Lubes and Liquids

[lighiche]

What're everyone's favorite oils, lubes, and octane for a stock standard all original petrol burning four cylinder Series IIA 109 station wagon?

[antichrist]

87 octane. Fluids that meet the specs listed in the owner's manual though GL4 takes some searching for.

[bugeye88]

Don't forget the Ethanol treatment for the fuel. That ethanol containing gas will really mess up a bunch of things on vintage vehicles!

Cheers,
Rob

[lighiche]

Don't forget the Ethanol treatment for the fuel. That ethanol containing gas will really mess up a bunch of things on vintage vehicles!

Cheers,
Rob

Thanks, Rob, for the heads up on that.

Steve

[lighiche]

87 octane. Fluids that meet the specs listed in the owner's manual though GL4 takes some searching for.

87 octane? Really? Great!

[stomper]

Has your head had an unleaded conversion? If not, you need a lead additive.

[bugeye88]

Stomper is right. I use lead additive every time as well as the ethanol neutralizer on every fill up for all 8 of my vintage cars. I also put a shot of Marvel Mystery oil every few tanks for upper cylinder lubrication and valve guide lubrication.
Rob

[Partsman]

Stomper is right. I use lead additive every time as well as the ethanol neutralizer on every fill up for all 8 of my vintage cars. I also put a shot of Marvel Mystery oil every few tanks for upper cylinder lubrication and valve guide lubrication.
Rob

X2 on the Marvel's Mystery Oil, I use this in my truck too. Since I started using it, my MPG has gone up a bit and I have a bit more power.

[lighiche]

It has had the head conversion for unleaded. I had not thought, though, about the ethanol neutralizer. I do use Marvel Mystery oil.

Thanks for the info!

[Les Parker]

Hmm , years ago it was a shot Red X for upper cylinder lubrication.

[cedryck]

for les, Are Turner made engines set up for lead free Gas?

[lighiche]

Okay, this can't be that difficult. I've checked out all the local auto retail shops and have found absolutely no GL4 MTF. Total strike out.

I'd like to find Castrol Syntrans Multivehicle 75W-90 synthetic GL4 MTF. Am I dreaming? Is it just not available in the US? I haven't even been able to find a distributer in the US on-line.

My next preferences are Mobillube XHP, Shell Spirax S3G API, and Penzoil EP, all GL4 of course. Is it just not going to happen? Am I going to have to settle for Redline from Amazon?

What do all y'all use?

[Fraserb]

Sounds like finding GL4 is a problem everywhere.
most of the Auto parts supply shops cater for Toyota supra driving rice racers and when asked the pimply faced counter jockeys just stare blankly and point to the colourful oil packs on the shelves and mutter that GL5 will be OK......

I talked to a guy I know that works for a bulk lubricants supplier and I could easily get it from him in 44 gallon drums!!

He supplies it to a local Heavy vehicle workshop where it is still used in older trucks, they were happy to resell it to me, took in a couple of old 5L oil containers and got some.

Don't know what the previous owner of mine used but didn't look all that flash on the way out!

[lighiche]

most of the Auto parts supply shops cater for Toyota supra driving rice racers and when asked the pimply faced counter jockeys just stare blankly and point to the colourful oil packs on the shelves and mutter that GL5 will be OK......

You nailed it. Had that experience today, times three....

[Fraserb]

You nailed it. Had that experience today, times three....

I got one guy that had a Justin Beiber haircut and was wearing sunglass to take a break from looking at his phone to try to look up the recommended oil in a big book to see if there was an equivalent. he seriously didn't know how to use it, just aimlessly flipped pages.....