what running in oil to use ??????
Jul 12, 2005 | 10:51 PM
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what running in oil to use ??????
as above what is best to use and dont just say mineral oil pls(castrol duckhams etc)
Jul 12, 2005 | 11:22 PM
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Re: what running in oil to use ??????
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Originally Posted by ian r
as above what is best to use and dont just say
mineral oil pls(castrol duckhams etc)
why not??
cos that is exactly what you want..
Jul 12, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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as above cheapo as chips mineral oil for 1st few miles
Jul 12, 2005 | 11:29 PM
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as above cheapo as chips mineral oil for 1st few miles
I would prefer to use a fairly good quality mineral oil for the first 600 - 800 miles a "name" brand - Castrol/Duckhams/Shell etc......
Jul 12, 2005 | 11:35 PM
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I would prefer to use a fairly good quality mineral oil for the first 600 - 800 miles a "name" brand - Castrol/Duckhams/Shell etc......
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If it makes you feel better to use brand names
ps I'd only go to 500 miles then change it
Jul 13, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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comma do a proper running in oil is yellow but its the dogs gonads
Jul 15, 2005 | 12:44 PM
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A decent mineral 15w-50 is what we recommend.
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Jul 15, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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Some shit cheapo 15-50 about 6-7 quid a tub
Then change after 500miles to more cheapo shite to 1000miles then back to mobil 1 or the like and its all done
Jul 15, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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I wouldn't advocate putting shit oil in, that's a wives tale.
A decent mineral oil will not cost a lot
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Jul 15, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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by 'shit' oil it was a firgure of speech
the oil I used cost about 8 or 10 pounds each time
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