choose better oil

[k007]

hi all skoda felicia members i have felicia 97 carb and i use castrol gtx 20w-50 http://www.castrol.com/content/dam/castrolcountry/en_my/Products/Car/EngineOils/GTX-Product-Page/GTX-20W-50/4L-GTX-20W50.jpg

my cars make 109000 km i change the oil every 4000 or 5000 km is better to use other oil and thx

[RicardoM]

I am not a fan of Castrol. Moreover, Felicia doesn't have a performance engine to use fancy oil. Any semi-synthetic 20W50 oil will do. On normal conditions of operation, you can change the oil every 10,000 km. If you have too much money, change it every 5,000.

[k007]

this oil is mineral oil 5000km the car seems good with it but iam asking does semi-synthetic will work well or i need to flush the engine

[k007]

if i not found 20w-50 how about 15w-40 or 15w-50 or 10w-30 does it fit the car or not

[RicardoM]

You can use 15W50 too.

[nimbus]

personally I use 10W40

[RicardoM]

personally I use 10W40

You do because you live in a cold climate country. The OP lives in a hot climate country. Big difference.

[k007]

thx man

[HappySkoda]

I use Mobil Super 2000 X1 10W-40  on my Felicia 2000 50kw and i change it every 10.000km. On how many km we should change the oils? 

[RicardoM]

55 minutes ago, HappySkoda said:

On how many km we should change the oils?

So often as your budget allows it but no more than 10,000 km or 2 years.

[HappySkoda]

So the maximum number of kilometres for an oil change is 10.000? 

[RicardoM]

There is nothing written in stone for engine oils. There are many variables involved. Remember that oil is the blood of the engine.

[Thefeliciahacker]

12 hours ago, HappySkoda said:

So the maximum number of kilometres for an oil change is 10.000? 

depending on the oil you use and how you use it, i use semi-synthetic castrol gtx and i change it at approx 5-8k km and the oil gets out pretty damn clean, imagine it still looks brownish

[Papez]

On 06/01/2021 at 21:48, HappySkoda said:

So the maximum number of kilometres for an oil change is 10.000? 

 

I think that manual states 15k km or one year. I changed after 15k (twice a year), without any issues with the engine and almost no oil consumption.

But if you drive short distance with cold engine, you should stick with shorter interval.

[D.FYLAKTOS]

On 06/01/2021 at 21:26, HappySkoda said:

I use Mobil Super 2000 X1 10W-40  on my Felicia 2000 50kw and

 

i change it every 10.000km. On how many km we should change the oils? 

Has anyone used synthetic oil as Amsoil 10W-40 in his Felicia?

 

I change mine every 7000 Km,in the beginning i was changing them at 5000 Km but my technician said ''that is too early".