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15% Off All Gulf Competition Products

Voucher Code: GULF15

Gulf Competition is a range of products specially formulated for, and tested in, race and rally conditions in a variety of cars. The engine oils are based on the very latest concept of synthetic

fluids, such as chemically pure esters, that have been carefully chosen to provide the maximum level of engine protection and deliver specific performance benefits vital in motor racing. All the

oils incorporate a top-of-the-range additive system.

GULF15 can be used on all Gulf Competition Engine Oils, Gear Oils and Brake fluids.

20% Off Selected Castrol Products

Offer includes Castrol Syntrax Limited Slip 75W-140, Castrol Axle EPX 80W-90, Castrol ATF DEX II Multivehicle, Castrol Universal 75W-90, Castrol Syntrans Transaxle 75W-90, Castrol Syntrans

Multivehicle 75W-90 and Castrol Transmax Dex III Multivehicle.

PLUS......

We have also extended our Muc-Off range with the addition of many NEW products, to celebrate we are giving an additional 10% OFF with voucher code MUCOFF

Not only have we extended our Muc-Off range with new products, we have also added ArmorAll, Astonish, Farécla, Kent Car Care, MER, Michelin and Simoniz products to our cleaning and detailing section, all of which can be found HERE > > > > >

Pay us a visit and enter our April Competition.....

Other good news, we now accept PayPal

As always, if you have any questions or need any advice then feel free to ask

- The team at Opie Oils

15% Off Everything Ends Midday Friday

Voucher Code: EASTER

Our 15% off voucher code can be used on engine oils, gear oils, brake fluids, spark plugs, filters, cleaning products and much more...

Take Advantage of this offer here >>

Don't forget all UK mainland orders over £100 get free delivery.

...And enter our new competition here >>

Safe motoring!

- Oilman @ Opie Oils

Don't forget our easter eggstravaganza ends midnight tonight!

Take advantage of this offer here >>

Oilman

15% Off Everything Ends Midnight Tomorrow

Voucher Code: EASTER

Our 15% off voucher code can be used on engine oils, gear oils, brake fluids, spark plugs, filters, cleaning products and much more...

Take Advantage of this offer here >>

...Also don't forget all UK mainland orders over £100 get free delivery.

We will be closed on Monday 1st April due to the Easter bank holiday.

Safe motoring!

- Oilman @ Opie Oils

Easter Eggstravaganza - 15% Off Everything

Voucher Code: EASTER

Our 15% off voucher code can be used on engine oils, gear oils, brake fluids, spark plugs, filters, cleaning products and much more...

Take Advantage off this offer here >>

We will be closed on Friday 29th March & Monday 1st April due to the Easter bank holiday.

Safe motoring!

- Oilman @ Opie Oils

We will be updating this thread regularly with news, announcements and updates at Opie Oils including new products ranges, new technical articles, updated specs and anything which will help benefit you guys when it comes to oils and fluids for your vehicles.

CONTACT DETAILS

Email: sales@opieoils.co.uk

Phone: 01209 202949

Website: http://www.opieoils.co.uk

USEFUL LINKS

Contact us via our website >>

Recommend me an oil for my car >>

Technical information & articles >>

If there are any topics you would like to discuss feel free to ask here or send us an email at sales@opieoils.co.uk.

Oilman

Huge discounts on filters, cleaning products and more

View ALL Current Offers >>>>

As always, our expert advice is free. If you need help you can call on 01209 202949, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here.

Cheers,

Oilman

Warehouse SALE - 15% OFF everything until midnight Sunday 24th Feb

Voucher code: WAREHOUSE

As always, our expert advice is free. If you need help you can call on 01209 202949, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here.

Cheers,

Oilman

Terms & Conditions

* Voucher code WAREHOUSE cannot be used on trade orders or in conjunction with club discount codes.

* voucher code WAREHOUSE cannot be used with Millers Nanodrive engine oils.

Hi all,

Around this time of year we get quite a few questions about experiencing difficult gearshifts in cold weather, so we thought you might find this useful.

Using the incorrect viscosity gear oil in your car can make gear changes very difficult when the gearbox, and oil are cold. This is why we often don't recommend using thicker gear oils than the manufacturer specifies. It is easy to think that increasing the viscosity from a 75w-80 to 75w-90 or 75w-90 to 75w-140 isn't going to affect the cold properties of the oil, but it does.

Below are some figures showing the viscosity of a selection of oils at 40C measured in mm²/s ( 1 millimeter²/second = 1 centistoke, A centistoke is a decimal fraction of the CGS unit of kinematic viscosity stokes, which is equal to centimeter per second (cm²/s). 1 stokes is a kinematic viscosity of a fluid with a density of 1 g/cm³ and a dynamic viscosity of 1 poise… In short the thickness of oil!). 40degc may not seem cold but this is the temperature at which the viscosity is measured and is the information you will find on the oil technical data sheets.

I have listed specific brands and products to make it easier to see the differences in viscosity.

Fuchs Sintofluid FE 75w = 40.8 @ 40°c

Fuchs Sintofluid 75w-80 = 49.8 @ 40°c

Fuchs Sintopoid 75w-90 = 90.5 @ 40°c

Fuchs Sintopoid LS 75w140 = 170 @ 40°c

As you can see from that, they are all 75w oils, but there is a large difference in the viscosity at lower temps; the Sintopoid 75w-90 is over twice as thick as the Sintofluid FE 75w when cold and the 75w-140 is almost twice as thick as the 75w-90.

So, if you've got a car that needs one grade of oil as standard, but you've modified it and decide to try a thicker oil, or someone puts the wrong oil in, it might really affect the cold gear shifts. Usually, increasing the quality is a better option than increasing the viscosity when thinking about upgrading from standard fluid.

Also, viscosity ratings are not exact points, but are a band that the viscosity should fall in. The Motul Gear 300 75w-90 has a viscosity of 76.2mm²/s at 40°c and the Castrol Universal 75w-90 is 84.8mm²/s, so you can see there is some variation in oils that appear to be the same viscosity.

A lot of gearboxes specify an 80w-90 rather than a 75w-90, but I would always tend to go for a 75w-90 instead as there can be a large difference is the viscosity when cold. The Motul Gearbox 80w-90 is 164mm²/s, so over twice as thick as their Gear 300 when cold. If you're using an 80w-90 and are having stiff cold gear changes, changing to a 75w-90 is likely to improve things.

If you have any questions or need further advice please post here or email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk

Cheers

Tim.

Take advantage of this offer below:

Fuchs TITAN XTR 5W-30

Fuchs TITAN Syn MC 10W-40

Don't forget to check out our other great offers:

Fuchs TITAN RACE Pro S & Pro R engine oils now only £39.99 for 5 litres

Castrol EDGE engine oils now only £33.99 for 4 litres

20% Off all Gulf Competition oils and fluids

Order over £100 of any Fuchs products and get a FREE Fuchs Velvetone car care kit - use voucher code VELVETONE

20% Off all winter products

...that's not all, we have many other great offers which can be found here >>>>

As always, happy to answer any oil-related questions you may have.

Cheers,

oilman

All of these offers are still running, plus we have a new offer - Spend £100 on Fuchs products and get a Fuchs Velvetone car care kit FREE, use voucher code VELVETONE.

View

Opie Oils Current Offers Here >>>>

Safe motoring!

Oilman

Buy 5 litres of Fuchs Titan Race at Opie Oils for only £39.99, giving you a saving of £19.17 off the RRP of £59.16.

Limited time offer - Grades included Pro S 5w-30, Pro S 5w-40, Pro S 10w-50, Pro R 15w-50, Pro S 10w-60, Pro R 20w-50

Take advantage of this offer HERE > > > >

OR

Visit our Current Offers page to see these other great deals:

4L of Castrol EDGE for only £33.99 - 30% Off RRP

Buy 5L of selected Motul engine oil and get 1L FREE, boot pouch FREE and top up kit FREE

20% off selected Castrol Magnatec oils

20% off ALL Gulf Competition products

20% off ALL Winter products

20% off ALL K&N filters

20% off ALL Trico wiper blades

..Plus, don't forget to enter our competition to be in with a chance of winning a brand new Apple iPad Mini. Enter our competition here >>

As always, happy to answer any oil-related questions you may have.

Cheers,

oilman

Hi folks,

With winter here and plenty of cold starts, perhaps it's time to consider changing the oil that you use in your car.

Does your antifreeze need changing?

Is your gearshift okay when cold?

Do you need something to protect your car from the weather?

Let us know if you need any advice, we are here to help. You can call us on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here.

Cheers

oilman

Getting the right oil for gearboxes, diffs and transfer boxes can be tricky, so please ask here if there is any information that you need.

To help us to give the most accurate advice possible we do need some information about your car. e.g.

Make:

Model:

Year:

Manual/Auto:

Performance Modifications:

Driving style: (road / off-road / track etc.)

Any other information that may be relevant: e.g. approx BHP if modified, any transmission problems

What recommendation are you looking for? Gearbox, diffs, limited slip diffs, transfer boxes etc

Any oil we recommend is available to buy from us (if you would like to) for delivery throughout the UK and many destinations Worldwide. We offer a really extensive range of oils and lubricants from 11 major oil manufacturers at prices much lower than the high street and main dealers. We stock oils and fluids that meet pretty much all manufacturers and international specifications. Our brands include, Silkolene, Fuchs, Gulf, Castrol, Motul, Mobil, Millers Oils, Shell, Valvoline, Amsoil and Redline.

Plus, as the Club is a member of our club discount scheme you can get discounts of at least 10% across our entire range.

To redeem your 10% club discount simply use the following club discount code at the checkout.

350ZUK

Once the code is added at the checkout you will then receive your extra 10% club discount. However this discount code cannot be used in conjunction with other offer codes, BUT the code can be used in conjunction with any of our offers on this page HERE that do not require offer codes.

Any questions please ask here or contact us via email at sales@opiepoils.co.uk

Finally, if there are any products we don't stock and you have difficulty getting hold of elsewhere, let us know and we'll see if we can stock them.

We look forward to being of help!

Cheers

Tim, Opie Oils

You can also contact us by phone on +44 1209 215164

(All oils recommended are available to buy online at my web site)

We've got some Brembo pads that we're selling off on Ebay, thought someone might be interested.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181025056728

Hi all,

The Opie Oils End of Season Sale has now finished, HOWEVER don't worry as we've replaced it with some NEW top offers!. . . . .

For starters we have a big offer on the ever popular Fuchs Titan Race Pro-S / R (formally Silkolene Pro-S / R) Engine oils.

** Offer includes: Fuchs Titan Race Pro S 5w-30, Pro S 5w-40, Pro S 10w-50, Pro S 10w-60, Pro R 15w-50 & Pro R 20w-50 **

We've also got 30% OFF RRP all our Castrol EDGE engine oils, this makes 4L only £33.99 and 1L £9.99.

This great offer is whilst stocks last and applies to the following EDGE oils:

** Castrol EDGE 5w-30 FST / Castrol EDGE 10w-60 FST for BMW M-Series / Castrol EDGE 0w-30 FST / Castrol EDGE Turbo Diesel 5w-40 FST / Castrol EDGE 5w-40 FST / Castrol EDGE 0w-40 A3/B4 FST & Castrol EDGE 0w-30 A5/B5 FST **

As we discounted the EDGE range, we thought we would also discount our Magnatec engine oils by taking 20% OFF the RRP! With this additional discount, you can now buy 1L for only £7.99 and 4L for £24.99!

** Castrol Magnatec oils on offer: Castrol Magnatec 5w-30 A1 (Ford), Castrol Magnatec 5w-30 C3 & Castrol Magnatec 5w-40 C3 **

Fancy a FREE 1L and handy boot pouch ?????

If you do, then you will be pleased to know that we've got a cracking offer on 8 top Motul engine oils:

** Motul 8100 X-Cess 5w-40 / Motul 6100 Synergie+ 10w-40 / Motul Specific LL-04 / Motul Specific 505 01, 502 00, 505 00 / Motul 8100 Eco-nergy 5w-30 / Motul 8100 X-clean 5w-40 ACEA C3 / Motul Sport 5w-50 & Motul 8100 X-Max 0w-40 **

Simply buy a 5 litre bottle of any of the above and receive:

- a FREE 1 litre bottle of your chosen Motul (same grade as your 5 litre)

- a FREE pouch (ideal for keeping your 1 litre bottle in your boot for top-ups)

- a FREE disposable top-up kit

Fancy stocking up? You can order any number of 5 litre bottles to get the same number of 1 litre bottles and pouches free, for example, if you buy 4 x 5 litres you will receive 4 x 1 litres and 4 pouches free (each pouch will have a disposable oil top up kit inside which contains gloves, funnel and wipes).

If you do pay a visit this weekend, make sure you check out our other current offers HERE > > > > >

- 20% Off all our Winter products

Over 25 products included to get your car ready for the winter

- 20% Off Gulf Competition

Engine oils, Gear oils and Brake fluids. Perfect for competition, track days and fast road use

- 20% Off K&N Performance filters

Panel filters, oil filters, induction kits and much, much more

- 20% Off Trico Wiper blades

Replace your tired wiper blades with some Trico Exact Fit or NeoForm beam blades

- £99 for 20 litres of Gulf Competition 0w-30 ester synthetic engine oil

A saving of over £90! You will have to be quick, we only have a few remaining

As always, If you have any questions or need any advice then you can call us Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm on 01209 215164 (Option 2), email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk or alternatively ask us for an oil recommendation HERE > > >

Cheers

- oilman

Thanks for the order

Hi all,

The Opie Oils End of Season Sale will finish midnight tonight!

With discounts of up to 35% Off and with every product discounted, now is the time to pay us a visit.....

- Car Engine oils > > > >

Ester synthetics, Fully synthetics, Semi / Part synthetics, Motorsport / Race / Competition oils listed by viscosity

- Car Gear oils > > > >

All of our ATF's & MTF's

- Differential & Axle oils > > > >

See our Diff, LS and Classic differential & Axle oils

- Service Parts & fluids > > > >

Spark & Glow plugs, UFI / Mahle / Hamp / Subaru & K&N filters (Oil, Air, Fuel, Cabin), Brake & clutch fluids, Wiper blades and much, much more....

- Car Maintenance & Workshop products > > > >

Fuel treatments (Petrol & Diesel), Drums / Pumps / Containers, Greases, Maintenance Aerosols / Sprays & Fluids

- Classic & Specialist products > > > >

Classic car oils, motorsport, marine, kart and other specialist fluids

- Cleaning & Detailing products > > > >

Dodo Juice, Muc-Off, Bilt Hamber, Meguiars cleaning & detailing products

As always, If you have any questions or need any advice then you can call us Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm on 01209 215164 (Option 2), email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk or alternatively ask us for an oil recommendation HERE > > >

Cheers

- oilman

Anyone in the need for any oil advice or recommendations?

We've now got our End Of Season Sale running, so it's a good time to pay us a visit!

cheers

oilman

Just in case you don't get the email reply, the money will be back in your account in a couple of days.

Cheers

Tim

I always reply to those queries, so perhaps there was a problem with your email address or something. Can you pm me the order number?

Any chance of free shipping on orders over £100?

Sorry, but no, we've already discounted things as much as we can at the moment.

Cheers

Tim

yeah not happy, purchased some oil from you last week only to find out its £13 cheaper now

It always happens to someone, but if you send an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk with the order number, I'll see what can be done.

Cheers

Tim

It's nearly the weekend!.....

Make it a good one, pay us a visit and save up to 35% OFF at Opie Oils > > > > >

- the Opie Oils team

Opie Oils End Of Season Sale has started - Don't miss out, over 25 brands included!.....

As always, If you have any questions or need any advice then you can call us Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm on 01209 215164 (Option 2) or alternatively email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk.

Safe motoring!

- The team at Opie Oils