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martauto
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Post Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:38 pm

Between me and her indoors we have
1.0 polo 2001
E-30 baur 316 1987
E-46 325 cab 2004
I was looking to but oil in bulk so found this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shell-HELIX- ... SwcqFdsgf2

Do you think this would be ok for all the cars ?

Cheers Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.
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Post Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:20 pm

5w-30 might be a bit thin for the e30?! Might be okay for the newer cars but not sure the e30 would like a fully synthetic oil as thin as that.
Is it an M10 or M40 engine in the 316?
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Post Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:56 pm

boiliebasher wrote:
Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:20 pm
5w-30 might be a bit thin for the e30?! Might be okay for the newer cars but not sure the e30 would like a fully synthetic oil as thin as that.
Is it an M10 or M40 engine in the 316?
M10 with a weber

Even thought about the old green Duckhams for the Baur

Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.