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Old 3rd January 2008, 20:16   #64 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Doubtingthomas View Post
Mmmmm,
I think my car has used a little, and it was run in from new as per the advice in the Wiki. I have purchased from my local dealer a litre of Castrol GTX Professional, 10W-40. The label on the bottle states the oil conforms to ACEA A3/B3 and others, whatever that means, but that tallies with the recommendation in the owner's manual.

I'm OK for the moment, but if I do top up I shall have to take care not to overfill.
The GTX is just a regular motor oil. If I was you, I bought something else. And definitly not a 10w40 spec!
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