magnatec

ChAmP-EAgHiA · 13-05-2005, 12:00 AM

i had to do an oil change on my car so i thought why not try some good ol magnatec 30 bucks a bottle must be good anyway did it all and now my tappets(lifters) are noisey again and last time this happened i had to replace all of them i thought this stuff was meant to be the goodz but it just make my engine make all these weird noises and the oil idiot light stays on for bout 3 secs and my trip comp starts beepin when i first start my car any idea why this oil is doin this i normally put 20w/50 but this stuff was10w/40 dad said thats my prob there cos its too thin

sorry it was a long post any help appreciated champ :voldar02:

needturbo6 · 13-05-2005, 12:56 AM

yeh that magnatec is sh!thouse and a bit thin for an old ea motor too.

try something thicker. penzoil multivis and penrite hpr15 are good ones to try, among many others....

InitialD · 13-05-2005, 01:19 AM

Try Penrite HPR30 or somthing, Its better for motor with a few K's on them.

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b2tf · 13-05-2005, 02:03 PM

Ive heard of Magnatec doing some very nasty things to engines - because it supposedly is meant to suck all the little bits of loose metal out of your engine, it can end up clogging things up cos it pulls them thru the filters etc etc.

I wouldnt use it - i used to used GTX3 in the EF and I never had a problem with it. I know some didnt recommend it either but I found it to be quite good, oil consumption was up a little towards the end but that would be more likely because i got slack with the changes.

Psycho Chicken · 13-05-2005, 06:19 PM

I wouldn't use Magnatec on my bike chain.

LuvinmyEB · 14-05-2005, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

I wouldn't use Magnatec on my bike chain.

Whoever services my dads AUII puts that crap in it. It's as thin as water, actually it probably is water with dye added then a $30- price tag thrown on it.

My EB gets Shell Helix in it when it's serviced and if I need to top the oil up I usually add some Valvoline that I have for the Esky.

EDXR8 · 14-05-2005, 03:33 PM

There is a lot of false information about Magnatec like it causes blockages due to carrying metal around the engine etc. The basic fact is that the oil is not MAGNETIC, it just resists draining back tot he sump as quickly so some of the oil stays on the engien components longer to protect in startup. I have had good success with it in the older XF 4.1L, but it is a bit thin for the Falcon 4L I6 and thats where the problems come from. As said Penrite HPR30 is great stuff and what I would recommend in the falcon.