Which Oil

[Scarbro]

My C4 HDi VTS requires topping up withy engine oil after 5K miles which is fair enough. I don't think I can get Total Oil locally but can anyone tell me if I require synthetic or mineral oil. The handbook just says Total Quartz Diesel 7000 or 9000.

 

Thanks

[BigJohnD]

I don't think I can get Total Oil locally but can anyone tell me if I require synthetic or mineral oil. The handbook just says Total Quartz Diesel 7000 or 9000.

It is a jungle out there when it comes to putting oil in the engine. I believe the difference is something to do with whether or not you have the particulate filter fitted. There's full info on Total's lubricants here: http://www.lubricants.total.com/

 

Whereabouts in North Yorks are you? Scarborough?

Total's website says there's a Total service stations at:

 

MUSHAM BANK SERVICE STATION

SEAMER ROAD

SCARBOROUGH

North Yorkshire

YO12 4LR

 

and

 

SCALBY MILLS SERVICE STATION

BURNISTON ROAD

SCARBOROUGH

North Yorkshire

YO12 6QX

 

 

Hope this helps.

[Guest rowls]

Quartz 7000 will be 10w/40, the 9000 will probably be 5w/30. 7000 is semi-synthetic & the 9000 is fully synthetic.

[Scarbro]

It is a jungle out there when it comes to putting oil in the engine. I believe the difference is something to do with whether or not you have the particulate filter fitted. There's full info on Total's lubricants here: http://www.lubricants.total.com/

 

Whereabouts in North Yorks are you? Scarborough?

Total's website says there's a Total service stations at:

 

MUSHAM BANK SERVICE STATION

SEAMER ROAD

SCARBOROUGH

North Yorkshire

YO12 4LR

 

and

 

SCALBY MILLS SERVICE STATION

BURNISTON ROAD

SCARBOROUGH

North Yorkshire

YO12 6QX

Hope this helps.

 

 

With a login name like mine I couldn't really be anywhere else. Turns out that it was all a false alarm as when I checked the oil with the old fashoined dipstick it is 1/2 full. The 2 occaissions when I got the pinging in my ears and the screen message 'check your oil level' I had been parked on a slope which must have trggered the warning. Seems my C4 has another dipstick - behind the steering wheel!!

 

Thanks for all your help, I'll check out those service stations.