Good Garage Guide

Honest John Good Garage Guide How-To Advice Oils

Best Oil Brands & Oil Manufacturers

You may not give it much thought but oil is the lifeblood of your car’s engine, and using the wrong kind or an inferior brand could end up costing you dearly. Our guide will take you through the major brands and what they offer.

 

Don't forget, if you're changing oil, you're going to need an oil drip tray

1

Castrol

Castrol is a British oil brand and a subsidiary of BP, and sells engine oil for both cars and motorbikes as well as transmission and other vehicle fluids. Its car oil range is split into Edge, Magnatec and GTX. The Edge range, which includes Edge Supercar, is the high specification oil and best-suited to modern and high-performance engines. The mid-range Magnatec range uses magnetised particles for increased resistance to wear and suits a broad range of cars, while the long-serving GTX range is designed for older vehicles.

Prices

(4L)

Castrol Edge 4L

Castrol Magnatec /Stop Start

Castrol GTX

0W-30

£39.02*

£45.90*

N/A

0W-40

£36.51*

N/A

N/A

5W-30 M

£43.99*

£27.20*

£30.72*

5W-40

£35.44*

£33.36*

£47.76*

Diesel 5W-40

N/A

£35.29

N/A

10W-40

N/A

£23.10

N/A

15W-40

N?A

N/A

£18.94

 

 

2

Comma

Comma is a subsidiary brand of Moove Lubricants operating since the 1960s in automotive oils and lubricants across the world. Comma offers a huge range of semi- and fully-synthetic oils, with products designed for high-performance, low fuel consumption and older cars, as well as products designed to work with specific manufacturer products. Comma also supplies direct to the automotive industry, offering fluids for passenger and commercial vehicles.

 

Prices

(5L)

Comma Xtech

Comma Prolife

Comma Syner-G/Z

Comma Classic

Comma Eco-P

Comma Eco-FE

Comma Eurolite

0W-30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

£39.99

£34.95

N/A

5W-30

£20.75

£36.75

£39.65

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5W-40

N/A

N/A

£29.25

£29.25

N/A

N/A

N/A

Diesel 5W-40

£31.95 (PD Plus)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

10W-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

£23.99

20W-50

N/A

N/A

N/A

£21.45

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

3

Halfords

Halfords is a well-known supplier of vehicle parts and accessories, including a range of own-branded engine oils. Although the range of products is relatively limited in terms of viscosity, Halfords has a range of oils designed to meet the specifications of some of the most popular manufacturers, frequently at prices lower than the branded equivalents.

 

Prices

(5L)

Halfords Fully/Part Synthetic

Halfords Ford Fully Synthetic

Halfords Ford Part Synthetic

Halfords BMW/MB Fully Synthetic

Halfords VW/Audi Fully Synthetic

5W-30

N/A

£30.00

£27.00

£39.00

£43.00

5W-40

£36.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Diesel 5W-40

£37.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

10W-40

£23.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

15W-40

£20.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

£18.94

20W-50

£21.00 (Classic)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A
4

Millers Oils

Millers Oils is a UK company in operation since 1887, and retains links to its original home in Yorkshire. Working exclusively in mechanical lubricants and fuel treatments, Millers Oils produces engine oils for automotive, motorsport and agricultural applications. For private customers, Millers Oils offers a range of semi- and fully-synthetic oils as well as specific blends designed to work with selected manufacturers.

Prices

(5L)

Millers Trident

Millers EE Longlife

Millers XF Longlife

Millers XFE Longlife

0W-40

N/A

N/A

£42.80

N/A

5W-30

£26.94 (F/S)

£42.95

£34.95

N/A

5W-40

£23.30 (F/S)

£40.99

£40.99

N/A

5W-50

£31.35 (S/S)

£41.50

£41.50

N/A

10W-40

£26.41 (S/S)

£33.80

N/A

£27.85
5

Mobil

Mobil is a part of the American parent company ExxonMobil, and has been producing engine oils and automotive lubricants under this brand since the early 1970s. Today it offers a wide range of products under the Mobil 1 and Mobil Super brands, with the former as the premium high-performance fully-synthetic product and Mobil Super designed for greater protection and longer life. Selected Mobil oils have been given Dexos2 licencing, meaning that have been given approval for use in GM engines around the world.

 

Prices

(5L)

Mobil Super 1000

Mobil Super 2000

Mobil Super 3000

Mobil 1 New Life

Mobil 1 Motorsport

Mobil 1 ESP

0W-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

£42.85

N/A

£49.60

5W-30

N/A

N/A

£27.20

N/A

N/A

£44.99

5W-40

N/A

N/A

£29.24

N/A

N/A

N/A

10W-40

N/A

£21.93

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

10W-60

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

£43.71

N/A

15W-40

£26.99

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A
6

Petronas

Petronas is a Malaysian oil and gas company in operation since the 1970s and has been producing engine oils alongside its other petrochmeical interests since the 1980s. In the UK it offers a modest range of engine oils under the Petronas Syntium brand, both in fully-synthetic and semi-synthetic forms.

 

Prices

(5L)

Syntium 800

Syntium 3000

Syntium 5000

Syntium 7000

0W-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

£46.99

5W-30

N/A

£34.99

£36.99

N/A

5W-40

N/A

£34.99

N/A

N/A

10W-40

£30.99

N/A

N/A

N/A
7

Shell

Shell is a joint Dutch-British company that is well-known for its fuel and engine oils, and has been in operation for over 100 years. In the UK it sells engine oils under the Shell Helix brand, with semi- and fully-synthetic versions, including Helix Ultra for the highest level of engine protection for high-performance engines.

 

Prices

(5L)

Helix Diesel

Helix

HX7

Helix Ultra

0W-30

N/A

N/A

£32.13

5W-30

N/A

£17.18

£28.95

5W-40

N/A

N/A

£22.74

10W-40

£17.18

N/A

N/A

15W-40

£21.43

N/A

N/A