I recently purchesed a 1953 series I 80" that is in wonderfull condition. I was wondering what type of brake fluid to use? The fluid thats in it has a slight yellow or amber tint to it and smells more like oil than brake fluid, if i use a different fluid such as dot 3 can i mix it with the fluid thats in it? also what oil filter can i use with my petrol engine? is there a filter i can get at my local auto parts store?
thanks in advance for any help,
Mark
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I reckon that if you have any doubts about what's in there, it's well worth replacing the lot. Brakes just aren't worth guessing and playing about with. I wouldn't put new fluid in with unknown fluid.
LOL, we used an AC Delco .. dunno the number, but we found a bagfull of them at the bro-in-laws farm (tractor filters we think), they fitted, so they went on. (S3, 2.25 petrol) We had no problems in many thousands of miles. I think the type and internal construction of the oil filter doesn't matter _too_ much, so long as the thread size, volume, and diameter are correct.
Halfords do a decent range, though the books don't generally go back that far. Take an old dry one in to match up .. ;)
also what oil filter can i use with my petrol engine? is there a
First you must know what engine it has. If it is the original engine, in an 80 it will be either a 1600 or 2000 litre engine with a bypass filter. These do not need changing as often as a conventional filter, which is just as well as there's no way you'll get one at the likes of Halfords. (metal canister with two metal pipes coming out of the top; a right bu**er to remove. you change the whole thing, don't break the pipes! LH side of engine, right next to chassis.).
If it has been retro fitted with a late 2 litre engine (still Series 1 but not 80") it might have a conventional full flow filter with a replaceable element. Much easier to obtain. (RH side of engine, in free space, so easy to tell which you have).
If it has a non Series 1 engine, assuming it is a LR engine then Halfords should be OK for the filter.
Gordon
I don't know about the Landrover but the old American cars with bypass filters were usually cotton or some other type of cellulose and could clean oil 100 times better than the junk they put on new cars. Find a good toilet paper type bypass filter. The oil will always look like you just changed it. Your engine may never wear out and you won't need to change your oil unless something drastic happens like a leaky head gasket. In the US you can find a Frantz, Motor Guard or Gulf Coast filter. The Australians have theirs that filter just as good. The British have theirs. I can' remember the names of the foreign models. Not everyone bought into the system of using filters that don't clean oil then draining the dirty oil.
Ralph
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