Classic motor oil Halfords ?

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Hirsty's

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• Oct 23, 2006

• #1

Looking in Halfrauds today ( son after something !!! ) and saw a can of
Hal... own brand Classic Motor Oil has anybody experience of it and is it
any good ?
I know early Series people have pet sources but this one struck me as odd
seeing as they seem to selling more and more toys and unrelated junk.

John H

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Nige

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• Oct 23, 2006

• #2

Hirsty's wrote:
> Looking in Halfrauds today ( son after something !!! ) and saw a
> can of Hal... own brand Classic Motor Oil has anybody experience of
> it and is it any good ?
> I know early Series people have pet sources but this one struck me
> as odd seeing as they seem to selling more and more toys and
> unrelated junk.
>
> John H

I use it all the time on my cars, it's the old style green stuff with a seal swell agent built in too.

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Badger

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• Oct 23, 2006

• #3

"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hirsty's wrote:
> > Looking in Halfrauds today ( son after something !!! ) and saw a
> > can of Hal... own brand Classic Motor Oil has anybody experience of
> > it and is it any good ?
> > I know early Series people have pet sources but this one struck me
> > as odd seeing as they seem to selling more and more toys and
> > unrelated junk.
> >
> > John H
>
> I use it all the time on my cars, it's the old style green stuff with a
seal swell agent built in too.

It's a good quality oil, I use either it or Castrol Classic 20W50 in my own
engines (Pre-serpentine V8 and Stag 3.0 V8). If anything, it holds it's
viscosity better at higher temps than the Castrol stuff, which has a
tendency to thin out at really high temps. Don't confuse it with Duckhams,
just because it's green - duckhams is a high detergent oil, halfrauds
classic isn't. Personally, I find duckhams froths excessively in V8's,
causing issues with the hydraulic lifters so I neither use or reccomend it.
Badger.
B.H.Engineering,
Rover V8 engine specialists.
www.bhengineering.co.uk
www.roverv8engines.com

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Oct 23, 2006

• #4

On or around Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:51:06 +0100, "Badger"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>It's a good quality oil, I use either it or Castrol Classic 20W50 in my own
>engines (Pre-serpentine V8 and Stag 3.0 V8). If anything, it holds it's
>viscosity better at higher temps than the Castrol stuff, which has a
>tendency to thin out at really high temps. Don't confuse it with Duckhams,
>just because it's green - duckhams is a high detergent oil, halfrauds
>classic isn't. Personally, I find duckhams froths excessively in V8's,
>causing issues with the hydraulic lifters so I neither use or reccomend it.

works well in the 2¼ petrol engines as well.


and it comes in a proper tin can which you can later cut up to make shims.
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Badger

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• Oct 23, 2006

• #5

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On or around Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:51:06 +0100, "Badger"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
> and it comes in a proper tin can which you can later cut up to make shims.

Hehe, I wasn't going to say that in case anyone called me a skinflint!
Badger.

 

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Oily

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• Oct 23, 2006

• #6

"Badger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On or around Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:51:06 +0100, "Badger"
> > <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
> >
> >
> > and it comes in a proper tin can which you can later cut up to make
shims.
>
> Hehe, I wasn't going to say that in case anyone called me a skinflint!
> Badger.
>
>
And I've seen plenty of it welded (well, sort of) to chassis. And they've
had an MOT, don't know how.

Martin

 

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EMB

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• Oct 23, 2006

• #7

Oily wrote:

> And I've seen plenty of it welded (well, sort of) to chassis. And they've
> had an MOT, don't know how.

Silicone sealant holds it on better (and still passes an MOT)

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Oily

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• Oct 24, 2006

• #8

"EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Oily wrote:
>
> > And I've seen plenty of it welded (well, sort of) to chassis. And
they've
> > had an MOT, don't know how.
>
> Silicone sealant holds it on better (and still passes an MOT)
>
You're right there, probably a lot stronger than some of the welding I've
seen.

Martin

 

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William Tasso

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• Oct 24, 2006

• #9

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:43:17 +0100, Oily
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
> "EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Oily wrote:
>>
>> > And I've seen plenty of it welded (well, sort of) to chassis. And
> they've
>> > had an MOT, don't know how.
>>
>> Silicone sealant holds it on better (and still passes an MOT)
>>
> You're right there, probably a lot stronger than some of the welding I've
> seen.

You've seen my welding then?

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Oily

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• Oct 24, 2006

• #10

"William Tasso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:43:17 +0100, Oily
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> > "EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> Oily wrote:
> >>
> >> > And I've seen plenty of it welded (well, sort of) to chassis. And
> > they've
> >> > had an MOT, don't know how.
> >>
> >> Silicone sealant holds it on better (and still passes an MOT)
> >>
> > You're right there, probably a lot stronger than some of the welding
I've
> > seen.
>
> You've seen my welding then?
>
LOL, Not coded then ?

Martin