advice needed

jd · Post by jd » Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:14 pm

........on a good quality oil for a 356 engine.i'm not sure what oils in at the moment as i've just got the car[all fine though] and pretty soon i'm going to be looking to change it .

also where can i get all the bits for an oil change besides kk.

jim.

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:49 am

Roger Bray, Transend or Stoddart in the US... I got my last oil change bits and bobs from Halfords though (really!) and rinsed the oil filter thru with petrol - good as new!

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:52 am

you tight fisted bugger you cubist

... you probably poured £3 in fuel to clean a £4 filter.....

jd · Post by jd » Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:07 pm

cubist wrote:Roger Bray, Transend or Stoddart in the US... I got my last oil change bits and bobs from Halfords though (really!) and rinsed the oil filter thru with petrol - good as new!

no oil from english places/or english oil.

whats the difference then why are you getting oil from usa
a'm i missing something here

halfords no problems,surprised but sounds good, i can sort that.so do you go over/order it.humour me please want a good quality oil-can't i get from england .

Robster · Post by **Robster** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:35 pm

Hi chaps,

on older car go for 10W-40, 15W-40 or 20W-50.

(this means- acts as a 10W oil when cold (thinner), and 40 at high temperature)

higher the number, the 'thicker' the oil.

Don't use 0W-30 (too thin for the clearances in an older car)

Don't use synthetic, unless your engine has been recently rebuilt with new seals, as it has powerful detergents that clean the engine, but will leak past old oil seals.

Hope that helps

Luke · Post by **Luke** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:01 pm

Robster speaks the truth, any good quality dinosaur based oil, Castrol, Valvoline, Mobil etc.

Synthetics are in my experience, a nightmare, I'll stick with 10-40w turbo deisel Castrol GTX.

jd · Post by jd » Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:10 pm

thanks just what i wanted to know