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 Post subject: What oil
PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:21 pm 
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I have a 77 clubbie with a 1275cc in it

i was just wondering what peoples opinion is on what oil i should replace the old oil with...brand? "think-ness" (if thats the right word)

what should i be look for and look to steer clear of?

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mate i used to put kmx 20w50 in her. worked a treat... same as all my minis..

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KMX from Kmart. Notice that they never have sales on it anymore??

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cheers mate :D
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yep KMX mate 6 Litres..its a bargin for the price and pressure is as good as the $$ brands

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Search is your friend.

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... hlight=kmx

A few other links as well

By the way if G.R & DrMini uses KMX it must be good. I use this as well

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Lillee wrote:
Notice that they never have sales on it anymore??


Must be alot of Mini's out there... haha

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Lillee wrote:
Notice that they never have sales on it anymore??



Even without sales on, it's under 1/2 the price of the (now overpriced) Castrol Edge Sport 25W/50. 8)
Graham Russell runs it in all his engines on the engine dyno, including things like Ford BDAs running at 9500.

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they have 4L bottles as well now.
when i got one it worked out cheaper per litre to get the 4L
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+1 more for KMX.
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kmx being a cheap oil i stear clear of becuase cheaper oils use a cheap poor quialty base.

thats only my opinion. try not to ream me for it :?

i use Penrite HPR30

hold excellent oil pressure after a long open road drive.
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leema wrote:
kmx being a cheap oil i stear clear of becuase cheaper oils use a cheap poor quialty base.

thats only my opinion. try not to ream me for it :?

i use Penrite HPR30

hold excellent oil pressure after a long open road drive.
I used HPR30 for a lot of years. I have switched to a better oil.
KMX has less mayo in winter than HPR30.
It does not leak oil past the crank seal anymore.
Oil consumption has dropped.

Shell oil is good oil and it is event better in a KMX bottle. :lol:
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Location: Under the bonnet son!
Shame Castrol Edge is so expensive...it smells so nice.
It's like underarm deoderant for smelly mini engines.

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so are you trying to say kmx is a relabled shell oil?
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leema wrote:
so are you trying to say kmx is a relabled shell oil?
Yes.
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