Oil Change

[Monte_Owner]

Does anyone here change oil specifically for winter? If so what do you go for?

[Bertie90]

what's the lowest temperature you will experience this winter?

[xman]

Changing oil for winter went out with the dynamo! Modern 5w-30 synthetic oil such as Quantum iii (504/507) has a cold pour point of -32deg C iirc.  Diesel will freeze (wax) well before that (-27C is the lowest winter formulation diesel I've seen available, in eastern europe)

Edited 7 December, 2017 by xman

[Ootohere]

You will be wanting the Oil Spec your engine requires in the UK.

Even if it goes to -20 and the Clyde Freezes again you will be fine with 5w 30 Full Synthetic.

[Monte_Owner]

Bertie probably around minus 5 and that's being generous. Just leave alone then xman? Ok cheers Awaoffski 

[Bertie90]

1 hour ago, Monte_Owner said:

Bertie probably around minus 5 and that's being generous. Just leave alone then xman? Ok cheers Awaoffski 

 Yes then don't bother with anything else than what's on the owners manual or oil cap

[rum4mo]

Hope you have given similar consideration to what you put in the windscreen washer tank. -5C,  ah,  I always knew that "West is best" as long as you are near the sea/Clyde, inland Ayrshire got down to about -15C about 40 years ago, pity I had added Slick "something" into my engine oil (Duckhams 20W-50?), -15C highlighted that small error! Life is for learning, maybe.