Hi,
Is it worth the club investigating the following company with a view to registering?
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/t-club-discount-scheme.aspx
thanks,
regards,
Mike.
Lubrication products
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Re: Lubrication products
Mike;
Useful info, and it looks like there are a lot of other clubs reaping the benefit already. We'll look in to it!
Miller Oils - useful stuff?
CC
Useful info, and it looks like there are a lot of other clubs reaping the benefit already. We'll look in to it!
Miller Oils - useful stuff?
CC
"I'll use the Morini"
Re: Lubrication products
Yes please. It's where I used to get the Castrol Formula RS10W-60 for the Voxan - oh hang on...
Seriously, they are very convenient for on-line purchases of specialist oils. Not sure what i'm going to feed the Shiver and rejuvenated 2C/375 on yet.
Seriously, they are very convenient for on-line purchases of specialist oils. Not sure what i'm going to feed the Shiver and rejuvenated 2C/375 on yet.
Re: Lubrication products
In relation to oils, I am looking for info on suitable engine oil/s for the Veloce keeping in mind the summer temps here get to 40c (104F). I currently use Motul 10W 50 (oil and filter very 5000km) and am planning to switch to 10W 60 but getting hold of that oil type is difficult. I did notice that the gear changes got a little notchier(not even sure if that is a word) with the Motul.
Dave
Dave
Re: Lubrication products
Apparently Castrol Edge 10W-60 as It's now called is used in Subaru WRX cars. You can't find it in Halfords in the UK but you can get it direct from Castrol Classic oils or Opie. I have seen litre packs in French autoroute services. It didn't seem to cause any slip in the Voxan wet clutch despite being a 'car oil'. However, the bike did run the front big end. To be fair I have found out that the early Voxans had a batch of bad shells and so it was probably on borrowed time anyway.
A very wide viscosity range can be useful in both summer and winter. I reckon as long as the upper and lower limits span the recommended range I can't see it doing any harm. Voxan had a special Motul 15-50 (Voxan) oil (avaialable only in France) developed with extra additives to combat the premature cam wear early models suffered from, but the '60' also helps in extreme conditions.
At the other end of the scale putting Mobil 1 0W-40 in my 110,000 mile MX5 has stopped the hydraulic tappets clattering on cold starts.
It's not cheap and doing very frequent changes with 'normal' but good quality oil may be a better strategy unless the engine has special requirments like a Voxan or well used Mazda.
A very wide viscosity range can be useful in both summer and winter. I reckon as long as the upper and lower limits span the recommended range I can't see it doing any harm. Voxan had a special Motul 15-50 (Voxan) oil (avaialable only in France) developed with extra additives to combat the premature cam wear early models suffered from, but the '60' also helps in extreme conditions.
At the other end of the scale putting Mobil 1 0W-40 in my 110,000 mile MX5 has stopped the hydraulic tappets clattering on cold starts.
It's not cheap and doing very frequent changes with 'normal' but good quality oil may be a better strategy unless the engine has special requirments like a Voxan or well used Mazda.