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[minirage]

what gearbox? im just playing, i brought two tubs to flush engine, worked great

[KernowCooper]

20/50 has to be the A Series tolerences - Gearboxs and Seals was never designed for modern oil, I had one come in to me leaking oil like the Tory Canyon

[Cooperman]

20/50 has to be the A Series tolerences - Gearboxs and Seals was never designed for modern oil, I had one come in to me leaking oil like the Tory Canyon

Ah, someone else who remembers the Torrey Canyon. They bombed the oil slick using Hawker Hunters if I remember correctly. We are showing our ages (again!).

[MRA]

vixens im sure

[Cooperman]

vixens im sure

Yes, they might have been DH110 Sea Vixens - a beautiful aeroplane from the best ever British aircraft manufacturer. There is still one flying from Bournemouth.

[Cooperman]

Sea Vixens, Buccaneers and Hunters did the bombing:

On 28 March 1967, the Fleet Air Arm sent Blackburn Buccaneer planes from RNAS Lossiemouth to drop forty-two 1,000 lb bombs on the ship. Then, the Royal Air Force sent Hawker Hunter jets from RAF Chivenor to drop cans of aviation fuel to make the oil blaze.^[2] However, exceptionally high tides put the fire out and it took further attacks by Sea Vixens from the RNAS Yeovilton and Buccaneers from the Naval Air Station at Brawdy, as well as more RAF Hunters with liquified petroleum jelly (not napalm, as HMG denied that the UK forces had stocks of napalm), to ignite the oil. Attempts to use foam booms to contain the oil were of limited success due to their fragility in high seas. Bombing continued into the next day before the Torrey Canyon finally sank.^[3]
The wreck now lies at a depth of 30 metres (98 ft).

Perhaps it was full of 20w50 Castrol

Edited by Cooperman, 11 February 2013 - 11:06 PM.

[holmesy]

how on earth did it go from oil to British bombers?

[Artful Dodger]

This is better do not argue!!

Minis, war aircraft.. Ah what could be better!!


Cooperman have you visited duxford recently? Many new exhibits from a clean out at IWM London. Hangar full of spits:D

[MRA]

because they use 20w50 oil don't they

Edited by mra-minis.co.uk, 12 February 2013 - 09:42 AM.

[Old Bob]

Sea Vixens, Buccaneers and Hunters did the bombing:

On 28 March 1967, the Fleet Air Arm sent Blackburn Buccaneer planes from RNAS Lossiemouth to drop forty-two 1,000 lb bombs on the ship. Then, the Royal Air Force sent Hawker Hunter jets from RAF Chivenor to drop cans of aviation fuel to make the oil blaze.^[2] However, exceptionally high tides put the fire out and it took further attacks by Sea Vixens from the RNAS Yeovilton and Buccaneers from the Naval Air Station at Brawdy, as well as more RAF Hunters with liquified petroleum jelly (not napalm, as HMG denied that the UK forces had stocks of napalm), to ignite the oil. Attempts to use foam booms to contain the oil were of limited success due to their fragility in high seas. Bombing continued into the next day before the Torrey Canyon finally sank.^[3]
The wreck now lies at a depth of 30 metres (98 ft).

Perhaps it was full of 20w50 Castrol

I was there that day to photograph the bombing for a German magazine. The staff journalist and I watched the first bombing runs miss the (static) target and questioned how we ever won the war.......

And back to the oil question, Opie oils have just sold me two five litre packs of Millers Classic performance 20w -50 for £34.98 Beat that!

Bob

[reallybig]

Just pot 2l of 10w40 in the car. The right oil in the right vehicle.

[holmesy]

how you get 5 quid off bob?

[Old Bob]

how you get 5 quid off bob?

Apologies! That was the pre VAT price. Still a bargain though.

Bob

[A-Cell]

Rover workshop manual dated 12/96 states
LUBRICATION
The engine and other lubricating systems are filled with high-performance lubricants giving prolonged life.
CAUTION: You should always use a high quality oil of the correct viscosity range in the engine and gearbox during
maintenance and when topping-up. The use of oil not to the correct specification can lead to high oil and fuel consumption and ultimately to damaged components.
Oil to the correct specification contains additives which disperse the corrosive acids formed by combustion and prevent the formation of sludge which can block the oil ways. Additional oil additives should not be used.
Always adhere to the recommended servicing intervals.
Engine/Gearbox oil
Use oil meeting specification ACEA A2 and having a viscosity of 10W/30.

And the first workshop manual in 1959 recommends
10W/30
Approval also given for manual transmission only - Duckhams Q20/50
For Temperatures below -18C SAE 5W/20

Plenty of choice!

See also http://www.theminifo...884-engine-oil/

Asphalt did a thorough piece of research!
And Taffy used 20/50

I have always used 20/50

[Klevdo2202]

Should this "what oil" question depend on how well the engine was built in the factory? assuming some peoples engines have not been built by someone else or themselves? we can definitely say the differences in build quality will vary?