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Thread ID: 122256	2011-12-11 21:29:00	Engine oil.	Nomad (952)	PC World Chat

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1248174	2011-12-12 00:53:00	I used to work in a garage around 1960 and the owners also ran a medium sized bus fleet. Bedfords from memory. They only ever topped up the oil but changed the filter frequently. The oil was recycled SAE30 graphite. Said they got great life out of the engines and swore by their methods. Kenj	kenj (9738)
1248175	2011-12-12 01:54:00	I'm reminded of my second car, 1977 mazda 929 with about 230K on the clock. I put a litre of whatever was the cheapest 30/40 oil in about every second week so I figured it was getting enough new oil and left it at that. No Idea how long it would have lasted though, as an after market boy racer oil pressure gauge someone had fitted blew the oil line at an intersection and the engine destroyed itself in the 2 mins I was trying to find somewhere safe to stop.	dugimodo (138)
1248176	2011-12-12 02:42:00	When I use too change my engine oil I always used Castrol GTX. Reason I used Castrol GTX was I use too have a mate who worked for the local Castrol agents back in the late 1960s. Got it at mates rates. To old and buggered to do it now, rather pay a garage to do it. :)	Trev (427)
1248177	2011-12-12 03:18:00	GTX was loaded up with detergent, if you ran your car on non detergent oil then changed to GTX it was all over rover. It would loosen off the sludge and bits of carbon and block oil passages. Big ends end go first with that lovely big end knock you get before the end seizes. Lots of engines have been lost with add on direct reading pressure oil gauges. Common faults were using 1/8" nylon tube and not running it thru a grommet and using 3/16" copper with out putting an anti vibration half loop in it. Pays to part with a few xtra bucks and get a remote electrical one. I remember my best mate lost a Hillman Minx station wagon engine when he didnt see the the tiny little amber light come on, it went from Rootes Group to rooted group. After he reconded the engine he used a big indicator lamp as an oil light set just above the windscreen sightline. Many engines have been lost by the oil pressure switch blowing out the insulator as well kinda ironic isnt it?	prefect (6291)
1248178	2011-12-12 03:40:00	Talking about engine oil. I had a Morris Mini back in about 1970 which had a mechanical oil pressure gauge. It was connected directly to the engine with a small tube. One day when I was out in it oil started appearing along the parcel shelf. The nut on the back of the gauge that connected the tube to the gauge had come undone and started leaking oil. :)	Trev (427)
1248179	2011-12-12 04:24:00	the the tiny little amber light Quite commonly known as "Idiot Lights" .... :D	SP8's (9836)
1248180	2011-12-12 10:53:00	Actually oil pressure lights are pretty much useless on many cars, especially older ones. By the time they come on the engine is likely already damaged. And yeah the oil gauge on mine was copper and broke off right at the point it attached to the engine.	dugimodo (138)
1248181	2011-12-12 18:02:00	I used to work in a garage around 1960 and the owners also ran a medium sized bus fleet. Bedfords from memory. They only ever topped up the oil but changed the filter frequently. The oil was recycled SAE30 graphite. Said they got great life out of the engines and swore by their methods. Kenj Same as aero engines, not changed until the end of its life.	prefect (6291)
1248182	2011-12-12 19:28:00	Same as aero engines, not changed until the end of its life. If you are talking about piston aero engines in light aircraft then the oil and filter is changes every 50 hours. Maybe gas turbines it isnt.	tut (12033)
1248183	2011-12-12 20:25:00	Same as aero engines, not changed until the end of its life. You have actually seen an aircraft, rather than a picture on an airline poster ? ?	R2x1 (4628)
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