Silenia 20K for Alfa Romeo ?? - Page 2

02-01-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by T.P.:
check your dealer - mine verifyed that "due to the oil consumption semisynthetic is reccomended"

<hr /></blockquote>...why does high oil consumption mean that you should use SEMI-synthetic and not fully-synthetic? Is it for a technical reason, or just because it would be expensive to use fully-synthetic?

03-01-2003

well i use Selenia Racing 10W-60 in my 145 2.0 QV for 40.000km now. first 20.000km had the Selenia 20k....

It uses some 1-1.5 l of oil in 20.000km. i've changed oil on 20.000km. but was said some week ago by the mechanic it should be done on 10.000 km and not on 20.000km. well so be it wink

in my country 4.5-5l of Selenia Racing is some 60 Euros

i don't get it how can your alfas drink so much oil??? 1 litre in 1300km

are you driving it cold on the high revs or what???

Banflu · 03-01-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Sillyspeed:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by T.P.:
check your dealer - mine verifyed that "due to the oil consumption semisynthetic is reccomended"

<hr /></blockquote>...why does high oil consumption mean that you should use SEMI-synthetic and not fully-synthetic? Is it for a technical reason, or just because it would be expensive to use fully-synthetic?

<hr /></blockquote>i think it's because semi synth is not as thin as fully synth oil, so it doesnt "burn" that easily. my cousin once had an old lada, it used to burn so much oil that he had to use straight 40W oil so that it wouldnt burn so much! eek! (40 is VERY thick btw, AFAIK!!)

Mogens · 03-01-2003

At the last service check my 156 2.0 TS was given Selenia Racing 10W-60 by the garage. It was regular Selenia 20k the last time they filled oil on her

I haven't had to refill yet. I change oil every 10.000 km.

/Mogens

03-01-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Banflu:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Sillyspeed:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by T.P.:
check your dealer - mine verifyed that "due to the oil consumption semisynthetic is reccomended"

<hr /></blockquote>...why does high oil consumption mean that you should use SEMI-synthetic and not fully-synthetic? Is it for a technical reason, or just because it would be expensive to use fully-synthetic?

<hr /></blockquote>i think it's because semi synth is not as thin as fully synth oil, so it doesnt "burn" that easily. my cousin once had an old lada, it used to burn so much oil that he had to use straight 40W oil so that it wouldnt burn so much! eek! (40 is VERY thick btw, AFAIK!!)

<hr /></blockquote>correct on Alfa and on Lada. Semisynthetic os twice as cheap plus it doest burn off so easyly.

T.

Paulo Mendes · 03-01-2003

What brand of Semi synthetic are you using T.P.?

LaTiNo · 03-01-2003

My dealer gave me ELF Evolution SXR 5W30.

Looking at the chart I think 10W40 would be better???? I live in Holland and we never reach the -20. Or do I read the chart wrong?

03-01-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Paulo Mendes:
What brand of Semi synthetic are you using T.P.?<hr /></blockquote>Teboil.

Thing is - got some oili background - most oil in Estonia made/exported/imported/handled by 1 company - Neste (yes the Finnish one). So there isnt really a difference if you buy oil that says Neste/Teboil/etc - still the same one only price difference.

Exception here for sure is Statoil that imports his oil (but not gasoline) from back home.

Gasoline in Estonia is also sold by 1 dealer (quess whats it's called) and everyone (Statoil/Neste/Shell) buys it from there. A bit of-topic sry.

T.