Tom,
I'm not sure about the Series cars but the Mk II, IIA and III's, late
forties to mid-fifties Sunbeam Talbots and Alpines all use S.A.E. 30
Non-Detergent motor oil in the gearbox (transmission) and 80-90 hypoid gear
oil in the differential. I have used S.A.E. 30 Valvoline in the gearbox for
the past 35 years without a problem. Perhaps someone else with Series
Alpines will confirm that Rootes still recommended motor oil in the Series
cars as well.
Regards,
Bob
At 07:08 PM 7/15/97 -0400, you wrote:
>There was a thread a few months back about gear oil, and if I'm not
>mistaken, I read something about 30 weight non detergent? Was this gear oil
>or motor oil? I'm trying to change my transmission oil in my series V, and
>all I can find is 80w-90? What do I use, and what about the rear end?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tom
>
>
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Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Man of Many Sunbeams - All "Proper" Talbot Types 1953-1954
Home Page: http://cast.navnet.net/~hamilton/index.html
E-Mail: hamilton(at)cast.navnet.net
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