oil change

[benwall101]

bit of a silly question is this the right engine oil?
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... edSalesCmd

this is what halfords recomend for my car but is it right?

my car is a 1969 morris minor sallon

Thanks
Ben

[benwall101]

they did not recomend this one to me but i have found it on there sight http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... tsid:35814

[lambrettalad]

you need 20/50 have a look at this for ideas
http://www.millersoils.co.uk/pdf/automo ... ochure.pdf

I think 10 is a little too thin for a classic

remember halfords staff can be a little inexperienced and are after all sales people,most in my local are probably under 23 yrs old
good luck

[dalebrignall]

go to b&q they do comma 20/50 for about 12 pounds it reaches thecorrect speck .i think the name is daytona its in a blue can . azda has gone up to 16 pounds for a 4litres ,wilkinsond is the cheapest .

[bmcecosse]

" remember halfords staff can be a little inexperienced " Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha - the understatement of the century....

[benwall101]

thanks guys got the 20w50 classic oil

[benwall101]

just to confurm i use the same 20w50 oil i put in the engine in the gear box

[MColes]

just to confurm i use the same 20w50 oil i put in the engine in the gear box

Correct

[benwall101]

just to confurm i use the same 20w50 oil i put in the engine in the gear box

Correct

Thanks

[lambrettalad]

I think the gearbox oil should be a straight SAE 30 ,You can still buy it,fuchs sell it on amazon

[bmcecosse]

Well yes - 20 oil is a bit light - but if the box works ok - use it! There WAS no '20' grade oil when the Minor was produced. I certainly wouldn't use 10W40 in the gearbox - that's just a bit too thin, although it was specified for later Minis in an attempt to pull up the fuel economy - but then better syncro rings were fitted by that time !