what oil to put in my taishan

[biglee]

hi
i went to halfords today to get some oil for my taishan sport and the oil i got is for garden machines is this right. in taishan manual it said i needed 10w30 which i got but it is for use with garden machines, should i use or not. what oil do you lot use

[hypojam]

Thats stuff will work in it,
But i buy nothing but the best to get maximum engine life/reliability and performance

Shell Helix Ultra Fully Synthetic 5W-40, The stuff they supposedly put in Ferrari's ;D

[biglee]

so use the garden machine oil, i have just seen the post on oil and they are all using 10w40 oil but my manual says to use 10w30

[Gavin]

The 10w40 relates to the general temperature of the country in which the oil is used (I think).
10w40 oil is supposed to be OK in temperatures of minus 10C, to plus 40C, so it should easily cover the teperature ranges in the UK.
10w30 should also be OK, as usual, the user manual seems to have slightly mixed up these figures.

[Ginger Phil]

I put Halfords finest into my Taishan. It's 4 stroke, 10w/40 mineral oil.

[BillyGreen1973]

I think the way to go is just as Hypojam said, Buy the most expensive oil there is, after all it doesn't use much so doesn't work out too bad. Don't forget a 5 litre can will do 6 oil changes, and at 3000Km per change, it will last for years!!

So when you think it may be £20 or more for the oil, but it will last you 2 or 3 years, it's not a lot to spend to get the very best protection for your hard working engine!

I sound like an Oil salesman!!!