[Bmcu] TR3 Oil

[Hermance, Jonathan]

Bill

Additives that older engine designs need have been removed from modern
oils because the additives clog up catalytic converters.  Your TR3 needs
REDLINE Oil products or engine oil used in diesel engines to get the
proper cushioning effect from the oil.  I use 20/50 weight REDLINE in my
T-Series MGs.

Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bill Beecher
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 2:47 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net; 'BMCU'
Subject: [Bmcu] TR3 Oil

OK, I will admit to being a little out of the loop...it's been a while.


Just getting the '58 TR3A on the road, it has been sitting for 5 years
with fresh oil and I want to change it now that I have started and
driven it about 20-30 miles.  The original manual calls for SAE-30 @
40-70 degrees and SAE-40 @ 70+.  Fifty years ago there were not all
these multi-grade oils available and I was wondering if a 10w-40w or
some other  combination is a better choice these days.

I would appreciate to know what you all use for general use on the road
and around town, not competition.

Thanks,

BillB
TR3 (TS-303766)
"A bad day in your TR is better than a good day playing golf!"