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Is Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40, a part synthetic oil or a fully synthetic
one.

I have been advised by my LR dealer to use a part syn 10W-40 oil to top up,
as this is what would have put in during its routine service. The use
Castrol, but were unable to say exactly which product they use.

Castrol website does not say.

Anyone in the know out there?


 
Steve Cork wrote:

> Is Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40, a part synthetic oil or a fully synthetic
> one.
>
> I have been advised by my LR dealer to use a part syn 10W-40 oil to top
> up,
> as this is what would have put in during its routine service. The use
> Castrol, but were unable to say exactly which product they use.
>
> Castrol website does not say.
>
> Anyone in the know out there?

It would help to know what vehicle and engine you are talking about.
JD
 
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"JD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Steve Cork wrote:
>
>> Is Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40, a part synthetic oil or a fully synthetic
>> one.
>>
>> I have been advised by my LR dealer to use a part syn 10W-40 oil to top
>> up,
>> as this is what would have put in during its routine service. The use
>> Castrol, but were unable to say exactly which product they use.
>>
>> Castrol website does not say.
>>
>> Anyone in the know out there?
>
> It would help to know what vehicle and engine you are talking about.
> JD


 

"Steve Cork" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40, a part synthetic oil or a fully synthetic
> one.
>
> I have been advised by my LR dealer to use a part syn 10W-40 oil to top
> up, as this is what would have put in during its routine service.

Castrol Magnatec is not synthetic at all, not that this is relevant to
whether it is suitable for your vehicle.

The use
> Castrol, but were unable to say exactly which product they use.
>
> Castrol website does not say.
>
> Anyone in the know out there?
>

If they don't know what they actually use, why do you think they know what
they 'should' use. They obviously don't know ****.

You should use any oil which meets BMW LL01 or exceeds this. Castrol
Longlife oil qualifies but Magnatec is not good enough.
Well it is good enough for limited topping up but not for initial fill. I
would top up with the same standard of oil recommended for top-ups myself.
All you have to do is look at oil cans in the shop and find one with the BMW
specification printed, possibly in the small print. Just because a main
dealer is a 'main dealer' does not make it competent to service your car
unfortunately.
By the way, all oils that meet BMWLL01 specification happen to be synthetic.

I could tell you a standard that exceeds the BMW specification but that
would only confuse a situation which you already have some difficulty with.

Huw


 
Strange then that on a bottle of Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40 is says
"Synthetic Engineering".

Perhaps Castrol don't know what they make, as well as LR Dealers not knowing
"****".



"Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Steve Cork" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Is Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40, a part synthetic oil or a fully synthetic
>> one.
>>
>> I have been advised by my LR dealer to use a part syn 10W-40 oil to top
>> up, as this is what would have put in during its routine service.
>
> Castrol Magnatec is not synthetic at all, not that this is relevant to
> whether it is suitable for your vehicle.
>
> The use
>> Castrol, but were unable to say exactly which product they use.
>>
>> Castrol website does not say.
>>
>> Anyone in the know out there?
>>
>
> If they don't know what they actually use, why do you think they know what
> they 'should' use. They obviously don't know ****.
>
> You should use any oil which meets BMW LL01 or exceeds this. Castrol
> Longlife oil qualifies but Magnatec is not good enough.
> Well it is good enough for limited topping up but not for initial fill. I
> would top up with the same standard of oil recommended for top-ups myself.
> All you have to do is look at oil cans in the shop and find one with the
> BMW specification printed, possibly in the small print. Just because a
> main dealer is a 'main dealer' does not make it competent to service your
> car unfortunately.
> By the way, all oils that meet BMWLL01 specification happen to be
> synthetic.
>
> I could tell you a standard that exceeds the BMW specification but that
> would only confuse a situation which you already have some difficulty
> with.
>
> Huw
>


 
> Strange then that on a bottle of Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40 is says
> "Synthetic Engineering".

Not at all - just misleading marketing. It's everywhere.

 

"Steve Cork" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Strange then that on a bottle of Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40 is says
> "Synthetic Engineering".
>
> Perhaps Castrol don't know what they make, as well as LR Dealers not
> knowing "****".
>
>

The engineering might be synthetic for all I know but the product is mineral
oil.

Huw


 

"Steve Cork" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40, a part synthetic oil or a fully synthetic
> one.
>
> I have been advised by my LR dealer to use a part syn 10W-40 oil to top
> up, as this is what would have put in during its routine service. The use
> Castrol, but were unable to say exactly which product they use.
>
> Castrol website does not say.
>
> Anyone in the know out there?
>

I omitted to mention that any oil meeting the European standard of ACEA B3
is equally suitable as it is roughly equivalent to the BMW spec. Be aware
that it has to be B3 not , for instance, A3.

Huw


 
Thanks for the last piece of information. So the Castrol GTD which you have
been decrying is perhaps OK then. As it meets (or exceeds) ACEA B3.


"Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Steve Cork" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Is Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40, a part synthetic oil or a fully synthetic
>> one.
>>
>> I have been advised by my LR dealer to use a part syn 10W-40 oil to top
>> up, as this is what would have put in during its routine service. The
>> use Castrol, but were unable to say exactly which product they use.
>>
>> Castrol website does not say.
>>
>> Anyone in the know out there?
>>
>
> I omitted to mention that any oil meeting the European standard of ACEA B3
> is equally suitable as it is roughly equivalent to the BMW spec. Be aware
> that it has to be B3 not , for instance, A3.
>
> Huw
>


 

"Steve Cork" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks for the last piece of information. So the Castrol GTD which you
> have been decrying is perhaps OK then. As it meets (or exceeds) ACEA B3.
>

Oh, well than it is OK. It is the specification that is all important, not
whether an oil is synthetic or other bits of high profile irrelevance.
If it meets BMWLL specification ideally but at least meets ACEA B3 and it is
within a range of allowed viscosity then it will be OK whatever the Brand
and other bumph.

Magnatec is still not synthetic ;-) Not that it matters.

Huw



 
In article <[email protected]>, hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk
(Huw) wrote:

> I omitted to mention that any oil meeting the European standard of ACEA
> B3 is equally suitable as it is roughly equivalent to the BMW spec. Be
> aware that it has to be B3 not , for instance, A3

Is there an API equivalent?

--
Niamh
4x4 Cymru
http://www.4x4cymru.co.uk
 
Niamh Holding wrote:

> Is there an API equivalent?

No. ACEA standards are based on different criteria to the API ones so
there is no direct equivalent.

--
EMB
 
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