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Author:  2CViking [ December 7th, 2010, 11:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Motor oil (winter)
Plenty of info here
http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

Looks like 20/50 is too thick for winter but OK for summer.
What are you using? Fish oil?
Author:  Sean [ December 7th, 2010, 11:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motor oil (winter)
15/40 semi synth diesel oil
Author:  2CViking [ December 7th, 2010, 11:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motor oil (winter)
Sean wrote:
15/40 semi synth diesel oil


Pourquoi :?:
Author:  Tom Duckpower [ December 7th, 2010, 11:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motor oil (winter)
15W40 something. Don't know if it's synthetic or mineral
Author:  Russell [ December 7th, 2010, 11:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motor oil (winter)
Cheap 15W40 diesel here.
Author:  Jonathan [ December 7th, 2010, 11:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motor oil (winter)
Interesting. So what's the difference between petrol and diesel oils? Why use diesel oil in an air-cooled classic engine?
Author:  petitepoupée [ December 7th, 2010, 11:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motor oil (winter)
It's only my uneducated and ignorant opinion, but even if I was getting diesel spec oil for free, I wouldn't be using it in a petrol engine which I valued - any petrol engine!
Author:  louise2cv [ December 7th, 2010, 11:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Motor oil (winter)
Haven't we been here before? Diesels more detergenty isn't it? Does it hurt anything?
Author:  J-dub [ December 8th, 2010, 12:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Motor oil (winter)
the way i look at it any oil is better than none to a point
i use 15w40 which is what the haynes manual said so thats what i used,,,

ive just aqquired some new oil as i had run out
jcb 15w40

incidently whilst i was getting this stuff from my friend i got some jcb hp grease
Author:  Russell [ December 8th, 2010, 12:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Motor oil (winter)
louise2cv wrote:
Haven't we been here before? Diesels more detergenty isn't it? Does it hurt anything?



Yes, yes and no. Although I've only started using it because other people do, which isn;t a valid reason to do anything. Plus you can't get 20W50 for £2.49 from Wilko anymore, it's all expensive.

Racing people say use diesel oil, Adrian says use expensive hi tech stuff, I say use cheap stuff.
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