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ab c on Gulf Western Premium Energy SP Engine Oil - 10W-30 5 Litre $25.49 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-Store) @ Supercheap Auto

Hilarious. There was a clown on here a few months ago that shook a container of oil and said he could tell its quality by the sound. Some…

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ab c on Gulf Western Premium Energy SP Engine Oil - 10W-30 5 Litre $25.49 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-Store) @ Supercheap Auto

Noone cares if you dont like the definition of synthetic oil. You need educating. There us a site called bobistheoilguy.com where there are…

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Ozzster on Gulf Western Premium Energy SP Engine Oil - 10W-30 5 Litre $25.49 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-Store) @ Supercheap Auto

So why do Australia brands like Gulf Western, Nulon and Penrite have such a strong following amongst heavy industry and equal any of the…

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Ozzster on Gulf Western Premium Energy SP Engine Oil - 10W-30 5 Litre $25.49 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-Store) @ Supercheap Auto

Have you rang the Gulf Western company to find out? The tech dept will talk to any caller. If you havent then dont badmouth any oil company…

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kingbargain999 on Gulf Western Premium Energy SP Engine Oil - 10W-30 5 Litre $25.49 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-Store) @ Supercheap Auto

When you start your car the oil is very thick and thins out as the engine heats up. 10w-30 is thinner than 15w-40 at startup so provides…

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JIMB0 on Nulon Apex+ 5W-30 Full Synthetic Engine Oil 5L $34.99 (Member Price, Was $74.99) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Autobarn

Lets not get the fact that you cannot understand basic high school chemistry get in the way of your promotion of an idea that has long been…

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JIMB0 on Nulon Apex+ 5W-30 Full Synthetic Engine Oil 5L $34.99 (Member Price, Was $74.99) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Autobarn

Yes it is full synthetic. Its amazing how little some people know about oils and the process that go into synthesing oils. Jimbo, there is…

ghosta commented on Nulon Fusion 5W-30 Engine Oil 5L $29.99 (Save 45%) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Autobarn
For an oil to show up as compatible with your vehicle the oil must- 1) Be tested to show it complies with the manufacturers standard AND 2)…

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inasero on Nulon Fusion 5W-30 Engine Oil 5L $29.99 (Save 45%) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Autobarn

Yes, Nulon Apex+ 5w-30 Long Life.

ghosta commented on Nulon Fusion 5W-30 Engine Oil 5L $29.99 (Save 45%) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Autobarn
Yes, price boomed after covid, but seem to have come down a bit. This oil is packaged for Autobarn by Nulon. Its the same oil as Nulon Long…

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ab c on Gulf Western SYN-X 3000 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $16.99 (RRP $49) C&C/ in-Store Only @ Autobarn

You dont seem to know much about oil! Synthetic oil IS better oil. What its made from is irrellevent, its the oil specs that are important.…

ghosta commented on 20%-40% off Storewide (Exclusions Apply) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ $130 Order) @ Supercheap Auto
Website down all night. Even when its running its a dial up speed website and Supercheap have made no attempt to fix it.

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Shane043 on Gulf Western SYN-X 3000 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $16.99 (RRP $49) C&C/ in-Store Only @ Autobarn

You could get Supercheap to do a price match.

ghosta commented on Gulf Western SYN-X 3000 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $16.99 (RRP $49) C&C/ in-Store Only @ Autobarn
An even better deal than the Premium Gold 15w-40 that was on sale recently and this gives slightly better cold start protection! Good to…

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Skips on ½ Price Penrite HPR-5 5W-40 Engine Oil 5L $43 + $12 Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Repco

You are new to all this and struggling to understand the properties of oil. If you took the time to actually look up the oil recommendation…

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Skips on ½ Price Penrite HPR-5 5W-40 Engine Oil 5L $43 + $12 Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Repco

Again another poster who doesnt understand what he is reading. You think that because a measurement of thickness has a numerical difference…

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ab c on ½ Price Penrite HPR-5 5W-40 Engine Oil 5L $43 + $12 Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Repco

You would benefit from doing a little reading from the bobistheoilguy site or similar. You would learn that all 5w-30 have the same…

ghosta posted a deal Gulf Western Premium Gold 15W-40 5L $20.49 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ $130 Order) @ Supercheap Auto
Semi Synthetic oil which is wet clutch friendly! I use this in my three quad bikes and in my older hiace campervan. None of these vehicles…

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Vorsprungdurchtech on Nulon Apex+ 5W-30 Full Synthetic Engine Oil 5L $34.99 (Free Rewards Membership Required) + Delivery ($0 C&C/in-Store) @ Autobarn

You didnt buy oil before Covid obviously.

ghosta commented on Nulon X-Pro Semi Synthetic 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $26.99 (Member's Price) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Autobarn
This oil is rated higher than some well known brands of oil, no doubt due to the high quality base stocks that Nulon use. Changing oil of…

ghosta commented on Castrol Magnatec Stop Start 5W-30 5L $39.99 (Member's Price) C&C/ in-Store Only @ Autobarn
Had to grin when you called certain brands "budget"....shows you dont know much about motor oil! The so called "premium" brands love taking…

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MasterScythe on Gulf Western SYN-X 3000 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $24.99 (RRP $49) C&C/ in-Store Only @ Autobarn

You do seem very confused about synthetic oils. There is more than one way of making a synthetic oil, not just from paleo or ester origin.…

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stumo on Shell Helix HX8 5W-30 Full Synthetic Engine Oil 5L $35 (Member Price) + $12 Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Repco

Full Fat? This is engine oil not cooking oil! What a hilarious post! Pure nonsense....

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Skips on Gulf Western 5W-30 Syn-X Plus Full Synthetic Engine Oil 5L $35.99 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-store) @ Supercheap Auto

When you actually understand the basics you can then make a meaniful comment...untill then, well......

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Skips on Gulf Western 5W-30 Syn-X Plus Full Synthetic Engine Oil 5L $35.99 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-store) @ Supercheap Auto

Rubbish! Its a SL rated oil because it has not passed the tests to be a SN grade oil, its a quite poor oil rating wise compared to an SN…

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Eugklng on Gulf Western 5W-30 Syn-X Plus Full Synthetic Engine Oil 5L $35.99 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-store) @ Supercheap Auto

Post should read API or ACEA or ILSAC as these are just different ways of grading oils and a manufacturer uses what suits them API being…

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rinnangan on Gulf Western 5W-30 Syn-X Plus Full Synthetic Engine Oil 5L $35.99 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-store) @ Supercheap Auto

I was like you and changed my oils at 5k or 6 months, Then when I read up on oils at the website bobistheoilguy and other sites I realised…

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billadm on Castrol Magnatec 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $30 + $12 Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Repco

There must be a reason behind your thinking that is completely opposite to what ALL the oil manufacturers say....can you enlighten us with…

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billadm on Castrol Magnatec 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $30 + $12 Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Repco

Other way around...full syn has a much longer usefull life...

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dkausa on Castrol Magnatec 10W-40 Engine Oil 5L $30 + $12 Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Repco

Of course! But even better value than this deal is the GW syn-x 3000 for $18 from autobarn!
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