Yeah, daily maintenance..........................................
Nickalbion2@aol.com@autox.team.net on 08/31/2000 04:16:20 PM
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Subject: Re: mobil 1
Hi all,
My humble thoughts:
if I had a newly rebuilt engine I'd use a fully synthetic oil like Mobil 1.
For an average engine i.e fairly worn and probably some sludge in there
then
a good quality mineral oil is fine. I have always used Castrol GTX 15w/50
in
all my vehicles with oil changes every 3000 miles and a filter change every
6000. I steer clear of really cheap 'supermarket special' oils as I have
seen
some sludgy top ends due to this, though in fairness even these cheapos are
probably better than the oils available when the cars were new.
BTW, I must be unique in the world. I have driven LBC's here in the UK for
26
years, all with Lucas electrics, and I have never had a problem that wasn't
down to poor maintenance! If you want really bad electrics buy a Citroen. I
love CX's but the electrics finally made my hair fall out (well, not
really,
but you know what I mean).
Nick
1977 Triumph 2500S
1971 Morris Minor saloon
1968 Morris Minor van
1971 Rover 2000sc
(all daily drivers)
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