Castrol Formula R, 25W/50 (they say same stuff as the old GP50)
I found it holds pressure better when hot than GTX2 (20W/50) does.
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| Author: | EST-071 [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:19 pm ] |
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Just after everyones ideas on the best engine oil to use in a daily driver that does 500km a week. Cheers Pete |
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| Author: | CPOCSM [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:45 pm ] |
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Castrol GTX 20W50 is the poison here. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:55 pm ] |
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Castrol Formula R, 25W/50 (they say same stuff as the old GP50)
I found it holds pressure better when hot than GTX2 (20W/50) does. |
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| Author: | CPOCSM [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:35 am ] |
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Hmmmmm - might try the stuff - might stop the leak me thinks |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:10 am ] |
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Yea, that Castrol Forumula R is good stuff, The gear changes are so much better with it, i read a little brochure for it and it says that is can be used as a replacement oil in certain gearboxes 
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| Author: | kazzzy69 [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:21 am ] |
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omg u travel 500kms a week? hehe sooner or later ur gonna hav to overhaul all ur bits n pieces of that car!
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:24 am ] |
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It's called driving your car kaz I do an easy 500k's in my car a week as well, sometimes 1000
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:30 am ] |
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Mini Mad wrote: I do an easy 500k's in my car a week as well, sometimes 1000
All in PJ? |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:36 am ] |
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Yeap, most weeks it's about 500, then if I go for a drive on the weekend it'll bump it up... I have a bike as well, so sometimes he doesn't get driven much to work, but I just can't stand to see him sitting there
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| Author: | MrBob [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:42 am ] |
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Mini Mad wrote: ................but I just can't stand to see him sitting there
Here Here. Give this man a cheer. I too hate to see cars just sitting around. Cars were built (and in a lot of our cases re-built) to be driven!! What's the point of having a Mini or any other nice car and not driving it?? [/2cents] |
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| Author: | EST-071 [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:50 am ] |
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MrBob wrote: Mini Mad wrote: ................but I just can't stand to see him sitting there Here Here. Give this man a cheer. I too hate to see cars just sitting around. Cars were built (and in a lot of our cases re-built) to be driven!! What's the point of having a Mini or any other nice car and not driving it?? [/2cents] I totally agre, this mini was built to be driven. If you keep the general mantinace up to it, it will last a life time. Cheers Pete |
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| Author: | MrBob [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:52 am ] |
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I've only had my mini for a year now, but touch wood, apart from a few teething problems when we first got it on the road, it has been reliable motoring as a daily driver. I just can't wait to have the time and money to start fixing it up the way I want it, but even the way it is now I wouldn't have any other car!!! |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:53 am ] |
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Good to see people who get out there and drive, rather than having a trailer queen.. Here's PJ in motion as it should be
Out in the wild 
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| Author: | MrBob [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:54 am ] |
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Where were those photos taken?? |
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| Author: | simon k [ Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:55 am ] |
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I use Fuchs Formula 60, (I'm told it's basically equivalent to the Castrol GP50) - when I first got my blue cooper, I changed to the Fuchs and it ran 10 degrees cooler, quieter, smoother... |
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