Penrite Oil

[gerhard]

For those of us that like Penrite oils, there is good news.

A VW Approved (longlife) oil is Enviro+ 5W-30

A suitable oil (non-longlife, non-approved) oil is HPR 5

The HPR 5 is not too expensive, I use it in my daughter's Swift, and in the Sirion GTVi.

Don't know the price of the Enviro+, it's fairly new to the market. But it's VW APPROVED for longlife applications, so can be used in all the newish VWs currently available in AU. Hopefully someone has seen it and can post some pricing.

See attached files for the approval letter and the specs for each oil.

Both should be readily available from the usual Repco, Autobarn, etc. outlets.

[Jmac]

Most of the turbo charged stuff and high performance stuff i use HPR5 mate , good oil IMO and reasonably priced. Penrite doing some good things, i also use the BMV for the 5hp ZF trannies too, great alternative and cost effective.
JMac

[MattyT]

I have penrite SIN 15 (15w-40) in my vr6, i do brutal things to it and it doesnt care. Engine rev's happly to redline too

The best thing IMHO about penrite is that it's australian ,woo!

[gerhard]

I have penrite SIN 15 (15w-40) in my vr6, i do brutal things to it and it doesnt care. Engine rev's happly to redline too

The best thing IMHO about penrite is that it's australian ,woo!

Too true - that's one of the reasons why I like it, the other is that it's damn good oil! I also use HPR10 in my Jackaroo 3.5V6, as well as the HPR5 as mentioned before..

You could use HPR 10 in yours if you wanted to save a few pennies The SIN 15 meets VW500 spec.

"Penrite HPR 10 meets the performance requirements of:
API SM/CF ACEA A3/B4 (Europe)
Chrysler MS-6395 Porsche
Renault GM 9986126
Rover RES.22.OL.22 BMW
VW500.00/502.00/505.00 Holden HN 2100
Ford WSE-M2C910A/905A3 Ford M2C153F/G
Mercedes Benz 229.1 Peugeot PSA E-02
Fiat-Lancia-Alfa Romeo VW 503.00, 501.01"

[runamuk]

I just use the HPR10 in my VR6.... loves it

I have penrite SIN 15 (15w-40) in my vr6, i do brutal things to it and it doesnt care. Engine rev's happly to redline too

The best thing IMHO about penrite is that it's australian ,woo!

[brad]

For those of us that like Penrite oils, there is good news.

A VW Approved (longlife) oil is Enviro 5W-40

Thanks for the heads up.

I think you mean Enviro+ 5w30 (according to the letter from VW)

PHOARR! 1340Euro for certification. That's $2300 !! (and it expires in 2010)

[gerhard]

Thanks for the heads up.

I think you mean Enviro+ 5w30 (according to the letter from VW)

PHOARR! 1340Euro for certification. That's $2300 !! (and it expires in 2010)

Oops - yes, sorry - typo late at night. Definately 5W-30 not 5W-40.

And you can see why not all oil manufacturers seek formal approval - imagine paying those bucks to VW, GM, BMW, Merc, etc, etc for every different oil

[K_Man]

+1 for Penrite oil, started using it with my first car (R31 skyline) and have never looked back.

[Rebuild]

just bought 10L of HPR Diesel 5 recently for the T5 topups, and the next full oil change.
Not listed on the actual drum but has 506.01 compatibilty according to the Penrite website.

[The_Hawk]

How much is the HPR10?

I have switched from a fully synthetic Fuchs 10w40 which seems to burn off a little quickly in the VR6 to Castrol GTX2 which is cheap at round $25/5L and the engine seems to love it.

[gerhard]

How much is the HPR10?

I have switched from a fully synthetic Fuchs 10w40 which seems to burn off a little quickly in the VR6 to Castrol GTX2 which is cheap at round $25/5L and the engine seems to love it.

I can't find a tech spec sheet for this oil on the Castrol web site ?!? but there are 2 for the GTX3. The GTX3 15W-50 meets VW501/505, but the GTX3 10W-30 does not meet any VW spec at all. It may be wrong to assume GTX 2 doesn't meet VW anything, but when they don't tell you, you have to assume that's the case.

At 20W-50 the GTX2 seems to me to be a bit high in the viscosity, unless your engine is very worn . I have used Magnatec in my Jackaroo and it burned lots of oil and rattled more when cold, but I get none of those issues with HPR10

HPR10 is a bit dearer than the GTX2, you should be able to get it for $35 or less (Repco usually has an across the board sale in January, it's a good time to stock up on this sort of stuff )

[D3bb4]

gtx2 is 20w50 and mineral oil - i doubt it'd recommended. Usually use with old falcons and such, which were designed for thicker oils. Sometimes going from something to thick to a thinner and better oil makes cars run smoother. Improves fuel economy also.

I'm using fuchs 10w40 and happy with it. Might try something else next time. Was thinking shell helix ultra 5w40... price has shot up almost $10 to bout $57 now though!!!!!!!

[The_Hawk]

I found teh Fuchs to be a little thin for the VR6's hot engine. Remember that the specs are written for a climate that goes much lower than here in Australia.

[MattyT]

I used to run fuchs 10w30 (supertitan GTO or whatever they call it) too. The engine ran fine, didnt eat or burn any of it but it didnt rev anything like it does now with the penrite.

All hail the Penrite!

[Transporter]

just bought 10L of HPR Diesel 5 recently for the T5 topups, and the next full oil change.
Not listed on the actual drum but has 506.01 compatibilty according to the Penrite website.

No it has not.
It must be HPR Enviro + SAE 5W-30.
Meets doesn't mean approved.