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Yes mate, everything is on sale http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-990-fuchs-t ... e-oil.aspx Cheers Guy

It's Opie Oils BIGGEST ever SALE There's up to 50% off, and EVERYTHING is reduced in our End of Season Sale! Example products and prices (all including member's discount - you're all able to get these prices if you sign in or register): Silkolene PRO S 5w-30, 5w-40 and 10w-50 just £37.99 / 5L including VAT! (RRP is over £54) Motul 300V race / competition engine oil just £19.99 / 2L including VAT (RRP ranges from £24.80 - £27.32) Motul VW Specific VW 505 01, 502 00, 505 00 - under £25 / 5 litres including VAT! (RRP is £39.10) Selected Motul and Gulf oils at over 33% off! Castrol Edge Sport 10w-60 - Buy 8L GET 4L FREE ... plus members discounts! All other Castrol car engine oils - Buy 4L GET 1L FREE ... plus members discounts! Huge discounts of up to 50% on other oils - and always at least 20% off RRP, usually more! ALL UFI oil filters... 50% OFF! T-Shirts, hats and clothing... 50% OFF! Also discounts of 20% + on cleaning and detailing products, spark plugs, aerosols and workshop items We've made it easier than ever to see what great bargains you can get because there's no offer code to use. Just sign in to your account to see your prices with club discount, or register if you've not already done so. All items are available WHILE STOCKS LAST, so if you don't want to miss out, we recommend that you place your order now to be sure of getting what you want. GO SHOPPING >> If you need any help or advice, you know where I am... Cheers! oilman

Ive tried, but they didnt listen. Cheers Guy

We've picked a great selection of VW - Audi Group approved engine oils and slashed the prices as a very special offer to all VAG clubs/forums! Until midnight on Friday 16 October, we've slashed the prices as low as we can - example prices below! If you're registered on the Opie Oils Website and have selected your club/forum from our dropdown list then log in to your account and you'll get 28 - 33% off our usual prices on these oils. If not... register to qualify to get your discount (at least 10% club discount plus an extra 20% for this offer) Available on our web site now, we have something for everyone - you'll find oils meeting the VW 503.01, 504.00, 507.00, 505.01 and 506.01 specs in the offer. Visit this special page on our web site to view all VAG spec engine oils on offer. Example prices: * Gulf Tec Plus 5w-40 part synthetic (VW 505.01) offer price now just £19.44 for 4 litres * Motul 8100 X-Lite 0w-30 fully synthetic / ester (VW 503.01) offer price now just £35.60 for 5 litres * Fuchs Titan Supersyn LL Plus 0w-30 fully synthetic for VW and PD engines (VW 506.01) offer price now just £32.25 for 4 litres * Mobil 1 ESP 5w-30 fully synthetic (VW 504.00 / 507.00) offer price now just £32.28 for 4 litres * plus more on our web site! Castrol oils are not included in this offer... but if you're after a Castrol oil, we currently have a buy 4 litres get 1 litre FREE offer on ALL Castrol car engine oils. Details here. Not sure what all the different VW specifications mean? Take a look here. Please note that because of this special pricing, we are unable to combine these discounts with any other discount or offer code. There are technical data sheets available online for all the oils, but feel free to PM if you need advice on which oil to choose. Cheers, - Guy

AN EXTRA 25% FREE ON ALL CASTROL CAR ENGINE OILS - BUY 4 LITRES GET A 1 LITRE TOP UP BOTTLE FREE! In an exclusive Opie Oils offer, we're giving away a handy free 1 litre top up bottle with every 4 litres of Castrol Edge, Castrol Edge Sport, Castrol Magnatec or Castrol GTX For every 4 litres of Castrol engine oil you'll get a litre free, whether it's the top-of-the-range fully synthetic Castrol Edge / Edge Sport engine oils, the semi-synthetic Castrol Magnatec range or engine oils from the Castrol GTX / Castrol GTX Diesel range. There's no voucher code to use - your free litre will be sent automatically for every 4 litres you buy :-) * 4L of Castrol Edge (ANY viscosity) -> 1L top up bottle of Castrol Edge free! * 4L of Castrol Edge Sport (ANY viscosity) -> 1L top up bottle of Castrol Edge Sport free! * 4L of Castrol Magnatec (ANY viscosity) -> 1L top up bottle of Castrol Magnatec free! * 4L of Castrol GTX (ANY viscosity) -> 1L top up bottle of Castrol GTX free! Fancy stocking up? You can order any number of 4 litre bottles to get the same number of 1 litre bottles free Not sure what oil you need? You should be able to find the correct oil by entering details of your car here, but if you have any problems or can't find your car, I'm always happy to help! Fill in the Recommend an Oil for My Car form and we'll get back to you within 24 hours, or give me a call on 01209 215164. Find Castrol car engine oils here >> This offer can't be combined with other offers / offer codes I'm afraid. Cheers oilman

It's time for another Opie Oils competition! In something of a reprise of our competition back in June, we're giving away over £150's worth of cleaning, polishing and detailing products... but this time you stand more chance of a prize because there's the added bonus of 3 runners up prizes, each of a £50 voucher to spend at Opie Oils. Free to enter, no purchase necessary. Read enough? Scroll down for the link to the competition entry forml, or read on for more details... It's a great prize, containing everything you need to get your car looking the business inside and out! There's car shampoo and wheel cleaner, clay bars and polishes - a huge selection of products from Meguiars, Muc-off and Bilt Hamber. How to win it? Easy! Just let us know the make of the "mystery car" on our web site and fill in the competition entry form with your answer. If you like, you can tell us what model it is too, but you don't need to... and there are no bonus prizes! It's free to enter and there's no commitment to buy anything, so give it a go! You've nothing to lose... except, as we said before, a whole weekend spent cleaning and polishing your car if you're the winner ;-) The competition's not open for long, so get your skates on... last entries by close of play this coming Sunday, 4th October 2009, please. If you're the winner, you'll get all this: A bottle of Bilt Hamber Auto Wash (mega-concentrated; a teaspoon per bucket's all you need) A bar of Bilt Hamber Auto Clay - Regular (for a first time claying to get rid of paint impurities) A bar of Bilt Hamber Auto Clay - Soft (for the more regular detailer) A Muc-Off Device and Screen Cleaner pack (for everything from spectacles to your satnav screen) A can of Muc-Off Disc Brake Cleaner (does what it says on the tin - also good at removing permanent marker from whiteboards when you use the wrong pen, as we found out last week) A Muc-Off Ultimate Wheel and Tyre Kit (Muc-Off Nanotech Wheel Cleaner, Muc-Off Wheel Seal plus 3 brushes, a sponge, a cloth, 2 sponge applicators and a nice tub to put it all in) A Meguiars Lambs Wool Wash Mitt (soft and fluffy) A bottle of Meguiars Ultimate Quik Detailer (Never good at spelling, those Americans) A tube of Meguiars Scratch X (for isolated scratches and blemishes) A bottle of Meguiars Hot Shine Tyre Dressing Spray (if you like the wet look) A bottle of Meguiars Carpet and Interior Cleaner (you know it's overdue!) 4 Meguiars soft foam applicator pads (round and yellow) A bottle of Meguiars NXT Tech Wax 2.0 (good stuff, this, and comes with a sparkly purple applicator pad) A 1 litre bottle of Fuchs Screen Wash concentrate (makes up to 5 litres for winter use, twice that in the summer) ... so that'd keep you busy. There's also the option for the winner to substitute the product selection above for a more motorcycle-focussed prize instead. Contact us for details if that's of specific interest. Rules? Well, Opie Oils staff can't enter :-( The prize is as stated and there's no cash alternative, entries received after Sunday 4th June won't count and just the one entry each please! Good luck! Guy and the team >> Enter now

Anyone interested? Let us know as soon as you can to make sure we have what you want

Opie Oils is offering some very special prices on a pre-order and collect only basis for those of you attending Rallyday 2009 on Saturday 19th September 2009 at Castle Combe. Our stand will be in the main paddock area and will feature some cool cars with a rally theme, so come along and see us even if you don’t want oil. We are offering up to 40% off but only if you pre-order on our web site (or via email/telephone) and collect on the day as we will not be offering these prices on a mail order basis, it’s a RALLYDAY 2009 COLLECT IN PERSON SPECIAL only. Here are some of the products and prices we are offering. If you are interested in any other products, please email or PM us for a special RALLYDAY 2009 pre-order & collect price. Silkolene Pro S 5w-40 (5 Litres) £36.00 Silkolene Pro S 10w-50 (5 Litres) £36.00 Silkolene Pro R 15w-50 (5 Litres) £36.00 Silkolene SYN 5 75w-90 (1 Litre) £ 9.00 Silkolene XTR 10w-40 (4 Litres) £ 9.00 Fuchs Titan XTR 5w-30 (5 Litres) £13.00 Redline Heavy Shockproof (1 Quart) £12.50 Redline Lightweight Shockproof (1 Quart) £12.50 Redline SuperLight Shockproof (1 Quart) £12.50 Redline MT90 75w-90 Gear Oil (1 Quart) £11.00 Redline MTL 70w-80 Gear Oil (1 Quart) £11.00 Motul 300V 5w-30 (2 Litres) £18.00 Motul 300V 5w-40 (2 Litres) £18.00 Motul 300V 10w-40 (2 Litres) £18.00 Motul 300V 15w-50 (2 Litres) £18.00 Motul 8100 XCess 5w-40 (5 Litres) £23.00 Motul RBF 600 (500mls) £ 9.00 Castrol Edge/Edge TD 0w-30 (4 Litres) £35.00 Castrol Edge 5w-30 (4 Litres) £35.00 Castrol Edge 10w-60 (4 Litres) £35.00 Castrol Edge TD 5w-40 (4 Litres) £32.00 Castrol Edge Sport 0w-40 (4 Litres) £32.00 Castrol Edge Sport 10w-60 (4 Litres) £32.00 Gulf Competition 5w-40 (5 Litres) £38.00 Gulf Competition 10w-40 (5 Litres) £38.00 Gulf Competition 15w-50 (5 Litres) £38.00 Gulf Competition 10w-60 (5 Litres) £38.00 Amsoil Synthetic MTF (1 Quart) £11.00 Amsoil Synthetic ATF (1 Quart) £11.00 All prices include VAT. You can pay on the day via cash or card (sorry no cheques accepted) or you can give us a call beforehand on 01209 215164 option 2 and save time on the day. We will have little or no additional stock to sell on the day so to avoid disappointment you must pre-order. If you do not collect your order then you will lose these special prices. So, fill in the form on our web site (no payment required at this stage) and we will ensure that your order is with us at RALLYDAY 2009. Look forward to seeing you all there! Oilman and the opieoils.co.uk Team PRE-ORDER NOW >>

Yep :) Thanks Guy And thankyou for the detailed explanation - illuminating & reassuring to have the technical backup. Just 1 query - where does the synthetic feedstock originate? Phil The base stocks come from the same place as all the others, there is a handfull of companies out there that supply the pao base stock, I assume they will go with who has the best price at the time. The key is in the additive package! Cheers Guy

I can always do something, give me a call. Cheers Guy

Yep :)

Yep, I posted one here yesterday ;)

Hi oilman i couldnt find any of the brands listed in the link local to me but went for some 5w-40 Lucas synthetic high performance just wondered about your professional thoughts on this? [i couldnt find if it was esther based or not] thanks again :) Its average at best, next time give me a call. Cheers Guy

Cleaning and detailing products competition – We have a winner! Sadly, unless you’ve heard from us today, it wasn’t you... but we do have a nice little consolation for everyone – see our web site for details (you'll need to be quick). Still not sure of the answers? Take a look at our web site and all will be revealed! Thanks to everyone who entered, and look out for our next competition - details soon! Guy

Standard or modified? Cheers Guy Completely and utterly standard. :grin: Well, the engine is anyway.... I would look at a good 5w-40 synthetic, ester based such as Silkolene Pro S, Motul 300v and the Gulf Comp, if it has a thirst for oil then look at a 10w-50. Cheers Guy

Standard or modified? Cheers Guy

Ester based synthetic, standard VR 5w-40 should be ideal. Have a browse http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-953-ester-synthetic.aspx Cheers Guy.

Oil is the lifeblood of your vehicle's engine. For decades conventional petroleum oils have been providing adequate protection for all of our vehicles. The key word here is adequate. Petroleum oils, for the most part, have done an adequate job of protecting our engines from break down. If you change it often enough, you can be relatively sure that your car will last 100,000 to 150,000 miles without a serious engine problem - maybe even longer. The real question is, why settle for adequate when something better has been available for about 30 years? Today's engines are built for better performance, and, although petroleum oils are designed for better protection and performance today than they were 10 or 20 years ago, there is only so much that can be done. Today's engines need high performance lubricants, and the only true ones available are synthetics. Conventional petroleum oils are insufficient for use in today's vehicles primarily because they are manufactured from a refined substance, contain paraffins (wax), sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, water, salts and certain metals. All of these contaminants must be refined out of the basestock in order for it to be useful for use within a lubricant. Unfortunately, no refining process is perfect. Impurities will always remain when any refining process is done. It simply isn't economical to continue to refine the oil again and again to remove more impurities. If this was done, petroleum oils would cost as much as synthetic oils do. There are many components of petroleum oil basestocks which are completely unnecessary for protecting your engine. They do absolutely nothing to enhance the lubrication properties of the oil. In fact, most of these contaminants are actually harmful to your oil and your engine. Some of the chemicals in conventional petroleum lubricants break down at temperatures well within the normal operating temperature range of your engine. Others are prone to break down in these relatively mild temperatures only if oxygen is present. But, this is invariably the case anyway, especially since oxygen is one of the contaminants within petroleum basestocks. These thermally and oxidatively unstable contaminants do absolutely nothing to aid in the lubrication process. They are only present in conventional petroleum oils because removing them would be impossible or excessively expensive. When thermal or oxidative break down of petroleum oil occurs, it leaves engine components coated with varnish, deposits and sludge. In addition, the lubricant which is left is thick, hard to pump and maintains little heat transfer ability. In addition, petroleum oils contain paraffins which cause dramatic oil thickening in cold temperatures. Even with the addition of pour point depressant additives, most petroleum oils will begin to thicken at temperatures 10 to 40 degrees warmer than synthetic oils. As a result, petroleum lubricants will not readily circulate through your engine's oil system during cold weather. This may leave engine parts unprotected for minutes after startup. Obviously, significant wear can occur during this time frame. Even when all conditions are perfect for conventional oils to do their job, they fall far short of synthetic oils. Part of the problem is that (because of their refined nature) petroleum oils are composed of molecules which vary greatly in size. As the oil flows through your vehicle's lubrication system, the small, light molecules tend to flow in the center of the oil stream while the large, heavy ones adhere to metal surfaces where they create a barrier against heat movement from the component to the oil stream. In effect, the large, heavy molecules work like a blanket around hot components. There is also another effect of the non-uniformity of petroleum oil molecules which reduces their effectiveness. Uniformly smooth molecules slip over one another with relative ease. This is not the case with molecules of differing size. Theoretically, it might be somewhat similar to putting one layer of marbles on top of another (if this could easily be done). If the marbles were all of the same size, they would move over one another fairly easily. However, if they were all of differing sizes, the result would be much less efficient. In the case of petroleum oils this inefficiency leads, ironically, to added friction in the system (the very thing that lubricants are supposed to reduce). Hence, petroleum oils are only marginally capable of controlling heat in your engine. Considering that motor oil does nearly 50% of the cooling of your engine, that's not a good thing. But, This being said, petroleum oils are “adequate” for the purpose of protecting your engine, if you don't mind a shorter vehicle lifespan, inconvenient oil changes, or decreased engine performance. Under normal circumstances, most vehicles lubricated with petroleum oil should run satisfactorily for 100,000 to 150,000 miles without serious incidence. If you like the hassle of changing your oil regularly, and you are only looking for marginal performance for the next 100,000 miles or so, petroleum oils are definitely the way to go. Assuming that you don't relish the idea of changing your oil every 2,000 miles or and are looking to keep your “pride and joy” in tip-top condition then these are the main areas where synthetic oils surpass their petroleum counterparts. Oil drains can be extended Vehicle life can be extended Costly repairs can be reduced Fuel mileage can be improved Performance can be improved Synthetic basestock molecules are pure and of uniform size. This is because synthetic basestocks are designed from the ground up with the sole purpose of protecting your engine. Nothing is added if it does not significantly contribute to the lubricating ability of the oil. In addition, in top-quality synthetics, no component is added which might be contaminated with any substance that might lessen the lubricating qualities of the oil. In other words, manufacturers of these premium synthetics implement very strict quality control measures to insure no contamination. Not only that, synthetic basestocks are designed so that the molecules are of uniform size and weight. In addition, synthetic basestock molecules are short-chain molecules which are much more stable than the long-chain molecules that petroleum basestocks are made of. This significantly adds to the lubricating qualities and stability of the oil. EXTENDED OIL DRAINS Stable Basestocks Synthetic oils are designed from pure, uniform synthetic basestocks, they contain no contaminants or unstable molecules which are prone to thermal and oxidative break down. Moreover, because of their uniform molecular structure, synthetic lubricants operate with less internal and external friction than petroleum oils which have the non-uniform molecular structure. The result is better heat control, and less heat means less stress to the lubricant. Higher Percentage of Basestock Synthetic oils contain a higher percentage of lubricant basestock than petroleum oils do. This is because multi-viscosity oils need a great deal of pour point depressant and viscosity modifying additives in order to be sold as multi-viscosity oils. Synthetic oils, require very little in the way of pour point depressants and viscosity modifiers. Therefore, synthetic oils can contain a higher percentage of basestock, which actually does most of the lubricating anyway. More basestock leads to longer motor oil life. Additives Used Up More Slowly Petroleum basestocks are much more prone to oxidation than synthetic oils, oxidation inhibitors are needed in greater supply and are used up very quickly. Synthetic oils do oxidize, but at a much slower rate therefore, oxidation inhibiting additives are used up much more slowly. Synthetic oils provide for better ring seal than petroleum oils do. This minimizes blow-by and reduces contamination by combustion by-products. As a result, corrosion inhibiting additives have less work to do and will last much longer than within a petroleum oil. Excellent Heat Tolerance Synthetics are simply more tolerant to extreme heat than petroleum oils are. When heat builds up within an engine, petroleum oils quickly begin to burn off. They volatize. In other words, the lighter molecules within petroleum oils turn to gas and what's left are the large petroleum oil molecules that are harder to pump. Synthetics are resistant to this burn-off. They will tolerate much higher engine temperatures. EXTENDED VEHICLE LIFE WITH FEWER REPAIRS Heat Reduction More often than not, vehicle life is determined by engine life. One of the major factors affecting engine life is component wear and/or failure, which is often the result of high temperature operation. The uniformly smooth molecular structure of synthetic oils gives them a much lower coefficient of friction (they slip more easily over one another causing less friction) than petroleum oils. Less friction, of course, means less heat in the system. And, since heat is a major contributor to engine component wear and failure, synthetic oils significantly reduce these two detrimental effects. In addition, because of their uniform molecular structure, synthetic oils do not cause the "blanket effect" which was mentioned earlier. Since each molecule in a synthetic oil is of uniform size, each is equally likely to touch a component surface at any given time, thus moving a certain amount of heat into the oil stream and away from the component. This makes synthetic oils far superior heat transfer agents than conventional petroleum oils. Greater Film Strength Petroleum motor oils have very low film strength in comparison to synthetics. The film strength of a lubricant refers to it's ability to maintain a film of lubricant between two objects when extreme pressure and heat are applied. Synthetic oils will typically have a film strength of 500% to 1000% higher than petroleum oils of comparable viscosity. In fact, believe it or not, even though heavier weight oils typically have higher film strength than lighter weight oils, a 0w30 or 5w-40 weight synthetic oil will likely have higher film strength than a 15w40 or 20w50 petroleum oil. Thus, even with a lighter weight oil, you can still maintain proper lubricity and reduce the chance of metal to metal contact when using a synthetic oil. Of course, that means that you can use oils that provide far better fuel efficiency and cold weather protection without sacrificing engine protection under high temperature, high load conditions. Obviously, this is a big plus, because you can greatly reduce both cold temperature start-up wear and high temperature/high load engine wear using the same low viscosity oil. Engine Deposit Reduction In discussing some of the pitfalls of petroleum oil use, engine cleanliness is certainly an issue. Petroleum oils tend to leave sludge, varnish and deposits behind after thermal and oxidative break down. They're better than they used to be, but it still occurs. Deposit build-up leads to a significant reduction in engine performance and engine life as well as increasing the number of costly repairs that are necessary. Since synthetic oils have far superior thermal and oxidative stability than petroleum oils, they leave engines virtually varnish, deposit and sludge-free. Better Cold Temperature Fluidity Synthetic oils and other lubricants do not contain paraffins or other waxes which dramatically thicken petroleum oils during cold weather. As a result, they tend to flow much better during cold temperature starts and begin lubricating an engine almost immediately. This leads to significant engine wear reduction, and, therefore, longer engine life and fewer costly repairs. IMPROVED FUEL MILEAGE AND PERFORMANCE As indicated earlier, synthetic oils, because of their uniform molecular structure, are tremendous friction reducers. Less friction leads to increased fuel economy and improved engine performance. Any energy released from the combustion process that would normally be lost to friction can now be transferred directly to the wheels, providing movement. Vehicle acceleration becomes swifter and more powerful while using less fuel in the process. The uniform molecular structure of synthetic oils has another performance enhancing benefit as well. In a petroleum oil, lighter molecules tend to boil off easily, leaving behind much heavier molecules which are difficult to pump. Certainly, the engine loses more energy pumping these heavy molecules than if it were pumping lighter ones. Since synthetic oils have more uniform molecules, fewer of these molecules tend to boil off. More importantly, when they do, the molecules which are left are of the same size and pumpability is not affected. Cheers Tim

Just a quick reminder... Our guess the car competiton ends close of play on Friday 26th June 09.

It's Opie Oils competition time again! This time we're giving away over £150's worth of cleaning, polishing and detailing products. Free to enter, no purchase necessary. It's a great prize, containing everything you need to get your car looking the business inside and out! There's car shampoo and wheel cleaner, clay bars and polishes - a huge selection of products from Meguiars, Muc-off and Bilt Hamber. How to win it? Easy! Just let us know the make of the "mystery car" on our web site and fill in the competition entry form with your answer. If you like, you can tell us what model it is too, but you don't need to... and there are no bonus prizes! It's free to enter and there's no commitment to buy anything, so give it a go! You've nothing to lose... except perhaps a whole weekend spent cleaning and polishing your car if you're the winner ;-) Last entries by close of play on Friday 26th June 09, please. If you're the winner, you'll get all this: (all linked to our web site so you can find out more if you like) A bottle of Bilt Hamber Auto Wash (mega-concentrated; a teaspoon per bucket's all you need) A bar of Bilt Hamber Auto Clay - Regular (for a first time claying to get rid of paint impurities) A bar of Bilt Hamber Auto Clay - Soft (for the more regular detailer) A Muc-Off Device and Screen Cleaner pack (for everything from spectacles to your satnav screen) A can of Muc-Off Disc Brake Cleaner (does what it says on the tin - also good at removing permanent marker from whiteboards when you use the wrong pen, as we found out last week) A Muc-Off Ultimate Wheel and Tyre Kit (Muc-Off Nanotech Wheel Cleaner, Muc-Off Wheel Seal plus 3 brushes, a sponge, a cloth, 2 sponge applicators and a nice tub to put it all in) A Meguiars Lambs Wool Wash Mitt (soft and fluffy) A bottle of Meguiars Ultimate Quik Detailer (Never good at spelling, those Americans) A tube of Meguiars Scratch X (for isolated scratches and blemishes) A bottle of Meguiars Hot Shine Tyre Dressing Spray (if you like the wet look) A bottle of Meguiars Carpet and Interior Cleaner (you know it's overdue!) 4 Meguiars soft foam applicator pads (round and yellow) A bottle of Meguiars NXT Tech Wax 2.0 (good stuff, this, and comes with a sparkly purple applicator pad) A 1 litre bottle of Fuchs Screen Wash concentrate (makes up to 10 litres summer use) (Partridge and Pear tree not included) ... so that'd keep you busy. There's also the option for the winner to substitute the product selection above for a more motorcycle-focussed prize instead. Contact us for details if that's of specific interest. Rules? Well, Opie Oils staff can't enter :-( The prize is as stated and there's no cash alternative, entries received after Friday 26th June won't count and just the one entry each please. Good luck! Guy and the team >> Enter now

Gulf Lubricants (UK) and Opie Oils are proud to announce a new partnership to distribute Gulf's extensive range of car oils, lubricants and fluids, including the all new Gulf Competition range which is available exclusively online from www.opieoils.co.uk This means we now supply oils from an unrivalled 8 major oil manufacturers! The Gulf range offers genuine quality and a great choice at competitive prices - check out the full Gulf range on our web site Here's a quick overview of the range: Gulf Competition The Gulf Competition range of ester-based race and competition products are formulated and proven in race and rally conditions. There are 5 different grades of engine oil in the range (0w-30, 5w-40, 10w-40, 15w-50 and 10w-60), suitable for everything from qualifying laps and short sprints, single seater racing and saloon cars, right the way through to high power endurance race conditions. There are also competition-grade gear box oils, brake fluids and grease. Now available online, exclusively from Opie Oils. Gulf Formula 100% synthetic engine oils with the most modern additive packages. There's an oil meeting virtually every car oil standard set by the manufacturer and international standards bodies, including the latest ACEA and API specifications, and from BMW, Ford, Mercedes, Renault, Volkswagen, GM / Vauxhall / Opel. Gulf Tec High quality, semi-synthetic engine oils at great prices, meeting VW and Mercedes standards and the latest ACEA A3/B4 standards Gulf Max 20w-50 A high quality, higher viscosity mineral oil for older vehicles Gulf gear oils and automatic transmission fluids A superb wide range of gear oils, MTFs and ATFs covering many of the latest manufacturer standards. Check out the Gulf ATF Mercon V, which meets ATF standards from all the major Japanese manufacturers (including the hard to find standards such as Honda Z1, Mazda MIII/MV, Toyota TIV, Mitsubishi Diamond SPII / SPIII and Nissan-MATIC), JWS3309 (for Saabs and Volvos), plus specifications from BMW, VW and Mercedes... and Ford Mercon V of course! Questions? We're happy to help. There's a much fuller description of the Gulf range on our web site, or give us a call on 01209 215164 / email us - [email protected] Cheers Guy and the Opie Oils Team

Guess the Car Competition – Answers! As many of you guessed, the answers were: • Aston Martin for the make of car (the car is the Le Mans-winning DBR9) • Gulf is the oil sponsor The winning ticket was drawn by Keith Jewers of Gulf Oil UK at Japfest on Saturday 16th… Congratulations to our winner, Mick Hall from Leigh-on-Sea in Essex! Mick wins £100 of products from across the range at Opie Oils. We ran the competition to tie in with the launch of new Gulf lubricants, including an all new range of Gulf Competition race oils, exclusively online from Opie Oils. Opie Oils played host to the remaining race DBR9 on our stand at Japfest to celebrate the Gulf launch. There's a high res A4 picture of the 009 race winning car available as a free download from our web site. We were delighted that so many of you entered the competition. We had over 1700 entries, with about 85% of you getting the right answer. From the wrong answers, Lotus (specifically the Lotus Exige) was a common guess for the car. And much as we would like to have been able to sponsor the Aston Martin DBR9, Opie Oils was not the right answer for the oil sponsor! Our favourite wrong answer? What car is shown in the photo? Bugati Veron (????Not a clue really best guess!) Who is the oil sponsor of the car? Opie Oils by any chance? When we’re in a position to sponsor a race-going Bugati Veron, we’ll crack open the champagne. You’re all invited ;-) If you would like to be amongst the first to know of future competitions, why not subscribe or bookmark our twitter page at twitter.com/opieoils ? We feel another one coming on… Til next time

Hmm, the Mobil 1 10w-40 is a semi synthetic. What synthetic have you tried? Cheers Guy

Interesting, in theory this should not happen as they are both the same visocisty. However, few ideas to throw into the pot. 1. Exactly what oils are being used? (many synthetics are not in the true sence of the word but modified mineral oils) depending on brand a 10w-40 synthetic may not be as good as a very good 10w-40 semi synthetic. 2. Synthetics of the PAO variatety dont do much in the way of favours at hiding noise. Mobil 1 is renowned for this, does not mean there is any harm, just the mineral base of a 10w-40 semi can dampen noise, could be some deposit stuck up there tapping away regardless if you can hear it or not. 3. Does it tap when hot? When cold? Or all the time? Cheers Guy.