Can't find any oil anywhere! Except on the floor under the zed :D

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:38 pm

Anyone else experiencing difficulty finding engine oil at the mo?

I've overrun the 7.5k oil change which I usually do on the dot. No biggie, I have just enough 5w30 Castrol GTX LL to do a service but my plan was to move along to 5w40 now that the zed's up to 150k miles. Preventive maintenance etc.

After my usual '€7/litre oil-dealer' in The Netherlands failed to come up with the goods I ordered 10L of 5w40M Castrol via my secondary supplier (€10/litre) deolieconcurrent.nl only to receive an apologetic email explaining that they couldn't deliver and didn't know when that oil would be back in stock due to a worldwide base-oil shortage.

I then set about scouting around alternative suppliers to find 'niet op voorrad' (not available) at every single online oil supplier not only for the 5W40M variant but also for a lot of other brands and types.

Poor Benny will have to go on with a new bellyfull of the 5W30 he despises so much. I know this because he leaves me little messages on the floor of his parking space on a regular basis.

He's had a head gasket and oil-filter housing gasket swap not long ago but I suspect the current dribblings are coming from the dipstick tube, the only o-ring I didn't replace when I did the new CCV system replacement.

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:42 pm

Worth a look on autodoc Chris?

Not looked for 40 SAE for myself but they always seem well stocked?

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:44 pm

Not sure if you can get autodoc over there but just had a quick search

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Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:46 pm

bigwinn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:42 pm Worth a look on autodoc Chris?

Not looked for 40 SAE for myself but they always seem well stocked?

I did fella. No joy. Theyre one of the biggest suppliers over here too!
Proper over-priced too!

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Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:48 pm

Yeah, maybe I should have iterated that I always go for the Castrol EDGE variant, usually the LL04 which is now called 'Castrol Edge M'.

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:53 pm

What about Opie Oils? Do they have any? Do they ship?

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:54 pm

Was just going to suggest opie as a plan b

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:03 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:53 pm What about Opie Oils? Do they have any? Do they ship?

bigwinn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:54 pm Was just going to suggest opie as a plan b

Unfortunately, as I'm based in NL shipping here from the UK would be nigh on impossible for many reasons.

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:07 pm

Chris_D wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:03 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:53 pm What about Opie Oils? Do they have any? Do they ship?
bigwinn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:54 pm Was just going to suggest opie as a plan b
Unfortunately, as I'm based in NL shipping here from the UK would be nigh on impossible for many reasons.

An excuse for a Uk road trip then!!

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:11 pm

bigwinn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:07 pm
Chris_D wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:03 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:53 pm What about Opie Oils? Do they have any? Do they ship?
bigwinn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:54 pm Was just going to suggest opie as a plan b
Unfortunately, as I'm based in NL shipping here from the UK would be nigh on impossible for many reasons.
An excuse for a Uk road trip then!!

Not a bad idea, but I'm holding off getting jabbed (don't ask), so that's also a no-go.
Looks like he's gonna have to settle for another 7.5k miles worth of 5w30 and a new dipstick o-ring.

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:18 pm

Zulu4 · Post by **Zulu4** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:56 pm

Eurocarparts maybe ?
Or ebay :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5W-40-Castro ... 634-2357-0

oilman · Post by **oilman** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:10 am

Chris_D wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:03 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:53 pm What about Opie Oils? Do they have any? Do they ship?
bigwinn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:54 pm Was just going to suggest opie as a plan b
Unfortunately, as I'm based in NL shipping here from the UK would be nigh on impossible for many reasons.

You could get it from us off Ebay, they will handle the international shipping side of it if the order is under 150 Euros.

Cheers,

Guy

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:22 pm

I'll av a butchers. ta.

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 2:02 pm

oilman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:10 am
Chris_D wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:03 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:53 pm What about Opie Oils? Do they have any? Do they ship?
bigwinn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:54 pm Was just going to suggest opie as a plan b
Unfortunately, as I'm based in NL shipping here from the UK would be nigh on impossible for many reasons.
You could get it from us off Ebay, they will handle the international shipping side of it if the order is under 150 Euros.

Cheers,

Guy

OK, I had a butcher's at your ebay store and found the same oil Castrol Edge 5w40 M.
Sadly, from a financial standpoint it's not going to work.

Castrol Edge 5W-40 M 10L = £100.62
Postage = £11.72
Import charges = £29.58
Total = £141.92 / €166

At the equivalent total of €166, makes you €66 more expensive than my retail supplier in The Netherlands (olieconcurrent.nl) for the same oil, which is not just a bit more expensive but a LOT more expensive.
Added to this if I had to pay in sterling I'd get hit with Paypal's crap exchange rate too, making it even more expensive.

If you can price-match €100.45 and include postage to NL then we have deal.
Otherwise, I'll carry on looking or just wait it out until it's back in stock over here thx.

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