which oil to purchase for my Astra J 2010 1.7 cdti

 

[Scrooge]

5W30 fully synthetic

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxMercman]

Dexos 2

MM

 

[ssrout]

Please advise which oil to buy
10 number plate excl
1.7 diesel A17DTJ engine

Thanks

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxMercman]

Oil to Dexos 2 specification, nothing else. Vauxhall's own brand is the most economic option especially on Trade club.

MM

 

[Nimraynn]

Oil to Dexos 2 specification, nothing else. Vauxhall's own brand is the most economic option especially on Trade club.

MM

About £20 for 5 litres on trade club (Y)

 

[Simple Simon]

About £20 for 5 litres on trade club (Y)

Semi-synth'. .?

 

[DarkBahamut]

Dexos 2 is full synthetic I believe?

 

[blink]

fully synthetic 5w30

 

[Simple Simon]

fully synthetic 5w30

Surely , semi-synth' , would do the joab. .

 

[LukeCoupeT]

your choice in the end fella, but vauxhall wouldnt recommend it for the engine if it wasnt made for the job, i wouldnt stick a semi oil in a engine that needs fully synth, i cant say much though as i run a differnet engine to you and i choose to run fuchs oil!

 

[blink]

Surely , semi-synth' , would do the joab. .

the spec calls for fully synthetic

 

[Simple Simon]

the spec calls for fully synthetic

I put Mobil 1 into a Vx about 15 yrs ago . Before the Mobil 1 , the car never used oil , after the Mobil 1 it did use oil. It was the same spec as the Dexos. .






I have concerns. .

 

[LukeCoupeT]

TBH ive never used mobil 1 due to being an "All Model" oil, meaning it could be used in a wide range of motors, the oil vaux recommend would be alot better for the engine, or something under a brand name like fuchs which matches your current cars recommendation and is persific to your engine, which opieoils do!

 

[blink]

would have been semi synthetic 15 years ago, i have got some fuchs oil for the next change

 

[Simple Simon]

would have been semi synthetic 15 years ago, i have got some fuchs oil for the next change

Nah , Mobil 1 was still fully -synth' , even 15yrs ago , when l was a boy. .

 

[blink]

no, i mean the vauxhall spec was semi synthetic 15 years go

 

[Simple Simon]

no, i mean the vauxhall spec was semi synthetic 15 years go

Eh , mostly mineral on the Vx spec back then , John. I reckon VX brought in the semi-synth about 10yrs ago. When you are running a turbo the oil is defo important , that plain bearing in the middle has a lot expected of it. .

 

[blink]

im sure our astra f needed semi synthetic

 

[Simple Simon]

My G , always got Vx mineral , I didn't have an F but I don't recall getting the option on semi-synth 'tll about 10yrs ago.