Hi all,

What oil does a Zetec need? Its a bit special isn't it?

Cheers

its about 5/30,dont use 20/50 itl bugger the followers up,ask for zetec oil

and plat tipped plugs otherwise it eats them for breakfast. cracking motor thou.

I was told by Dunnel to use the Ford own brand zetec oil, cheap and does the job just as well as anything else.

But is it cheap from Ford?

comma do a cheap oil recomended for zetec engines,i;ve been doing oil changes with it in the escort for the last 4 years.

I think halfords do a reasonable price gallon too.

Quantum (VW own brand) do an oil especially for Zetec engines believe it or not.

I'll price up what I can get some for...

debate here:

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/?f=4&t=21013

I will be using comma x-tech and know of several other people who do already without any problems

http://www.commaoil.com/Product%20%20Shots/Oils%20&%20Lubricants/Xtech-5w-30-5L.gif

http://www.commaoil.com/

cheap too !!

Hey Graham,

Rob here, my old man supplies engine oils and fuel treatments, definately get you a good price for a poor man!! Send me a U2U or mail off list for contact details...

I've used Castrol GTX and Shell Helix fully synthetic 5w30. There are probably cheaper oils but any synthetic with right letters on the back with do the job.

I've heard of people using 10w40 and getting sticking valves and allsorts.

Halfords do one also -- I use it as a winter oil grade in Rover K engines.

Zetecs require an A1/B1 (fuel economy spec) oil that also meets Ford spec 913A / 913B. All A1/B1's in the UK are generally made for Ford PAG and therefore tend to be 5W-30 oils that meet the above Ford specs.

5W-30 A1/B1 oils tend to be semi-synthetic (in order to pass the quality requirement of the Ford spec) and are quite easily available at most major retailers.

I have a fiesta zetec-s and always use the ford super 5/30 semi. Costs me about 7 quid for 5 litres from ford. I put castrol gtx magnatec 5/30 in it and it was as noisey as hell when it was cold. Drained it after 50 odd miles. Horrible stuff. Ford is best!!!!

Thanks for this lads, I wouldn't have known about the Ford oil and would have (incorrectly) assumed it was expensive. Cheers

P.S. aren't forums great!

Yeah, cheers. I'll have to get some next week for the Focus, it's used a bit

[Edited on 5/12/04 by Northy]

Finaly got round to ringing the local ford garage, thet want nearly £22 for 5 L of Ford 5/30wt!

I'm not paying that! Anyone know anywhere else to try?

I wanted the Ford stuff really because thats whats in there, can I mix different makes of 5/30?

Cheers

yes, all types of 5W-30 oil will mix no problem. Even better if they meet Ford spec 913B as this guarantees they meet fairly stringent quality standards (more stringent than A1/B1 anyway).