Lubricant Discussion- Engine Oil / Gear Oil

[pwuser156649109585]

It's M5 zic yeah but in previous discussion I have heard people saying, ZIC is packed in Pakistan and it is not perfect for the bikes. Also I am confused if I keep using it or no. Also after how many kilometer should I shift to 20w50

[saqibhassan95]

g, ZIC is packed in Pakistan and it is not perfect for the bikes

okay, if you want something better and imported, then use Zic m9 10w40

[hamzaazhar0046]

I am currently using Kixx oil and someone recommended me to switch to Havoline. Please advise me.

Also should I use an engine flush before switching to new brand or should I just it the new oil from different company but similar grade?

thanks

[hamzaazhar0046]

Salam everyone,

I want to ask whether I can shift from Kixx 10w40 to 5w30 or not? Mileage is 173000. Someone told me that my car will perform better on 5w30 both drive-wise and fuel economy-wise.

Thanks

[chinyoti]

10W30 would be a safer and cheaper option.

if your car isnt consuming oil. Switch to 10W30

[suzukialtomehran]

10W40 is good, you will not see considerable difference from shifting to 5W30.

[hamzaazhar0046]

What is the difference between 10w30 and 10w40?

[danikhalid07]

I purchase honda city 2011, its mileage is 180k, but engine sound is very nice smooth. last owner Havoline formula sae 10w30 use kar raha tha, but this 1st time i use zic 20w50, but i want k dubara havoline formula sae 10w30 per a jaon because 10w30 se direct 20w50 muje theek nai lag raha ye jum thori bari hai.
Dear Experts kindly suggests main havoline formula sae 10w30 pe dubara shift ho jaon ya zic 20w50 par hi rahon.

[pwuser147983858371]

10W30 is good

[sleeper]

Who told you to use 20w50

Keep using 10w30

[pwuser15609321293]

Reason if switching to 20w50 from 10w30??? Who told you for such experiment?????

[suzukialtomehran]

Switch back to 10W30 or 10w40 next time when you change oil.

[horticulturalist]

Both Kikx and Caltex are good, provided that you use original products. Switching from 10w40 to 5w30 depends upon engine type and health.

[pwuser156649109585]

Sir I was using ZIC M9 10w40, But even in winters that was too thin for my bike and I could hear a drastic sound compared to 20w40, coming out of my bike's engine.
Is there any better Oil compared to ZIC or I keep buying it from an official store mentioned on Daraz.

[chinyoti]

Not much of a difference. Total doesn't comes in 10W30

Make sure you get the latest letter

Earlier it was SM grade now its SN grade.

SL > SM > SN

[pwuser151639016122]

I had an oil change for my Grande which is Toyota maintained but had to go out of the city and needed an oil change so I had it done from Total (DHA Phase 6 Lahore).

I asked them to use Quartz 5w30 which is fine. They used airfilter, oil filter and AC filter which they claimed are genuine Toyota products but when I received the invoice, they were very cheap.

My question - If they have used substandard filters, is it fine if I continue driving the car for 5k kms?

Here is the invoice.

[horticulturalist]

I don't think these are any cheap. Say engine oil, they charged you 9229, whereas online total flagship store states 7208 for a 4L can.

[pwuser151639016122]

PKR 9229 charge is for 5L. I had them pour 4.25L and I kept the rest for next oil change.

I just visited them and asked for the brand of the filters they used. They were Thai made and claimed to be genuine Toyota products, the packaging looked solid and had Toyota monograms as well.

[horticulturalist]

Bro toyota filters etc all come from these countries. Japanese products, for e.g. totachi, denso etc are very expensive. Local companies are very cheap, like gaurd.

[horticulturalist]

Still 9229 doesn't make sense, which becomes 1846 per liter. Total store on daraz makes 1802 per liter. Online should be more expensive, as daraz commission adds up.