GSF advise garages to look at the C3 small print
Following a February survey, which made clear the challenges faced by garages in cost-effectively stocking suitable specification engine oils for today’s cars, GSF Car Parts are now asking garages to check their C3 oils more closely.
5W-30 was by far the most commonly used grade of oil used by the hundreds of independent garage respondents. Over 90% named it as the ‘one grade they use the most’. And ‘C3’ was named by many of those mentioning 5W-30.
ACEA C3 engine oils are suitable for diesel engines fitted with diesel particulate filters (DPFs). But whilst C3 is an extended service