My old clonker takes mineral oil, but...
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Mineral is still easy to find, depending on the grade..
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If Arse has a Halfords you can get:
Halfords Classic Oil 20W50 5L £21
Valvoline Durablend 4T 20W-50 1 Litre £11
If Arse has a Halfords you can get:
Halfords Classic Oil 20W50 5L £21
Valvoline Durablend 4T 20W-50 1 Litre £11
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@nobber Well-Known Member Location: Arse
If Arse has a Halfords you can get:
Halfords Classic Oil 20W50 5L £21
Valvoline Durablend 4T 20W-50 1 Litre £11
Apparently the 4T designation means it for motorbikes, what difference that makes I havent a clue?
Depending on what Nobbers clonker is, some of the so called classic oils arent for turbocharged motors.
Its all in the spec ie the ACEA and API numbers/letters.
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I use Halford classic 20/50 in my series cos it don't stay in the engine long enough to do any harm, but I wouldn't put it in anything modern.
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Its a Turbo Diesel so not all oils work in it, that halfords stuff you could just as easily pour tea into the engine. Halfords did do a mineral oil for a Turbo diesel but they stopped and now do a part synthetic instead, Castrol GTX from what I can gather has gone synthetic, in fact quite a few of the well known brands have all gone synthetic, thats why I thought maybe it was being phased out. Comma still do it, Amazon product
Tried that years ago, it bled past seals and gaskets like they weren't there. Way too slippery for my old engine.
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Wilkinson’s too! I’ve used both Halfords and wilkos classic 20w-50. Not too expensive either.@nobber Well-Known Member Location: Arse
If Arse has a Halfords you can get:
Halfords Classic Oil 20W50 5L £21
Valvoline Durablend 4T 20W-50 1 Litre £11
In a Turbo diesel?
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The Halfords stuff was fine in my 1985 N/A, that had 200k on it. Maybe it's time for new seals?
Most motorcycles run a wet clutch, the non friction stuff in car engine oil makes a bike clutch slip
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Try Withams, they have lots, all different grades, all different sizes, and not too far from you.
https://www.withamgroup.co.uk/shop/engine-lubricants/ef15w40/
https://www.withamgroup.co.uk/shop/engine-lubricants/ef15w40/
I should really know that as I ran bikes for years, but always ran them on the works oil which was either 10/40 or 15/40!
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