Albert the 88" S3 is being delivered tomorrow, cant wait for a good old fashioned 'freeze my nuts off' session to have a good look round it tomorrow!
Better get some EP90 & engine oil then! Speaking of engine oil, would you recommend some high mileage type engine oil for the 2.25L Petrol engine?
Nige
-- Subaru WRX (The Bitch)
S3 88" (Albert) __
fashioned 'freeze my nuts off'
recommend some high mileage
Depends on how much it uses. A good quality classic 20w50 is best, forget semi or synthetic. If it's using pints of the stuff then get the cheapest you can find......
Alex
New engine oil would probably be better.
LOL!
-- Subaru WRX (The Bitch)
Range Rover Classic (Monty)
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/me gets nervous
That was mine that was. I drove it a total of 6 miles in the entire time I had it and never offroad.
I have *no* idea what's going to fall to pieces on him.
P.
fashioned 'freeze my nuts off'
recommend some high mileage
20w/50 is what you want. If the engine is sound and doesn't leak oil something like Formula or any other cheap motor oil will do since it's usually not in there very long (and the engine will be ok with any old rubbish). On the other hand, Morris 20w/50 Magnol is a very good "proper" oil, and Morris 20w/50 Ring Free is the mutts nuts - and a lot cheapr than most of the branded oils.Richard
fashioned 'freeze my nuts off'
recommend some high mileage
I've recently been impressed by millers oils, they do a 20w50.
Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)
fashioned 'freeze my nuts off'
you recommend some high mileage
and only in Brighouse:O)
Just done 39 miles in it & performed very well. The gearbox requires a certain knack & the steering is very unusual at the side of anything I have ever driven but I love it & am gonna give ait a bloody good clean etc.
Did you check the levels etc matey? BTW, it seems to have 2 chokes, only the one on the steering column works? Is the other one for something else altogether like a take off throttle??
Ta
Nige
-- Subaru WRX (The Bitch)
Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)
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knack & the steering is
gonna give ait a bloody good
one on the steering column
Probably a hand throttle, will connect to the same linkage as the foot throttle.
Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)
recommend some high mileage
There was an interestng article in one of the LR mags not that long ago about potential for problems using the latest silicon vodkakick graphite enhanced turbo oils in older engines. Use an oil that was contemporary for the vehicle when it was designed and you can't go far wrong aparently, that's not the same as using any old cheap modern oil though.
This link gives far too much info for your own good :)
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