What oil can i put in my clio 16v

[JonL]

As the title says

I have to put some oil in my clio and all i have is some 10/40, is that ok? its only temporary before i do a full oil change.

 

[Captain Slarty]

put any in that meets or betters the manufacturers recomendations.. unless.. you are going to do silly things to the internals of the infernal combustion engine...

 

[BRUN]

how much are you puttin in ?

do you mean a top up ?

if so yea, 10/40 should be fine, but even if its a top up id avoid cheap oil, you could get some magnatec, or if its only gonna be in a few days, and in a small amount, then simple castrol GTX would be ok

 

[JonL]

Cheers peeps, put gtx in ad it was fine

 

[JonL]

Cheers peeps, put gtx in and it was fine

 

[rich clarke]

is castrol magnitex 10/40 ok for a phase 1?

Thanks

 

[Alex M]

magnatex 10/40 is generally what ive used, no noises, stays clean, and gives good oil pressure readings, hot or cold,

Alex M

 

[wkdlad]

What do the numbers mean eg 10-40w does it mean it will start protecting my engine from 10deg up to 40 deg?it says 15-40 for my car so would it be ok to use 10-40?

 

[Anders]

It refers to the viscosity of the oil when hot and cold I think. So for example in an older engine because the wear and general tolerances are greater you use a higher viscous oil to stop it pissing out everywhere. Or at least that is my understanding of it.