Thread: Which oils?!

didn't around to it on the weekend... sooo bump

anyone got some advice ?

Matt.

Not sure about which oil Mat but I do remember contacting Penrite once to enquire about one of their oils for my S1. Try emailing them,

Cheers Charlie

I really, really like 15W-40 diesel oils in (older) petrol engines. Much more robust additive packages than most petrol engine oils and keep things nice and cleeeeeaaaaan

The downside with LPG is that it can lead to nitration of the oil, just look for one that is LPG compatible or just change out at 'normal' change intervals, don't go for the extended ranges that you can often go with LPG due to cleaner burning than petrol as a fuel.

In the gearbox use a multigrade, not a straight grade and preferably a manual transmission specific one, your gear changing will be much nicer.
If you want to lash out try something like Redline MT90 or Castrol Syntrax whatever the equivalent is in Penrite's SIN range, I'm pretty sure it would improve the gearchange in a Series.

A multigrade 75W/80W-90 in the t/case and diffs would be OK too, (particularly coming into winter) and if towing an 80/90W-140 in the Sals is good as it gets really hot in use.

Straight grades are fine if doing longer trips, but take a fair while to get to working parts higher up in colder weather and if doing short trips stick to a multi-grade.

(RICK130)I really, really like 15W-40 diesel oils in (older) petrol engines

agreed i use diesel oil in my 2.6 the army used OMD 110 then OMD115 for all its petrol and diesel fleet back in the 80,s buy it in 20 ltr drums goes in every thing except new cars they get synthetic cheaper too

Hi Matt,

Cast your eye over this in the 2/2a section. Some information there (mostly from Rick130) was very useful to me. But, I have a straight petrol 2.25 so our situations differ slightly.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-2-2...aint-oils.html

FWIW, I used Penrite HPR Diesel 15-50 and it's been running brilliantly for the last 5-10 kilometres since

Sam

In your 1st post you said yours was 2.6 is it a 4 or 6 cylinder? but it shouldnt mater to much either way both the 2.25 and 2.6 motors used the same inservice as it was easier for supply but some people get real fussy about their oil

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

In your 1st post you said yours was 2.6 is it a 4 or 6 cylinder? but it shouldnt mater to much either way both the 2.25 and 2.6 motors used the same inservice as it was easier for supply but some people get real fussy about their oil

It's the original landy straight 6, 2.6lt

Originally Posted by rick130

I really, really like 15W-40 diesel oils in (older) petrol engines. Much more robust additive packages than most petrol engine oils and keep things nice and cleeeeeaaaaan

The downside with LPG is that it can lead to nitration of the oil, just look for one that is LPG compatible or just change out at 'normal' change intervals, don't go for the extended ranges that you can often go with LPG due to cleaner burning than petrol as a fuel.

In the gearbox use a multigrade, not a straight grade and preferably a manual transmission specific one, your gear changing will be much nicer.
If you want to lash out try something like Redline MT90 or Castrol Syntrax whatever the equivalent is in Penrite's SIN range, I'm pretty sure it would improve the gearchange in a Series.

A multigrade 75W/80W-90 in the t/case and diffs would be OK too, (particularly coming into winter) and if towing an 80/90W-140 in the Sals is good as it gets really hot in use.

Straight grades are fine if doing longer trips, but take a fair while to get to working parts higher up in colder weather and if doing short trips stick to a multi-grade.

Hi rick, thanks for that, Penrite recommend the Hypoid 80w-90 for the gearbox HYPOID 80W-90 - Penrite Oil is that a multigrade u are referring too!?

Sorry, not that good on my oil knowledge ;(

Matt.