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gaz01gaz
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which oil ? magantex any good?
« on: Dec 19th, 2004, 10:49am » |
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can anyone advise..please  i have a 2.9 cos which does suffer from chain rattle on first start for a second or two......will using magnatex oil help in any way or is this problem gonna be fatal apart from the rattle at first the engine does sound pretty nice the rest time 
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john.n
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Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
« Reply #1 on: Dec 20th, 2004, 9:23am » |
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I have always used magnatex 10/40 in my cossies (5) and have never had a problem. I also change oil and filter every 6 months regardless of miles. john.n
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gaz01gaz
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Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
« Reply #2 on: Dec 20th, 2004, 5:55pm » |
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thanks for that i will give gtx to my car next time around,,,cheers,,,gaz
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granorpio
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Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
« Reply #3 on: Dec 20th, 2004, 8:45pm » |
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My thought too!
I have just had a garage service the car but have now decided like yourself to drop the oil again and try Magnatec and hopefully this liquid gold will perform wounders 
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Paul B
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Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
« Reply #4 on: Dec 20th, 2004, 9:03pm » |
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Have had a small rattle on cold start-up since owning mine (20 months).
We've been on Magnatec since April but I really couldn't say I've seen any improvement. Still got the rattle 
I think there's only one course of action if you're to keep the car. I wouldn't go looking at Magnatec to be a miracle cure.
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gaz01gaz
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Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
« Reply #5 on: Dec 21st, 2004, 12:46am » |
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thanks all for the feedback,seems other than replacement the only way is to bury the go fast pedal hard into the carpet and crank for a few seconds on cold start and then restart with no gas and this preloads the tensioners,great advice from a fellow scorp owner i might add,regards,gaz
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john.n
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Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
« Reply #6 on: Dec 21st, 2004, 1:12pm » |
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Any oil wont cure mechanical wear, but a good one- such as Magnatex will slow down /prevent any further wear. As the old saying goes- oil is the heart of the engine! john.n
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