Trollyjack
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| posted on 6/11/11 at 09:28 AM |
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What Oil to use in a crossflow
Hi I am rebuilding a 1300 cross flow
What is the best oil to use after a complete rebuild
When the crossflow 1st came out castrol gtx was the recommended oil
I know you can still get gtx but is there a better oil to use
TrollyJack
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 6/11/11 at 09:35 AM |
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When I rebuilt mine I used a cheap 20/50 for the first 500 miles then changed to Valvoline 20/50 . Not a good idea to use synthetic in a Xflow
IMHO
PS , If you haven't already fitted one use a competition sump gasket set from Burtons as the original cork type will leak like a sieve.
[Edited on 6/11/11 by rusty nuts]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 6/11/11 at 10:12 AM |
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With an xflo it is essential to use a highly detergent oil, as they produce copious amounts of sludge, 10w/40 semi-synthetic.
Avoid GTX
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/11/11 at 11:39 AM |
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The book says 10W40, but many people (including me) use 20W50. The advantage of the lighter grade is that you stand a better chance of starting with
a tired battery on a cold morning! My car lives in a garage and has a maintenance charger plugged in while it's in there.
As above - don't go for fancy synthetics, especially when running in the engine - don't know about semi-synthetic (I bet most modern oils
are semi- these days, even if labelled as 'classic engine' oil).
[Edited on 6/11/11 by David Jenkins]
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ernie
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| posted on 6/11/11 at 12:58 PM |
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Valvoline 20-50
PANDE FIRE & SECURITY SYSTEMS
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snapper
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| posted on 6/11/11 at 02:33 PM |
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20w50 = more oil pressure and was recomended when new
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