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17-11-2011, 05:37 PM
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Noticed this today in Super Cheap.
http://www.castrolmagnatec.com.au/MagFuelSaver/ Anyone using it in their AU yet? The lube reference guide on that site doesn't include Magnatec FS 5W-30 for an AUIII I6 engine, but it may be because it's brand new. (I've been using normal 10W-40 Magnatec in mine since about 2006) |
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17-11-2011, 06:26 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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5W30 is actually the correct oil for the AU6 use it and noisy lifters are a thing of the past. I've been using it for some time now with no dramas
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17-11-2011, 06:27 PM
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I thought 10w30 was correct for petrol AU2/3
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17-11-2011, 07:19 PM
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From the other thread, my Gregory's manual says...
AU -- 5W-30 ILSAC GF2 AU series II and III -- 10W 30 WSS-M2C-910-A2 I have an AU3 myself. The oil filler cap says "USE 10W-30 OIL" |
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17-11-2011, 08:21 PM
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unless you're in Queensland, in which 10w30 is too thin for a high mileage AU six in the sunshine state.
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18-11-2011, 08:18 PM
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I used to use 10w40 magnatec. would get about 9l/100km on a trip
changed to shell hx7 10w30. ful consumption has dropped to a tad over 8l/100 so yep, oils aint oils
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02-07-2012, 12:18 PM
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Bump of an old thread...
I've put Magnatec Fuel Saver 5W30 into my AUIII now. Early days, but so far it looks good - had a lone lifter ticking away (with Shell HX7K high kilometre 15W50) and changing back to Magnatec and a thinner oil seems to have stopped it. Note that Castrol's lube reference guide still doesn't mention Magnatec FS 5W30 anywhere as an option for S1-S3 AU, either I6 or V8. |
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Castrol Magnatec "Fuel Saver" 5W-30
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