Universal oil
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jamesmartin
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whats it say about it ,universal oil was widely used in tractors which became super universal when wet brakes became common,presumably some cars were designed to run engine and box on the same oil 4 speed rrc were
jamesmartin
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for a series i would use an ep oil as that was last recommended for diffs and box
jamesmartin
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zinc was a useful anti wear additive in older oils thats not compatible with cats so older engines would benefit from such an oil rather than a modern,
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rob1miles
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I was thinking Mini too, but it was always a compromise. The task of the gear oil and engine oil are in my view suffciently differnent and the bother of using 2 oils sufficiently low that I can't see the point. 2 cans in shed vs 1, if cans in shed were a problem there's another 10 in mine with an inch of someting in. Makes sense for the military and such because every addional spare type is a mssive extra cost, but for us?
