Oil Advice And Recommendations Here - NEWS PAGE 20!
Dear Members,
My name is Simon Barnard and I own an oil distribution business in the South West.
I have been invited by the SXOC to run an “Oil Advice and Recommendations” service for your Club. The Club is a registered Member of our Clubs Oil Scheme for which this is a FREE service.
We deliver all oils by AMTRAK “overnight” service anywhere in mainland UK.
I'm here to answer questions, give advice and recommendations to the Members of this Club. I accept that everyone knows everything there is to know about oil, and the best oils to use in their cars, so it may fall on deaf ears, but most Clubs find my services and prices a benefit to their Members.
I do not like posting prices for my oils on open forums so you will need to email me for a price list.
sales@opieoils.co.uk
Hopefully I can at least expose some of the myths and give sound "technical" advice.
I would like to point out that, I sell Castrol, Mobil, Silkolene, Fuchs and Total Oils and have no particular loyalty to one brand (Customers buy what they are comfortable with) however, I normally recommend oils based on the following criteria:
1) Technical Specifications and suitability
2) Quality compared to others of the same performance
3) Price comparisons (VFM)
Naturally, I have my favorites, but this is based on quality and performance.
Many of the oils I sell are not available in the shops but are specialist oils only available through Authorised Distributors like myself (e.g. I don't sell Magnatec but I do to supply Castrol Performance 10w-40 semi-syn not available in the shops).
On a public forum there are drawbacks, especially if the product is made by a supplier of mine so I may "duck" some questions and reply to you personally by PM.
My opinions are frank but based on facts so I'll apologise in advance if I upset anyone. I will ALWAYS give you the "best advice", but you don't have to take it.
I look forward to being of service to SXOC Members and Forum users.
Email : sales@opieoils.co.uk
Tech Specs: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/lubricants.htm
Telephone: 01209 215164 Fax 01209 314019
Simon Barnard
Partner
Opie Oils
Oil analysis ,and a couple of other questions
I was wondering what you thought about getting oil analysed every other change?I have heard its pretty succesful at uncovering immenant big end and main failures due to the metals found in the sample.This seems ideal for S13 owners such as me who would rather replace shells than have a crank reground,an early warning would be nice.Would you reccomend it,or indeed know of anywhere that youve had experience with?
Also,im currently rebuilding my 1991 200sx engine,should be producing between 350-400hp and gets used for occasional trackdays as well as some day to day pootling about,could you recommend an oill for when its run in,also a gearbox oil for the same car,as im sure it'l need something a bit cleverer than the standard reccomended oil from Nissan
Thanks
-edited to add this link so folk can check out what im blathering on about-
http://www.theoillab.co.uk/