oil

Mite seam like a stupid question but whats the correct oil 2 run in the swift ive been using 10w 40 but i just saw an advert on ebay for 5w 30 and it says its the correct oil for the engine code plus my tappets are noisey as fook since i put the cams in and a friend said about putting DIESEL in my oil to thin it dwn, seams a bit wierd if u ask me but im not exactly clued up on these thing n e advise would be appreiciated.

damn windows updates shut pc down halfway through first response...anyhoo
the manual states:
10w-40 is suitable for temperatures ranging from -20 to over 40
5w-30 is ok below -30 to +30
10w-30 is good between -20 and +30
so whatever is in there should be ok but with noisy tappets it might be worth trying a different viscosity
as for diesel, while it has marginal lubricating properties I would not advise it, for the sake of an oil change its not worth the risk.

GTP

What oil would u suggest using for my engine bearing in mind it has done 100k +, thanxs for the reply m8

Try the thinner oil see what happens. its relatively cheap, also replace the filter of course.
I have read somewhere that using a quality diesel engine oil can help clean out the engine and lifters also. apparently the diesel oil has mild detergents and when used for 2-3000 miles helps remove the crud built up in and engine usually filled with cheap nasty oils. always use a quality oil, always!
GTP

i knew a guy that worked for castrol and he told me that theres no difference between petrol and diesel engine oils

Why bother selling oil for diesels then?
There must be a difference.

my mate said if its to thick to piss into your oil

Ive never done it Im just saying I have heard it done before. Ill look into the difference in the oil types.
GTP

leachy,

are u going christmas cruise in truro 10th december?

didnt know there was 1, but i mite pop dwn and give it a look, i missed the last 1 cuz my m8 wrapped his car round a tree

was it a french car.

its only truro, nowhere near as big as plymouth cruise was.
buts it gets a reasonable turn out.

There all organised by street stylers (southwest)

lol it was a renault laguna, he shouldnt of been drink driving but i think he learnt his lesson the hard way. yeah ill pop dwn and av a look.

I've always used Mobil 1 0-40 Fully Synth. Im happy with it.