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[taffy1967]

Buy it from Mini Spares from now on, because mine came all sealed up and the colour is definitely green.

[Gibbo]

I love that this thread is still going on

I brought mine from minispares, it was all sealed, and was yellow. I have 2 more bottles though, not checked those yet. although the label on the green stuff and yellow stuff is different. may get a pic up tonight.

[998dave]

Will it be okay to mix the green and yellow oil together, because I've still got half a can of the green stuff left?

you'll end up with a whole new colour.

Halfords classic oil, comes in a metal can, and is Green 20W50...?

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[mini_turbo_pete]

Will it be okay to mix the green and yellow oil together, because I've still got half a can of the green stuff left?

you'll end up with a whole new colour.

Halfords classic oil, comes in a metal can, and is Green 20W50...?

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It's Duckhams oil just in a Halfords can...

[The Matt]

Just put some food dye in it until you get the right colour!

[the.stroker]

halfords 20w/50,GREEN AND CHEAP AS CHIPS

Edited by the.stroker, 08 April 2008 - 12:49 PM.

[taffy1967]

I've heard the Halfords Classic oil is Comma Oil?

Anyway there's a similar thread about the colour of Duckhams oil on the Mini Cooper Register forum, in fact there's two.

So I hope to ring the makers tomorrow and then hopefully clear this whole debate up once and for all.

[taffy1967]

Right I just telephoned Castrol-BP themselves for the answer (Castrol Consumer Tech Dept tel no 01793 452222) and they said they've now stopped adding the dye for health reasons.

The product itself is perfectly safe to use, but it was stopped at the manufacturing stage for safety reasons.

But it's the same quality oil and the green and now not green oil are both compatible with each other, because it's the same oil but with no dye.

I hope that clears it up, but it does sound like a lame excuse to me?

[GraemeC]

Yep, the halfords stuff us Comma oil - they also market it themselves:
http://www.wilcodire...i...x&cPath=233

[Mini_Magic]

CHEAP AS CHIPS

Is it? Last time I looked it was £14.99. You can pick up 20W/50 Comma oil for £8 and, going by the above posts, it's the same stuff.

[Jammy]

Right I just telephoned Castrol-BP themselves for the answer (Castrol Consumer Tech Dept tel no 01793 452222) and they said they've now stopped adding the dye for health reasons.

I was going to say, who exactly has been drinking this oil!1

[Gibbo]

Its actually an old wives tale that the Incredible Hulk was "created" in an accident involving Gamma radiation, Bruce Banner was actually a mechanic and whilst doing an oil change on a mini he spilt some Duckhams 20/50 on himself.