cheap 20/50 oil

[mk3tina]

well, i was wandering through wilkinsons (cheap home shop if the name doesnt jog your memory) and found 20/50 oil for under a fiver, now i didnt buy it but i was wondering if theres much difference between the cheap stuff, and the more expensive oils, as surely there are regulations as to how good the oil has to be etc etc etc

[sambo]

ASDA do a really cheap 20/50 too!!

[PaulAshman]

I know someone who has used the Asda oil for ages and reported no problems!

[zetecmk2]

wilkinsons and asda do not own oil refinaries, they just buy it in! it has less detergents and additives in as thats something that other oil companies add to thier own specification bumping up the price. i remember this being discussed in depth on here by someone in the trade.

[mk3tina]

oh yeah i know wilkinsons and asda dont make the oils, but to buy it in and sell it for around a fiver for a gallon of the stuff. i guess it would be just as good if not better than the half decent oil that these cars have had for decades back when they were not so old skool?

[Mk2Jo]

As I understand it ... it's not what they put in ... it's what they don't put in that makes it not like the "proper" stuff

 

Personally, for me, I would not use it

[Rick]

as long as it lubricates get it in isnt 20/50 for older engines? so i cant see it having a drastic impact

 

shame they dont start selling petrol at 50p a litre too

[Noodles]

I use asda oil no problems, iv been to the comma oil factory its just round the corner from me and so many oils get made in one place

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

i used the cheap 20/50 oil in my 1300 xflow was told it was for older engines was ok

 

but dont use it in my pinto

[FredTransit]

We use Asda oil too, had no probs. On some of our smokier engines it's a waste to put more expensive oil in.

[Fiesta Steve]

I used Asda oil in my XR2 when the engine was standard, its great