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MEllO

Post subject: What Oil?

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:42 pm

848cc

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Location: Northside, Brisbane

Hey guys i know this has been posted somewhere but i cant find it? what oil do you use?

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:18 pm

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Location: near Baulkham Hills, NSW

Any good 20W/50, preferably not higher grade than SG.
More modern oils have no ZDDP additive, which Minis and older V8s etc with flat tappets need to prevent cam lobe and follower wear.

I like KMart's KMX 20W/50, it's 1/2 the price of Castrol Edge Sport 25W/50 (also a great oil).

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MEllO

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:41 pm

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Location: Northside, Brisbane

Thanks Dr Mini!

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Mini_Special

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:42 pm

998cc

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Location: West Brisbane

Speaking of, Does anybody know of an Importer of Millers Transverse M ?
or the M-Sport?

Not real keen to wait 42 weeks from UK

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850man

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:01 pm

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Location: Lemmings, everywhere.

Penrite HPR 30 works well.

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:03 pm

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850man wrote:

Penrite HPR 30 works well.

I used to use it. It loses viscosity too easy in high speed use, ie track days.
There are better oils available now... ^^^

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LS1380

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:40 pm

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Location: Perth-Western Australia

I'm still using BP Corse Plus , 25w-60

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Lillee

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:58 pm

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Location: Special Tuning Sydney

KMX in mine atm. Great oil, great value and I love the 6L bottle

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sgc

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:25 pm

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Location: Melbourne

drmini in aust wrote:

850man wrote:

Penrite HPR 30 works well.

I used to use it. It loses viscosity too easy in high speed use, ie track days.
There are better oils available now... ^^^

Yep, HPR30 used to be my oil of choice too until Penrite changed the formula to API SM. Their website now says this:

Penrite wrote:

Not recommended for motorcycles. SAE 20W-60, API SM/CF

If it's not suitable for bike engine/gearboxes, it's not suitable for a Mini either.

KMX for me.

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superSeven

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:15 pm

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Location: Soon to be Newcastle

Lillee wrote:

KMX in mine atm. Great oil, great value and I love the 6L bottle

likewise..

5 litre for the mini, 1 litre for the daewoo.

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leema

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:06 pm

848cc

Joined: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:44 am
Posts: 202
Location: Adelaide

i use penrite hpr 30.

seems to hold good oil pressure for me.
but i can see that maybe these days it has been changed.

dad uses bp corse plus in his. becoming hard to find these days.

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jess

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:32 pm

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Location: Hiding from mini maxx's moggie army somewhere in Brisbane northside

superSeven wrote:

Lillee wrote:

KMX in mine atm. Great oil, great value and I love the 6L bottle

likewise..

5 litre for the mini, 1 litre for the daewoo.

very reasonably priced. I bought a 6L bottle today for $20ish

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850man

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:42 pm

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Thats interesting about the HPR 30. i have used it for years and i have an allmost empty 200lt drum of it so when its finished i might go back to the good old BP Corse Plus.

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aaron

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:44 pm

1275cc

Joined: Thu May 13, 2004 4:41 pm
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Location: sydney

KMX was 25% off on monday
normally $19 for 6l
was $14.25 for 6l
thats $2.37 a litre

Awesome value

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