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[Artful Dodger]

Is this still a good oil for race use if changed regularly? I want the retro oil because its a retro racecar, but are there far superior oils out there?

From what I've reaserched it's still regarded as a good oil, if used in a high maintenance race engine, and refreshed regularly because of it 'glooping' down to it being castor based

[minilee94]

Millers is meant to be a good oil for race engines

[mini93]

What engine is it being used on? There are of course newer oils, these will deffinatly be more advanced and meaning they will be better for your engine.

 

My next engine will be running with Redline oil, that or Valvoline which is readily available

[Artful Dodger]

Yeah I know of the newer oils, I use lots of it in the classic race cars I run for work

I just want to know of people's thoughts on castrol R:)

[cradley-heathen]

i think its good oil, but i am lead to believe it can ONLY be used on a fresh engine build that has had no other oil in it, even for assembly purposes.

 

it smells SEXY though! when the cradley heathens sppedway used to be by my house the air was thick with the smell of the race engines using this stuff, its fantastic! i have got a really old can of it, when i had my petrol mower i used to put a drop in the petrol tank to get the same smell!

[Cooperman]

I don't use it, but I believe it is still excellent for an old A-series engine/box.

 

And, ahhhhh, the smell  .

[cradley-heathen]

I don't use it, but I believe it is still excellent for an old A-series engine/box.

 

And, ahhhhh, the smell  .

have you also heard that it cant be used in an engine that has had conventional oil in previously cooperman? i havnt imagined that have i?

[Cooperman]

I've never heard that, but it might be true.

[Artful Dodger]

Yeah it's a huge nono. It's castor basted, so vegetable oil based, mixed with a mineral oil or a synthetic oil it goes gloopy and lumpy and blocks oil galleries... Not good!

Im building the engine now and am using some R to assemble it, so I guess I'm commited!

Come to any mini7 race in the 2015 season to see the car and smell the glory;)

[Oldskoolcool]

I use R40 in my 1380.

As stated above, you can only use it on a fresh engine build. If mixed with normal oil it goes like thick glue!!

As you are using it on a race car have you considered using a remote oil filter as well as the standard one? This was common practise on miglia racers in the 70's when everybody was using R40.It will help as R40 has no detergent like a modern oil.

[Mini Manannán]

Completely off topic but my Dad and me used to use it racing 210cc Villiers engined karts, love that smell, takes me back to 5 years old! 

[mk3 Cooper S]

Ohh the smell - fantastic

 

There are betteroils now though. Tough decision.

[minimender]

Still got a few gallons of the stuff in the garage, its the modern stuff mind you, Castrol R40 rather than just Castrol R

[Artful Dodger]

I'm going for it.


Retro for the win!

Think the new stuffs very similar, the 40 is the grade of oil, same
As the old stuff was.

[gazza01]

In the summer I was putting about an egg cup full in the fuel tank, just for the smell on a warm day. Superb!