Is Magnatec any good?

Question

It's about time for the next service and I was wondering if there is any real benefit to using Castrol GTD Magnatec instead of the Castrol GTD I used last time around. I know what it is supposed to do and it all sounds very nice, but does it actually make any difference and is it worth the extra money? If anyone has any other recommendations I would be interested to know.

It's for an N reg Peugeot 306 DTurbo if it makes any difference and I'm doing mostly short journeys from cold at the moment.

Thanks,

Shaun

James Grabowski · Accepted Answer

No, you'd be better off buying the cheapest oil you can that matches themanufacturers recommended specs and changing the oil and filter moreoften.

Pete M · Answer

James Grabowski waffled on in a quite bewildering manner to produce...Magnatec is the only oil I ever used in my Mk5 RS2000 that made it tappety,Shell Helix+ Semi Synthetic is my oil of choice.Pete M

DervBoy · Answer

"Pete M"  wrotein message news:bX3Sa.43412$    I've only tried it once, in the escort TD. It sounded much more catastophicthan normal on cold mornings. After that I went back to Ford branded oil(cheaper than magnatec) and it was fine again.If I were Shaun I'd use Peugeot own brand, whatever grade they recommend.The Dervboy

Shaun · Answer

catastophicI don't think I'll be trying Magnatec then! The idea of paying extra for myengine to sound tappety or catastrophic doesn't seem particularly tempting.Thanks for your help everyone.Shaun

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