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I'd be very wary of what oil you run in a V8 LR - a good quality 20W/50 is about the only suitable oil.

On or around Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:21:52 +1200, EMB enlightened us thusly:

especially if you're in a warm climate. I get away with thinner oil on the ones here in winter, but I do use good quality oil

The other issue I recall is sludging, for which you need an API SG or better oil, unless you have anti-sludge additive you can add.

That is from some vague memory of oil specs, so might be worth a check. Annoyingly, it's increasingly difficult to get really good 20W/50. I tend to reckon it's the 50 part that's the most important, so good 15W/50 is probably better than crappy 20W/50, at that.

most modern stuff is only 40 when hot, which is a bit thin for a V8 designed in about 1960.

I've been using either Pennzoil or Q8 20W/50 in V8s of late with good results, but the Q8 UK wibble doesn't list either of the variants available here. However 380083654661 looks like a passable option for Pennzoil aside from the price.

On eblag of course.

On or around Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:17:45 +1200, EMB enlightened us thusly:

heh.

from what I've seen over here, Morris lubricants still do a passable 20W/50, but aside from that you're looking at silkolene or suchlike, and a price tag to match.

I'm currently using some quite high-spec 15W/40 texaco, which does fine in the TD5 but is really a bit thin for the V8s in summer, but has the advantage of being available in 25-litre drums, locally, and at a good price.

In message , Austin Shackles writes

I don't know whether it'd be good enough, but I got a 25-litre container of Agritec ACEA Plus 15W/40 from an agricultural suppliers for around forty-five quid a few months ago. It's CG grade, IIRC.

On or around Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:15:04 +0100, Andrew Marshall enlightened us thusly:

The V8 is designed to run on 20W/50, but has sludging issues, hence wanting better quality oil, SG or higher IIRC.

There's any amount of 15W/40 or such around, 'cos all the modern stuff runs on that or thinner. The problem is getting decent 20W/50 without spending an arm and a leg.

I found SG rated Valvoline 20W/50 in my local supermarket for the equivalent of 8 quid for a 4l pack over the weekend. Maybe I should start exporting it to the UK.

Thanks Fellas.

Had wanted to get my hands on one of these since taking a trip to Rovers North in VT for a BF Goodrich training weekend and getting to see what they are all about. Guess I will have to buy an Autologic for the shop now as we do a few of these and want to supply the whole enchalata to our group of friends. Did the front and rear diffs, transfer case, tranny and oil. Got a price of $650 to do both the rockers/wheel arches and the Alpine window rust from my body guy so thats looking up. Trying to decide weather to sell this after i go through it or keep it in the mix for fun. What is a fair price on one of these? Thanks, Joe.

Probably not worth it. You can still get it here but just have to visit a proper motor factors or landy/classic specialist.

I think my last tin cost me about =A313 for 4.5L

Its =A32.40/L if you buy 25L drums direct from Morris over t'internet

On or around Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:05:57 -0700 (PDT), Tom Woods enlightened us thusly:

oooh, that's handy. I didn't know they did that.

The SIII needs 20W50 as well, really.

On or around Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:06:08 +0100, Austin Shackles enlightened us thusly:

aha. Ring Free also in 20W/50 and a high spec at that, and slightly cheaper :-)