Engine oil for a rover

Paul V8 · Post by **Paul V8** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:43 pm

Hello,

What oil is everybody using? I have a Fairly tuned 3.5 with 255bhp and am building a 4 litre now. I normally use Duckhams mineral 20/50 and never had a problem, until now, i can't get it. They seem to have stopped making it.

What should i use?

Thanks.

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:21 pm

There are some fresh poata on here that may be worth a read http://www.v8forum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6097

Mike

sid447 · Post by **sid447** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:20 pm

Castrol,

Make a good oil specifically for the older pushrod engines....

http://www.castrol.com/castrol/productd ... Id=7013363

http://www.castrol.com/liveassets/bp_in ... 969_05.pdf

plastic orange · Post by **plastic orange** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:47 pm

I just changed my oil yesterday and filled with Millers Classic 20/50 - couldn't find Duckhams either.

Pete

Post by **Coops** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:53 pm

once mines sorted (famous last words)
im going back to my oil i used for the past 3 years, Lucas 20/50 fully synth race oil.

HairbearTE · Post by **HairbearTE** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:18 pm

Paul if you're using the original style oil pump it's got to be a 20/50 oil really. For the later crank driven oil pump style i've seen anything down to 10/40 advised by the oil companies themselves. I also know of someone who uses 15/40 Diesel oil in an RV8 and swears by it!