- 1. Oil, Brake & Clutch fluids - opinions (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 12:33:40 -0700
- Hey all; I would like your opinions on motor oils and brake and clutch fluids. Motor oil: Brands, Weight/Viscosity, Synthetics, Synthetic blends. Brake & Clutch fluids: Brands, Type (DOT), Silicone T
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- 2. Re: Oil, Brake & Clutch fluids - opinions (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Kieboom <ekieboom@xs4all.nl>
- Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 21:30:54 -0100
- 20W50 - pretty much any brand will do. Spitfire engines were designed and built in an age when fancy modern oils were pure science fiction! ;-) DOT 3 of any brand will be fine, maybe DOT 4 if you're
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00219.html (8,303 bytes)
- 3. Re: Oil, Brake & Clutch fluids - opinions (score: 1)
- Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine)
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 14:56:26 -0700
- I use Valvoline 20w50 Racing oil and good ole Castrol Dot 3/4 where
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00224.html (8,198 bytes)
- 4. Re: Oil, Brake & Clutch fluids - opinions (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 22:07:42 -0400
- If you drive the car a lot, use a synthetic to extend your oil change intervals. If not, use any modern 20W-50 (as specified). Even the synthetics get contaminated with acidics during warmup so you s
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00230.html (8,436 bytes)
- 5. Re: Oil, Brake & Clutch fluids - opinions (score: 1)
- Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine)
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 02:05:52 -0700
- I must ammend my opinion on fluids I just had a new clutch cylinder installed-and to prolong it's life, the lines have been bled and we're using silcone in it. On the other hand, untill the brake cyl
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00237.html (9,392 bytes)
- 6. Re: Oil, Brake & Clutch fluids - opinions (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 19:10:24 -0400
- Silicone fluid should 'feel' the same as glycol in a clutch system...the pressures are only a fraction of what brake hydraulics see. Try having Dave bleed them again, or look for a loose linkage som
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00271.html (10,055 bytes)
- 7. Re: Oil, Brake & Clutch fluids - opinions (score: 1)
- Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine)
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 17:38:37 -0700
- THanks Atwell. You know, I get all paranoid and weirded out over every little thing on Nigel-I'm going to try driving him for a couple of days and see if I'm imagining things (A-gain!) I will certain
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00272.html (11,003 bytes)
- 8. RE: Oil, Brake & Clutch fluids - opinions (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 07:55:50 -0500
- 5w50 Castrol Syntech, DOT 5 silicone brake fluid The engine has a fresh rebuild (I want to keep it fresh), same with the brakes and clutch - total flush, rebuilt calipers, master cylinders and new re
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00295.html (8,921 bytes)
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