Which oil for my 2 litre petrol 206cc

[Johnnyb60]

Hi,
The last oil change, I used 5/40w oil in my car and it now needs a top up.
The display on the dash has dropped one segment and it's just over 3/4 on the dipstick.
In the shed I've got a few tubs of unused 10/40w semi synthetic oil that I used on my old car.
It seems a shame and waste it just sitting there and was wondering could I use this to top my cars engine oil up.
Kind Regards,
Johnny

[Vittorio]

Hi - the haynes manual for the Peugeot 206 engines recommends -
SAE 10W40, 5W40 or 0W40 Multigrade engine oil to ACEA A3 and API SJ/SL specification* (petrol engines)

However - the car handbook recommends - 10W40 / 5W30 / 5W40 / 0W30

I have always used 5W30 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil and the engines been quite happy.
Regards
Mark

[Johnnyb60]

Many thanks Mark for replying.
As you say it seems quite confusing, with all the different oil grade recommendations.
I ended up buying some 5w/30 to top it up ,but when it's been used up I will use the 10/40w that's sitting in the shed going unused.
These engines do tend to use a drop of oil from what I can gather.
It's most probably why they put the oil level display inside, on the dash as well as a dipstick to use.
That combined with a gauge showing the oil temp suggests to me they can use a drop or two of oil.
When I first bought the car , I immediately thought having an oil level and oil temp gauge on the dash was a bit overkill for what is essentially a pretty standard non high performance engine, but I can now see the logic in it.
It tends to drop a segment on the dash or 3/4 on the dipstick every 3000 miles.
All the very best,
Johnny.

[Karida]

Hi - the haynes manual for the Peugeot 206 engines recommends -
SAE 10W40, 5W40 or 0W40 Multigrade engine oil to ACEA A3 and API SJ/SL specification* (petrol engines)

However - the car handbook recommends - 10W40 / 5W30 / 5W40 / 0W30

I have always used 5W30 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil and the engines been quite happy.
Regards
Mark

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