Crazy cheap engine oil in Asda. - Page 2

Dippydog · Jul 5th, 2019, 07:44

It could just be that it's one of their "loss leaders" where they price something super low someone[such as the op]goes shopping spots it buys it and spreads the word about the price[as is the case here]so others who don't normally shop there go to buy some[whether engine oil,soap powder or whatever]and thinks well while I'm here I might as well get some other shopping in and possibly the shop/supermarket gains another long term customer.

clarkey1984 · Jul 5th, 2019, 07:55

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Originally Posted by cheshired5

Oil (or anything else) doesn't become more correct if it's dirt cheap.

By that logic, a free barrel of waste beef dripping must also be acceptable. Oil is oil after all...... Apparently.

While I see your logic, it is a little flawed, 5w30 fully synthetic and the specs it meets (which seem ok) is going to be at least as good as say 10w40 semi from someone like Castrol isn't it.

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Originally Posted by Whyman

Possibly someone entered the wrong price an maybe it should have been £30?

I'm thinking that this could be a possibility, as if you look at Asda online the 2l bottles of the same oil show as £19, there was another 5w30 5l bottle priced at £2 in store but they'd predictably all gone.

Clan · Jul 5th, 2019, 11:07

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Originally Posted by magnuz

Are we trying to wake the resident oil guru, who's not been here for a while ?

cheshired5 · Jul 5th, 2019, 11:55

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Originally Posted by clarkey1984

While I see your logic, it is a little flawed, 5w30 fully synthetic and the specs it meets (which seem ok) is going to be at least as good as say 10w40 semi from someone like Castrol isn't it.

The oil you've bought is C3 spec though and I very much doubt that your engine requires C3.
What is the required oil spec in the owner's manual?

clarkey1984 · Jul 5th, 2019, 19:15

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Originally Posted by cheshired5

The oil you've bought is C3 spec though and I very much doubt that your engine requires C3.
What is the required oil spec in the owner's manual?

Car doesn't have a manual but online info states A3/B3/B4 SAE 5W-40, and C3 appears to be an equivalent so far as I can make out so all good.

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Dippydog Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:47 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: S****horpe	It could just be that it's one of their "loss leaders" where they price something super low someone[such as the op]goes shopping spots it buys it and spreads the word about the price[as is the case here]so others who don't normally shop there go to buy some[whether engine oil,soap powder or whatever]and thinks well while I'm here I might as well get some other shopping in and possibly the shop/supermarket gains another long term customer.

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