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any brand to recommend for 5W-30 SN PLUS(prevents LSPI) in Australia? cheers
Take a look at Penrite's oil range.
any brand to recommend for 5W-30 SN PLUS(prevents LSPI) in Australia? cheers
thanks mateI assume you get Mobil 1 down there? Can't go wrong with that.
thanks mate, is that a local brand?Take a look at Penrite's oil range.
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I've asked them specifically around their SN PLUS certification, I will share their answer.
what type of oil would you recommend for someone who lives in FL that pushes it from time to time when hes solo lol asking for a friend
since SN PLUS was only introduced recently(2018)KIA wouldnt have realized its out there hahaTheir answer wasn't very re-assuring, frankly.
They said because Kia don't specify SN PLUS, I shouldn't bother with it.
since SN PLUS was only introduced recently(2018)KIA wouldnt have realized its out there haha
anyhow i took my car in for a first 3k service at kia Castle hill and asked them what oil they use for stingers and if i can also bring in my own oil,
they use Castrol 0w30 as recommended by kia? and also warranty will be voided if i use any other brand which is not Castrol??(WTF......)
i might try Ryde kia instead.....
since SN PLUS was only introduced recently(2018)KIA wouldnt have realized its out there haha
anyhow i took my car in for a first 3k service at kia Castle hill and asked them what oil they use for stingers and if i can also bring in my own oil,
they use Castrol 0w30 as recommended by kia? and also warranty will be voided if i use any other brand which is not Castrol??(WTF......)
i might try Ryde kia instead.....
What a crock of shit. I don't know how some dealerships get away with blatant bs talk.
If the oil meets or exceeds the spec then you can use whatever. My first 10k service I took the car into my dealership only because I wanted them to change the diff oil for free otherwise I would have taken it to an independent mechanic or changed it myself (if between logbook). Anyway I took my own oil in (Amsoil) and they had no issues with it. They didn't make a big deal about any of the mods either. They were more impressed actually and said they wanted to pimp out one of their showroom cars the same.
So never believe a dealer when they say your warranty will be void if you blah blah... Your warranty can never really be totally void unless you modify everything with something crap that makes everything fail.
This might be blasphemous to some, but I'm thinking of using Supertech synthetic. I've done a couple changes with Pennzoil platinum, but I'm thinking why spend $24/5qt, when I can spend $18? That's, lol, a savings of right around $8 per oil change. Add that to $5 Wix filters, and a DIY synthetic oil change costs $30. I may do it just as an experiment.
The oil is API SN plus and ILSAC GF-5