What kind of oil to fill in the engine and gearbox of Lada Largus

Many owners of Largus have not even approached the mark when it is necessary to change the oil in a car engine. But surely there are those who have already covered 15 km in their car and the time has come to change the factory oil for a new one. And then everyone has a question of how to treat the engine of their Largus so that its resource is as long and efficient as possible.

Surely, from past experience, many owners have their own considerations about what kind of oil to pour into the engine. I would like to share my thoughts on this, since I have already made a replacement, of course a little ahead of schedule. So, regardless of what kind of cars I had, I always used semi-synthetics, in cold weather the start is much better than on mineral, and the detergent properties will be better.

So, my last car was a VAZ 2111 with a conventional eight-valve power unit and ZIC A + was poured there all the time, it is sold in 4-liter blue cans. Its viscosity class is 10W40, which is quite suitable for operation in the European part of Russia. Below -20, our temperature very rarely drops, so it is quite suitable. For detailed information on the viscosity classes of engine oils for Lada Largus and not only, see the table below:

Engine oils recommended by the Avtovaz plant for Lada Largus:

Why did I choose ZIC? Here I have a special opinion on this matter. Firstly: a metal canister, which somehow leaves hope that the inside is not a fake, but the original. Secondly, this engine oil has approvals from a company like Mercedes-Benz, and that says a lot. And thirdly: I used my cars for more than 200 km on it, after removing the valve cover, there was no plaque or soot even close, the cleanliness is almost like a new engine.

The engine runs smoothly on it, it starts up perfectly, even in the heat, even in the bitter frost. Consumption is practically zero, and I drive carefully, I do not allow rpm above 3000. So, this is purely my personal opinion. I poured Shell-Helix once, but there were problems with a leak from under the valve cover and some other places, then I immediately switched back to ZIC. There is, of course, one small drawback, this is not a very convenient canister in terms of the bay, there is no neck and one more thing: since the container is metal, it is not visible how much oil is left in it. For the rest, there are only advantages for me. Share your experience, who pours what into the engine and what results do you have?