What is the right oil for a 4Y?
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What is the right oil for a 4Y?
I must admit that I mostly sommer gooi multigrade oil, but what is the recommended oil for a 2,2 4Y engine?
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
20W-50 (SG or better). You'll need 3.5 litres if you replace the oil filter as well ( strongly recommended).
I'm not a great Shell fan but I use Helix.
I'm not a great Shell fan but I use Helix.
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
........you mean Horlicks....Mud Dog wrote:20W-50 (SG or better). You'll need 3.5 litres if you replace the oil filter as well ( strongly recommended).
I'm not a great Shell fan but I use Helix.
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
Helix... Horlicks... taste about the same... 
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
I went through that excercise when I had my SFA. Used Castrol Edge 10w40, what a pleasure. Then replaced with GTX 20w50, what crap oil that was. I would try for the Helix range, owner swears by it! Give that a try.
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
Thanks ouens
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
Just for interest, how do you determine if the oil was not up to standard? Do you send a sample to a lab to measure the viscosity and contamination after a certain amount of km's travelled?Then replaced with GTX 20w50, what crap oil that was
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
After oil change, tapped noises became noiser. Changed back to magnatec. A lot better.Borntofish wrote:Just for interest, how do you determine if the oil was not up to standard? Do you send a sample to a lab to measure the viscosity and contamination after a certain amount of km's travelled?Then replaced with GTX 20w50, what crap oil that was
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
Can one change from one type of oil to another without problems? I have been using Castrol GTX for the past nine years and would like to try something new. SAL NIE GRAAG SHELL WIL GEBRUIK NIE!!!!!! Gooi NOOIT Shell petrol in nie!!!!Rebel 4x4 wrote:I went through that excercise when I had my SFA. Used Castrol Edge 10w40, what a pleasure. Then replaced with GTX 20w50, what crap oil that was. I would try for the Helix range, owner swears by it! Give that a try.
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
20W50
Nothing wrong with GTX, made by BP.
Remember, it's a 4Y, it'l run on anything!
Nothing wrong with GTX, made by BP.
Remember, it's a 4Y, it'l run on anything!
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Re: What is the right oil for a 4Y?
So as die nood druk, kan ek sommer so 500ml van my bloed ook intap. Daar is genoeg cholesterol in vir goeie smering 