Not sure if this is in the right section, but I want to know if anyone here buys their oil in bulk (205 L drums) and if so how much do they pay?
I live in melbourne so I guess I would want someone local. But I'm open to hear about what other people here pay.
I have called a mechanic I know and I was told that it would be $1060 which is $5.1708 per L, so he is trying to rip me off as I was expecting is to be $2 - $3 p L
And if your wondering I just don't like going down to the shops every 2500 Klms. i'd rather just have one drum sitting in the corner of my garage.

I used to buy mine in 20l drums - didn't actually work out any cheaper, but easier for sure. The handiest thing was that when I emptied a 20l, I put my old oil into it, then I'd take the drum to the oil dump place at the tip.

205l of oil will last you 41 oil changes - now I change my oil every 1000 miles, and I do a lot of driving, so I change my oil about every 5 weeks. That drum of oil would last me just over 4 years!

I spoke to a mate who is a mechanic, and he reckons a 44 gallon drum (fuchs) is somewhere around $900, but it has gone up recently. The other issue is your shelf life, realistically, once a drum is open, it needs to be used up in a couple of months

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A bulk buy of oil filters is a handy thing but like Simon said the shelf life of the oil is the problem. Just buy half a dozen 5L or 6L bottles at a time.

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When I had mini's as dailies I used to just buy the 20 litre drums like Simon . I have a hand pump and a few old glass Castrol oil bottles (now cleaned out and sealed for rum in the garage , everyone that sees them think's it's oil ) so it was nice and easy to decant as much as was needed and also keep some on standby for topping up as required .

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I go buy 3 or 4 KMX 6L bottles from KMart, whenever it's on special..
Oil filters- I brave the wild men of of Canley Vale to buy 12x Cooper spin-on filters at a time from Mekong Spares.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I was buying HPR30 in 20 litre drums from Supercrap when it was on special.
Then they stopped carrying the 20 litre drums.
So now I buy KMX in 6 litre bottles from Kmart when it is on special. (Like Doc I get a few at a time!)

The bad side of the 20 litre drum is getting the last litre out.

Just cut the lid out, then the drum is useful for storing Mini or motorbike parts until they are old rusty and useless.
I know this because my dad hoarded Douglas motorbike parts for 40+ years...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

i think a mechanic would be the best bet..

I used to buy 10L bottles of valvoline from supercrap which was good value, some shops have drums or 10L bottles and some dont.

2500kms? i thought the service interval was 5000km or 3000mi

Oil is the cheapest insurance you can buy for a Mini motor. other cars don't have a gearbox that thrashes the engine oil.
I use 1500 miles/2500km, back in the 60s when oil was cheap we did it every 1000 miles.
I do the spin-on filter every 3000 miles.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Since starting this I have done a bit of looking around. It seems to be a lot cheaper to try getting the 20 or 6 L drums/bottles when they go on special. Also there is also the possible contamination issues that may happen with a 44gal drum to take into account.
I guess I should just keep a lookout when there is the sales on at supercheap/ Kmart/ bigW etc..
Oh yeah, and I think that oil is the cheapest insurance that I can get for my engine so I just change it regularly as mine are daily’s.

buying direct from the manufacturer (in my case shell) the cheapest way is a 20 litre .
it is exactly the same price per litre as for buying a 205 drum but no delivery charge.
expect to pay around $4 a litre.

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