Importing Engine Oils & Fluids

kris · Postby **kris** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:21 am

Hi All,

Just wondering if there is a restriction in place from importing engine oils, brake and clutch fluids etc?
I'm having no luck with getting shipping for oils to Australia from America.

Cheers
kris

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:47 am

Not by air, but I'm sure you can do it by sea...then it probably only makes sense to do it in large volumes...like a pallet.

kris · Postby **kris** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:08 am

ah ok.... this makes a lot of sense now

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:55 am

I can't see that there's any point in doing this if it's just for your own use. Harold at PerformanceLub already does it and I think there are others around the country now as well.

http://www.performancelub.com/

Give him a call and he gets it to you in a couple of days.

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:57 am

A palette, that's a pretty big leak

kris · Postby **kris** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:19 pm

Anyone for Motul Products?
Just Jap seems to come up often

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:44 pm

I just went halves in Elf Excellium 10w 50.... i got 100L to use now

that should be a fair few oil changes..

i think it works out at $45 per 5L compared to the $80-85 retail in the shops...

if you have a workshop that you use, just ask the question. Thats what i did

easier than importing

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:19 am

Shipping cost would far outweight buying a good expensive product here in OZ wouldn't it?

I also looked into buying the 20L and 205L options of oil once. Decided against it as they weren't much cheaper. Also a "good" auto shop assistent told me, the more the oil sits there, the more chance it has of being contaminated, even if it is a very small chance.

The stuff I buy is $43 a 5L bottle.
The 20L was $165, so $7 or $0.35/L cheaper.
The 205L was $1690, again $0.35/L cheaper.

I'm sure the savings would be much better on the race style premium oil brands out there, but I never looked into it.