new rebuilt engine oil

[paul-murphys]

i recently had a new engine rebuilt and was wondering what oil would you reccomend at 1st, its had a averbore so i been told need and oil which will bed the rings in properly,

also after how long would you change the oil and what should i use 2nd time round,

thankyou

[oilman]

Hi

The best oil to use for all stages of running in is the Millers CRO as that's what it's specifcally designed for.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60229-millers-oils-cro-10w-40-competition-running-in-oil.aspx

You want to change it after about 50 miles, then 200, then 500 and then put the good oil in at 1000 miles.

Don't use any synthetics (even cheap ones) during running in as they lubricate too well and the engine will either take a lot longer to bed in or you end up with glazed bores. Running in is about using friction to wear the rings and cylinders to the same shape. Using a oil that prevents that friction is an expensive waste of time.

Cheers

Tim

[paul-murphys]

ok every time i change it should i change the filter to? and will be ordering a load off this closer to the time of my car being fully rebuilt,

[oilman]

You should really as the filter will be full of loads of little bits of metal

[paul-murphys]

ok will order them too,

once engine bedded in what oil would you recomend, going to be pushing about 300bhp at 1st but will also be using water meth.

also having gearbox rebuilt with wavetreck diff fitted in it ,

any oil would recomend for the gearbox,

thankyou,

[oilman]

I would use a 5w-40 synthetic and you will find those through the link below.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-656-5w-40.aspx

Out of those, the best ones are the Fuchs/Silkolene Pro S, Millers CFS, Motul 300V, Redline and Gulf Competition. I would stick with one of the better oils due to the power.

You*need an MTF for the gearbox and I would go with the Redline MTL, Amsoil MTF or Fuchs Sintofluid.
*
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-670-75w-80-75w-85-mtfs.aspx

The diff may cause the oils to need changing more often, but they will give better changes than using a diff specific oil.

Cheers

Tim

[paul-murphys]

would the castrol be ok as seen have a offer on this at the min and how do i go about getting the scn discount,

thanks

[RobDon]

I used 10W40 Castrol GTX to break my engine in then 5W40 Millers CFS. Castrol Edge 5W30 should be fine to use, a fair few use that, however if driving your car hard I'd move up to a 40W oil.

[oilman]

would the castrol be ok as seen have a offer on this at the min and how do i go about getting the scn discount,

thanks

Yes the Edge will be fine

When you register on the website, there is a dropdown menu of the clubs we support. Select SCN from there, put your username or member number in the next box and then complete the registration. When you look at the site then, you should see the members prices above the normal prices. You pay the members prices, which include the 10% discount.

[paul-murphys]

just put order in mate so thanks, will order diff oil closer to time of fitting it, thanks

[oilman]

Thanks for the order

[paul-murphys]

has order been dispatched and can i add the diff oil on, how much does lcr gearbox take and what would you says good, theres a few to choose from

thanks

[paul-murphys]

just checked email and been dispatched so will just stick another order in, whats would you recomend out the ones you hae shown and is it 3 litres

[oilman]

The best choice is the Redline MT90, but the Castrol TAF-X is a decent cheaper one

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-673-75w-90.aspx

Cheers

Tim