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Old 15 May 2005, 03:35 PM
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hiya recently rebuilt the lump on the beast...

runnin oil supplied..like treacle....running in rock oil to be precise

would have thought it be thin as owt..surprised me...

any thoughts?
Old 15 May 2005, 08:03 PM
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normally something like an old mineral base 20/50, etc..............do NOT stress the car at any time with this oil in!!!

to be honest you only really need a pukks arunning in oil when you have had major components replaced, what have you had done??? normally a cheap 10w40 will do the job..........
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Old 15 May 2005, 09:57 PM
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crank reground, was knockin badly..heads all refurbed etc

all rebuilt up, made me a nervous wreck..lol...

am keepin it under 50 and not over 4 thou..

only reason i ask is i started her up after a few days being sat and i was a little worrid as my over sensitive ears thought they heard veeeeery slight knock on the start of slightly revving up... from i think no1?..osf of car...when stone cold..went when warm.....just makin me nervous after a month or two of stress doin it all...only could hear under the hood....also the old boost solenoid ticks its **** off which i have researched and is apparently normal....

thought bit of piston slap but the thickness of that oil cant help when cold...

only in for a thou tho.....

thanku for replying!...dont normally have much luck on here.

was gona go japfest but its a long way for me 3hours...and shes not run in yet

doh.

cheers chris
Old 16 May 2005, 10:37 AM
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We recommend a 15w-50 mineral oil for 1000 miles than change to fully synthetic.

Cheers
Simon
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