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Hi Folks, The team at Opie Oils and Fuchs have got together and come up with this fantastic offer. If you buy 5 litres of Fuchs Titan Race Pro S 5w-30, 5w-40, 10w-50, 10w-60 or Pro R 15w-50 you will get a 1 litre free! Fancy stocking up? You can order any number of 5 litre bottles to get the same number of 1 litre bottles FREE, for example, if you buy 4 x 5 litres you will receive 4 x 1 litres FREE. To receive your free litre, just add 5 litres to your basket and we'll do the rest. No voucher code is needed, so make sure you use your club discount voucher to get a further 10% discount!. Also... Don't forget about this months competition: If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers Oilman

Hi Folks, The team at Opie Oils and Fuchs have got together and come up with this fantastic offer. If you buy 5 litres of Fuchs Titan Race Pro S 5w-30, 5w-40, 10w-50, 10w-60 or Pro R 15w-50 you will get a 1 litre free! Fancy stocking up? You can order any number of 5 litre bottles to get the same number of 1 litre bottles FREE, for example, if you buy 4 x 5 litres you will receive 4 x 1 litres FREE. To receive your free litre, just add 5 litres to your basket and we'll do the rest. No voucher code is needed, so make sure you use your club discount voucher to get a further 10% discount!. Also... Don't forget about this months competition: If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers Oilman

Hi Folks, The team at Opie Oils have come up with another competition for March. With this competition the prize is an X-BOX 360 with Fifa 14 and Forza Horizon ENTER COMPETITION HERE >>>> Cheers Oilman

Good news, our UK mainland £1 Shipping Offer is still running. No voucher code is needed and no minimum spend required! Save even more and use your club discount voucher to give you an additional 10% OFF your order, alternatively you may want to take advantage of our other current offers seen here > > > Feel free to contact us if you need help or advice, you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers Oilman Some Scottish & Highlands post codes are not included. For this reason we have created the voucher code ISLANDS to give customers in these areas £5 off their shipping cost.

Hi Folks, The team at Opie Oils are happy to announce that we are offering £1 Shipping for a Limited Time Only! No minimum spend. This can be used with any other offers that are on our website. Don't forget to checkout our Current Offers Don't forget all Castrol Edge and Magnatec have 20% off with discount code CASTROL20 Huge Savings of selected Fuchs products, with discount code FUCHSTITAN Opie Oils are happy to announce we now sell Philips and Osram bulbs, more information on these products to follow. Cheers Oilman

Hi Folks, New month means new competition and this month we have a PS3 with Gran Turismo 6 and The Last of us worth £240 To be in a chance of winning please click HERE Cheers Oilman

Hi Folks, The Team at Opie Oils would like to congratulate Antony Palourti for winning a White Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 worth £275. Dont worry as the team have a February Competition in the pipe line, so look out, as you'll never know it could be you next time. As always, our expert advice is free, if you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers Oilman

Hi Folks, Good news!! For limited time only 20% off everything!! Simply use voucher code WAREHOUSE when ordering via our web site Opie Oils or give us a call on 01209 202944 Monday to Friday 8.30am 5.30pm Don't miss out on the warehouse clearance! 20% off everything!! Go shopping at Opie Oils here > > > > That's not alll..... Don't forget Free Delivery on all UK Mainland order over £70 http://www.opieoils.co.uk/images/upload/novfreeship.jpg If you havent already, don't forget our competition to win a White Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 worth £275 This is the question:The Prancing Horse is the symbol of which car manufacturer? If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm 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 Red Line. 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. BMWOC 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)

Hi Folks, Good news our 20% off everything has been Extended till Midnight Tonight!!! Don't forget Free shipping over £70 Go shopping at Opie Oils here > > > > If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers Oilman

Hi Folks, For limited time only 20% off everything!! Simply use voucher code DEAL20 when ordering via our web site Opie Oils or give us a call on 01209 202944 Monday to Friday 8.30am 5.30pm This additional 20% off means a lot of products are discounted up to 45% off the RRP! There are bargains to be had across the store from all these top brands: Amsoil, ArmorAll, Astonish, Bilt Hamber, Brembo, Castrol, Denso, Dodo Juice, Farecla, Fuchs, Gulf, Hamp, Hamp Shortie, K&N, Kent Car Care, Laser, Mahle, Meguiars, MER, Michelin, Millers Oils, Millers Classic Oils, Mitsubishi Oil Filters, Mobil, Motul, Muc-Off, NGK, Nissan Oil Filters, Oil Safe, Polco, Red Line, Shell, Silkolene, Simoniz, Subaru Oil Filters, Trico, UFI, Valvoline & WD-40. Excluding Nanodrive, EE oils!!! With all these great brands to choose from, and with every product discounted, now's a great time to save money on top quality products and shop at Opie Oils! LIMITED TIME ONLY - Go shopping at Opie Oils here > > > > That's not all...... Free Delivery on all UK Mainland order over £70 If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers Oilman

Up to 50% OFF RRP every day of the week From 10am Monday to Friday we will have one of our most popular products on offer at a ridiculous discount for 24 hours only. PLUS over the weekend our Friday Daily Deal will continue until 10am Monday! Our Daily Deal will not always be posted on the forum, but for those who subscribe to our daily deal emails will receive an email each day to let you know what spectacular saving there is to be had. So get subscribed and START SAVING WITH OPIE OILS! SUBSCRIBE HERE >>>> Oilman

Hi all, Our £1 Shipping Offer will be ending midnight tonight. If you need help or advice you can call us on 01209 202944 Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers, Oilman

Hi folks, Just to let you know, our £1 Shipping Offer won't be around for much longer. No voucher code is needed for the £1 shipping, it's automatically applied at the checkout. This means you could save even more by combining it with any of our other current offers: - 20% off all Castrol EDGE & Castrol Magnatec engine oils: Voucher code CASTROL This offer includes the ever popular Castrol EDGE FST 5w-30 and Castrol EDGE FST 10w-60 for BMW M-Series models engine oils, plus all the others! - 20% off all Gulf Oils & Fluids: Voucher code GULF20 Gulf Competition engine oils, gear oils & brake fluids included. - 20% off all Denso & NGK plugs: Voucher code PLUG20 Not sure what plugs you need? Use our look-up guide here HERE > > > - 25% off all TRICO wiper blades: Voucher code TRICO25 Trico has been an industry leader and global innovator of windscreen wipers products for the last 90 years. Sixty one part numbers available from 10" through 28" provide nearly 100% market coverage. - 20% off K&N filters: Voucher code KN20 This includes oil filters, replacement panel filters, 57i, Typhoon & Apollo induction kits, filter wraps, K&N filter service kits and much, much more....... You may also be interested to see our Winter Products section, here you can find Booster Cables, De-Icers, Ice Scrapers, screen wash and snow chains. As always, our expert advice is free. If you need help you can call us on 01209 202944 Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers, Oilman

Hi folks, It's that time again, all you have to do is answer the following question on our website for a chance to win a brand NEW White Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 worth £275 The Prancing Horse is the symbol of which car manufacturer? Good luck, you'll never know it could be you receiving a phone call from the Opie Oils team saying your a winner. As always, our expert advice is free, if you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers Oilman

Hi Folks, Good news, the team at Opie Oils have descided to extend our £1 shipping. We have exteneded the offer untill further notice. As always, our expert advice is free, If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers Oilman

Hi Folks, We have some great news, We have a WINNER to our end of year competition. We would like to say a massive congratulations to Alex Mcdonnell from Norwich for winning our end of year competition to win the PS4 with Killzone and NEED FOR SPEED RIVALS. We will be announcing our new compition very soon, but until then please keep an eye out on our current offers page for our latest offers and competitions. As always if you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers Oilman

Hi all, We have an amazing offer to kick start your 2014 with £1 Shipping on all UK mainland orders - NO MINIMUM SPEND. STARTS 1ST JANUARY ENDS MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 5TH JANUARY As always, our expert advice is free. If you need help you can call us on 01209 202944 Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers, Oilman

Hi all, The team at Opie Oils would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! With thanks for your valued business and support during 2013. Here are our Opening Times: 31st - Open as normal (Normal dispatch and delivery) New Years Day - Closed (No dispatch and delivery) 2nd January onwards - Open as normal (Normal dispatch and delivery) As always, our expert advice is free, If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here.

Hi all, The team at Opie Oils would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! With thanks for your valued business and support during 2013. Here are our Opening Times: Monday 23 December: Open as normal Christmas Eve: Open till 2 (Normal dispatch and delivery) Christmas Day: Closed (No dispatch and delivery) Boxing day: Closed (No dispatch and delivery) 27 till 31: Open as normal (Normal dispatch and delivery) New Years Day Closed (No dispatch and delivery) 2 January onwards Open as normal (Normal dispatch and delivery) One more thing... Keep an eye on your emails for a offer that can not be missed. If you don't receive our emails, you can sign up to them by joining our mailing list at the link below. Join our mailing list here >>>> As always, our expert advice is free, If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Merry Christmas and Happy new year from the team at Opie Oils

Folks, Currently at Opie Oils we are giving an extra 20% off the comprehensive range of Gulf Oils & Fluids with the voucher code GULF20 . This discount can be applied to the whole Gulf range, including the ever popular Gulf Competition engine oils, gear oils and brake fluids found HERE > > > Plus...... With it been winter it could be a good time to change your spark / glow plugs and wiper blades, so you will pleased to hear that we are currently giving an additional 20% off NGK & Denso with voucher code PLUG20 and 25% off all TRICO wiper blades with voucher code TRICO25 And finally....... 20% Off all K&N Performance Filters - This includes oil filters, replacement panel filters, 57i, Typhoon & Apollo induction kits, filter wraps, K&N filter service kits and much, much more....... As always, our expert advice is free. If you need help you can call us Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm on 01209 202944, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. - The team at Opie Oils

Hi We did post this one a while back. http://www.bmwownersclub.com/forums/topic/9352-cold-weather-gear-changes/ Cheers Tim

£1 Shipping on all UK Mainland Orders - No Minimum Spend Some Scottish post codes and out of area deliveries are not included, however we have discounted these areas by £5. ENDS MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER Combine our £1 Shipping offer with our other offers and save even more! - Opie Oils Daily Deal. SUBSCRIBE HERE >>>> - Voucher code DAILYDEAL - 20% Off All Gear Oils - Voucher code WEEKLYDEAL - 25% Off Shell Helix Ultra 5W-40, Shell Helix HX7 10W-40 & Shell Helix Ultra Extra 5W-30 - Voucher code HELIX25 View all Current Offers here >>>> We also have many NEW products recently added to our web site, this includes: - Filter Removal Tools for Mahle, Hamp, Subaru, Mitsubishi and Nissan filters as well as universal filter removal tools. - Trolley Jacks & Axle Stands - 2 & 3 Tonne Axle Stands - 2, 2.5 & 3 Tonne Trolley Jacks - 40 inch Car Creeper Board - Wheel Chocks - Large range of Funnels - For use with Engine Oils, Fuels, Brake Fluids, Coolants & Screen Wash Plus, don't forget to enter our competition to win the all new 32gb Google Nexus 7 worth £240. As always, our expert advice is free. If you need help you can call us on 01209 202944 Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm, email us at sales@opieoils.co.uk, or just ask here. Cheers, Oilman

Engine Oil Viscosity Viscosity is the most misunderstood aspect of oil and yet it is the most important. Viscosity is the force required to shear (break) the oil at a certain speed and temperature. Oils work because they have viscosity; the drag of a rotating part pulls oil from a low-pressure area into a high pressure area and “floats” the surfaces apart. This is called “hydrodynamic lubrication” and crankbearings depend on it. Oil must be capable of flowing at low temperatures, so that it gets around the engine in a fraction of a second at start-up and must protect engine components at high temperatures without evaporating or carbonising and maintain adequate (not excessive) oil pressure. Many people think that the thicker the oil, the better the protection, but if the oil is too thick, it will not flow properly, leading to reduced protection. The numbers on every can of oil indicate its performance characteristics when new but there are many misconceptions on what these numbers actually mean. For multigrade oils you will see two numbers (for monograde oils only one). The first is followed by a “w” and is commonly 0, 5, 10, 15 or 20. The second number is always higher than the first and is commonly 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60. The first and second numbers ARE NOT related. The “w” number (0, 5, 10, 15 or 20) When multigrade oils first appeared, a low temperature test called “w” (meaning “winter” not weight) was introduced. Using a “Cold Crank Simulator", the test measures the oils ability to flow at low temperatures. ALL oils are THICKER at low temperatures than at high temperatures but the lower the “w” number, the quicker the oil will flow at low temperatures. The second number (20, 30, 40, 50 or 60) This number is known as the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) number and is measured in “Centistokes” (cst) at 100C. Centistokes (cst) is the measure of a fluid's resistance to flow (viscosity). It is calculated in terms of the time required for a standard quantity of fluid at a certain temperature to flow through a standard orifice. The higher the value, the thicker the oil. An oils cst at 100C determines its SAE rating within the following parameters. SAE 20 = 5.6 to less than 9.3cst SAE 30 = 9.3 to less than 12.5cst SAE 40 = 12.5 to less than 16.3cst SAE 50 = 16.3 to less than 21.9cst SAE 60 = 21.9 to less than 26.0cst ALL oils labelled 40 must fall within the SAE parameters at 100C so everything from a monograde 40 to multigrade 0w-40, 5w-40, 10w-40, 15w-40 or 20w-40 are approximately the same thickness at 100C. Some oil companies label oils as SAE 35, 45 or 55, but as you can see from the above figures, there isn't a SAE 35, 45 or 55. This "could" be because they are approximately on the boundary of the two grades, but as we don't deal with any of those I can't really comment further. Summary Cold start. A 5w-40 will flow better than a 10w-40. A 10w-50 will flow better than a 15w-50 A 5w-40 is the same as a 5w-30 At operating temperatures. A 10w-50 is thicker than a 10w-40. A 15w-50 is thicker than a 5w-40 A 0w-40 is the same as a 10w-40 If you look above, you will see that the figures quoted do not indicate at all as to whether the oil is synthetic or mineral based... Well except for 0w oils as synthetic PAO basestock is required to acheive this viscosity. Generally the oil you use should be based on the manufacturers recommendation found in the owners manual, but then modifications, climate and the type of use can affect that recommendation. If you are unsure of what is the correct recommendation for your car and would like to know more please contact us here oilman@opieoils.co.uk With thanks to John Rowland of Fuchs/Silkolene Cheers Tim and the Opie Oils team

20% Off Everything Ends Soon - voucher code: BLOWOUT Enter Voucher Code BLOWOUT and get 20% Off all these top brands: Amsoil, ArmorAll, Astonish, Bilt Hamber, Castrol, Denso, Dodo Juice, Farecla, Ferodo, Fuchs, Gulf, Hamp, K&N, Kent Car Care, Laser, Mahle, Meguiars, MER, Michelin, Millers Oils, Millers Classic Oils, Mitsubishi Oil Filters, Mobil, Motul, Muc-Off, NGK, Nissan Oil Filters, Oil Safe, Polco, Red Line, Shell, Silkolene, Simoniz, Subaru Oil Filters, Trico, UFI, Valvoline & WD-40. We also have many NEW products recently added to our web site, this includes: - Filter Removal Tools for Mahle, Hamp, Subaru, Mitsubishi and Nissan filters as well as universal filter removal tools. - Trolley Jacks & Axle Stands - 2 & 3 Tonne Axle Stands - 2, 2.5 & 3 Tonne Trolley Jacks - 40 inch Car Creeper Board - Wheel Chocks - Large range of Funnels - For use with Engine Oils, Fuels, Brake Fluids, Coolants & Screen Wash PLUS... We now have Daily Deals which run for 24 hours only. PLUS over the weekend our Friday Daily Deal will continue until 10am Monday! Our Daily Deal will not always be posted on the forum, but for those who subscribe to our daily deal emails will receive an email each day to let you know what spectacular saving there is to be had. So get subscribed and START SAVING WITH OPIE OILS! SUBSCRIBE HERE >>>> As always, if you have any questions or need any advice then feel free to ask. - The team at Opie Oils