Halford 20 W 50 oil

[DaveC]

Has anyone tried the halford's own brand 20 W 50 engine oil?

[keith]

dave, yes i have it in the SPi at the moment... about 2000 miles so far, inc a rather quick trip to cork & back.
found it to be a little "thin", and not sure how well it likes constant high speed (4000rpm for 2 hours); after coming off the m/way i noticed the pressure had dropped to below 50 psi at idle..
what had you been using?
*edit* i note that Ashgrove Interparts had COMMA 20w50 available 2 weeks ago when i was in. priced similar to Halfords.

[DaveC]

Keith, not sure what is in it at the moment, but might pop in to Ashgrove for a look

[Deadly Dave]

Ashgrove buy oil in by the pallet. If there was enough interest they would probably buy in a pallet of a good brand 20w 50 for us.

[Jobber85]

Is halfords own brand antifreeze coolant ok? It complies with BS6580 standards so i assume so?

[keith]

antifreeze is a whole different matter... . pretty much anything with a bit of anti-corrosive and anti-freezing properties should do. unless you are running and alloy head.... . . anyone? paul???

[marcexec]

Is halfords own brand antifreeze coolant ok? It complies with BS6580 standards so i assume so?

We had to replace the whole coolant (was only rusty water!) and that Halfords stuff (ready mixed, 5ltr) is OK, I did some research beforehand.
Never had any problems, but we only have been doing short trips only: <30km.

[keith]

ashgrove interparts have two 20w50 oils.... both by COMMA, one 4.5lt @ 18.50 euro in a plastic bottle, another 5lt @ 30.00 euro in a tin, marked "classic".
i'd want to know whats in the tin to be 50% more expensive than the other...
on the other hand, i did find a new 5lt of duckhams under some stuff in my shed...

[kona]

I use halfords 20w50, Never used anything else, car is fine, no rattles bangs or issues. Its e19.99 for 5lt and you get 15% off witha axa insurance policy.
I have a Trade Card and I got Bosch HT Leads and Ngk Bcpr7es plugs, 20w50 oil all for under €35. Cheap Service, I usually order Unipart fiters from minispares when im getting stuff from them as I dont really trust any other Brands.

[tony]

hi all,
duckhams do a 20w50 engine oil, its known as duckhams Q 20/50,,, duckhams is now distributed by castrol so any motor factor should have a few tins in stock,, not used it myself as i have been using 10/40 in my spi since 2000,,,the only problem i have is gear rod seals about once a year,, maybe a thicker oil wouldnt leak or maybe that seal is just one of those lovely mini quirks that we come to take for granted?

[gareth]

No matter what year mini your best stick with the 20/50. The gearbox needs the thicker oil and the mpi boxes are soft enough as it is so need all the help they can.

[marcexec]

yeah, followed the whole discussion in the German forum:
Irish weather: 20W50, you can do 15W40 over Germany's winter - like -10°C to max 5°C

So would have been nice in the last winter here as well.

Personally I am using Millers Mini Oil (Miniquip sells it), and I believe that extra 5€ are not too much.

Some guys go with Motorcycle Oil, especially if the engines are tuned. Not a bad call either since there are a lot of similarities.

[mark halford]

comma oil meant to be good and not to bad of a price can get it for €14.50 for 5ltr localy in motor factors in arklow town