Before I bought the car (the first 80.000km) the car had driven with Selenia Racing (10W-60). I continued until 100.000km with this oil, but I was very unsatisfied with the fact that this oil had to be replaced for every 10.000km when the cars normal service interval is 20.000km.
I therefore switched to Selenia 20K (10W-40). Apart from longer oil-intervals intervals it seems to me that the engines "normal" oil-consumtion was also considerably less. Or perhaps that was because we had 2-3 leaking oilpipes replaced in that period...
I know that Fiat produces Selenia and that they without much doubt would always recommend this oil. In the back of my owners manual it even says that I should always use Selenia 20K.
What I am tired of is the price of this oil. I have to pay a little more than 100Dkr (Danish crowns) (or about 10-11 UK-pounds) per liter. Because it would most likely not be affordable to import the Selenia oil myself from anywhere for just my car, I am seriously considering to start using other oilbrands (etc. Shell). A local shop often buys excessive amounts of Shell oil - meaning that I could get a similar Shell oil at 1/3 of the price of Selenia.
I could also choose to buy a slighty more expensive oil like Shell Ultra (5W-40) at half the the price of Selenia 20K. They also got an Ultra Racing oil (10W-60) but I haven't checked yet if the intervals for that is 10.000 like Selenia Racing.
Could anyone help me out with some impartial experiences?
By writing impartial I am looking for good advice from someone who's paycheck doesn't come from Selenia, Shell or other oilmanufactures
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By the way... if "Duarte" reads this....
The "brake light failure" message has recently vanished again? Therefore I have not bought that new box you recommended me to buy (at least not yet). Perhaps the error message will appear again for the 3rd time when Winther returns... so I have just pushed whatever repair it might be to the future... I really don't understand but it has got to be something with the weather?
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