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#1 Shooter63

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Posted 24 July 2024 - 03:59 PM

I found my owners handbook for my MK1 today, I'm consider myself getting on now, but I haven't even hear of some of those oil companies.

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Posted 24 July 2024 - 11:18 PM

Note the recommendations for 10W/30, 10W/40, 5W/20 and 20W/50 depending on the ambient temp

All the oil brands are also listed on the oil cap
https://www.minispar...ic/GFE6003.aspx

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Posted 25 July 2024 - 06:14 AM

OOO DEEEAAAR I remember them.



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Posted 25 July 2024 - 06:20 PM

Many of the smaller players were sucked up by the big 4 over the years.



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Posted 25 July 2024 - 09:01 PM

Many of the smaller players were sucked up by the big 4 over the years.


Yup just had a Google, Sternol is now part of Elf and Filtrate is owned by the Kuwait oil mob.

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Posted 26 July 2024 - 06:09 AM

 

Many of the smaller players were sucked up by the big 4 over the years.


Yup just had a Google, Sternol is now part of Elf and Filtrate is owned by the Kuwait oil mob.

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They all only want a Monopoly or a Duopoly in the end. That way they can put the Governments in fear and dictate to them how it's going to be.



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Posted 26 July 2024 - 08:44 AM

 

 Sternol is now part of Elf

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...and elf is now owned by Total Energies as is Fina. The concentration is going on. As in all industries that have reached the end of their lifecycle. See coal....


Edited by r.tec, 26 July 2024 - 08:49 AM.





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