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Old 12-07-2005, 10:51 PM
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as above what is best to use and dont just say mineral oil pls(castrol duckhams etc)
Old 12-07-2005, 11:22 PM
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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..
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as above cheapo as chips mineral oil for 1st few miles
Old 12-07-2005, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Alvyn
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......
Old 12-07-2005, 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...... [/quote]

If it makes you feel better to use brand names

ps I'd only go to 500 miles then change it
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comma do a proper running in oil is yellow but its the dogs gonads
Old 15-07-2005, 12:44 PM
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A decent mineral 15w-50 is what we recommend.

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Old 15-07-2005, 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
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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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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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