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Originally Posted by V40DSchariot
Just been trawling online looking for best price of Shell Helix HX7.
Found carparts4less to be the cheapest at £16.50 for 5L and with a discount coupon of 'payday' taking an extra 14% off that, that makes a price of £14.19. With free delivery that makes a proper bargain.
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Oddly enough HX7 is listed by the Shell oil finder page as the OEM spec 10w40 A3/B4 oil. It's very similar to Castrol GTX or Magnetec 10w40.
The Shell oil finder is original OEM spec based and has not been updated like the Castrol one. Shell Ultra 0 or 5w40 (A3/B4) is a better oil as it is refined from natural gas, not some nasty black liquid as old as the dinosaurs. Any oil that uses a dino base stock is more contaminated and they do not filter them well enough to reduce the increased wear that occurs when the oil is first changed.
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2003 V40 1.9TD Mods: Scratches, bent bumpers, raised REAR mats & internal mud guards.
SHELL ULTRA 5/40 & LIQUI MOLY CERATEC.
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