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shayne
 Post subject: need help for oil grade
PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:00 pm 
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Hi everyone been reading the forums for a while and decided to join because I need some assistance can anyone tell me what grade oil I will need when I do an oil change on my automatic 88 mayfair.

Any assistance would be appreciated

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Factory recommended 10W30, 10W/40, or 20W/50.
In Australia, any name brand 20W/50 is OK.
Don't use anything fancy with additives (like Castrol Magnatec).
The factory warns against this in the handbook and workshop manual.

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thanks alot for the info :D
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I wouldn't use synthetic in it, either. It's designed for mineral oils. :wink:
If you want it to last well, change the oil & filter OFTEN. Like, every 1500 miles max.

I've had a few autos- 2x 1275s (Morrie 1300) and 998 MiniMatic. Keep the oil clean and they are pretty bulletproof.

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Castrol Formula R mineral is my choice. You'll know you're buying the right grade Formula R, as the others are like $60-$70. The right one (25w50) will be under $30. 8)

As said, change your oil often. Don't let it go more than 5000km.

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sorry for the hi-jack but its on a similar topic, when youve changed the oil, do you need to turn the car over a few times with no-spark to get the oil pressure up once again like you do when youve just rebuilt your engine? I was just wondering as ill be doing my first ever mini service on the weekend, ill be doing the whole oil, filter and plugs and i dont wanna mess it up,
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fill the oil filter with oil before installing it.

put 20w50 in the auto
not gtx3 or anything like that, it ruins the box.
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Spaceboy wrote:
fill the oil filter with oil before installing it.

put 20w50 in the auto
not gtx3 or anything like that, it ruins the box.


Um isn't the auto's filter on it's side... bit hard to do. :?

Poeee- "Castrol Formula R mineral is my choice. You'll know you're buying the right grade Formula R, as the others are like $60-$70. The right one (25w50) will be under $30."-

I wouldn't run that in an auto tranny, too thick.. it's the old Castrol GP50.
Stick with 20W/50.. I get Valvoline for $9.95 a 4L can. :wink:

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heh, yeah it is too
i personally dont bother to do it myself
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kasperflipped wrote:
sorry for the hi-jack but its on a similar topic, when youve changed the oil, do you need to turn the car over a few times with no-spark to get the oil pressure up once again like you do when youve just rebuilt your engine? I was just wondering as ill be doing my first ever mini service on the weekend, ill be doing the whole oil, filter and plugs and i dont wanna mess it up,
thanks
trent

No need. Everything is full of oil already.

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Ignor my post then, didn't see it was an auto!

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drmini in aust wrote:
Spaceboy wrote:
fill the oil filter with oil before installing it.

Stick with 20W/50.. I get Valvoline for $9.95 a 4L can. :wink:


The people at Supercrap are still selling the valvoline 20w/50 in 10 litre drums for $24.95...

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