[Healeys] 20-50 oil

[John Harper]

Simon

Many owners in the UK are happy with Halfords Classic. It comes in the old
fashion metal cans.

Best regards

On 27 November 2016 at 14:12, Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com> wrote:

> If its just for an emergency to get you home, then it really doesn't
> matter that much, even if adding synthetic to non-synthetic Go for the oil
> with the highest 2nd number. In other words 5W-30 rather than 5W-20. Oil
> for diesels has much more detergent.
>
> Then do a full oil change ….after consulting all the previous reams of
> comments about 'which oil should I use'. ;)
>
> FWIW i now use Mobil 1 fully synthetic 5W-60.
>
> Derek
>
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Simon Lachlan <
> simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> What is the nearest modern equivalent to our old fashioned(?) 20-50
>> engine oil. I anticipate helping to collect a BJ8 from the docks in France
>> soon and, you never know, it may need oil. We don’t know the area at all so
>> will probably have to make do with the first garage we find.....
>>
>> Do I recall that an oil for a diesel is more likely to carry the
>> additives that we may need? (Don’t let’s do the oil additives thread again.
>> Not yet at least)
>>
>> Simon
>>
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John Harper

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