oil

rising son · November 26, 2011, 11:18:37 AM

what oil would you use for a topup in an fc turbo II ?

TiddlesRX7 · November 26, 2011, 12:34:16 PM

10-40W mineral.

Ade

rising son · November 26, 2011, 01:26:33 PM

thanks mate

m1tch · November 27, 2011, 08:17:19 AM

There is a massive argument about what oil is best for the rotary, I just use \'Halfords orange\' 10-40 mineral, the oil is changed every 6000 miles and a new cheap oil filter is changed - no point in spending much money on the oil filter, its not going to be on there for very long!

If you are going to keep the car for a while look at getting a \'futmoto oil drain valve\' its basically a tap that goes into the side of the sump replacing the sump plug, much easier oil changes - I can do mine with no mess by just pushing the catch tank under the car, don\'t even need to jack the car up!

wolfie1 · November 27, 2011, 09:15:57 AM

i got 1 of those valves on mine, i was worried to begin with with the tap on it turning on when on the road but after i worked it for the first time i realised there was nothing to worry about, def a good piece of kit

TiddlesRX7 · November 27, 2011, 10:10:55 AM

I looked at those when someone on here posted about them (probably you!). They look like a good idea since we change our oil so much.

Ade

m1tch · November 27, 2011, 10:15:25 AM

Quote from: wolfie1;800362i got 1 of those valves on mine, i was worried to begin with with the tap on it turning on when on the road but after i worked it for the first time i realised there was nothing to worry about, def a good piece of kit

I think they do a \'tap lock\' sort of arrangement for off-road vehicles incase they get knocked on large rocks etc, but ive never had an issue, they are really well made.

rising son · November 27, 2011, 12:50:54 PM

that sounds a useful piece of kit mitch, ill defo look into where to get 1

B.Martin · November 27, 2011, 03:51:24 PM

Yeah I\'d not heard about this before!? Where do you buy them from and how much?

wolfie1 · November 27, 2011, 05:13:39 PM

yea spring loaded tap that sits in a notch, def wel made

L18M · November 27, 2011, 05:23:25 PM

if you dont know what oil is in it i\'d suggest changing the lot rather than mixing whatever is in there (mineral or semi) with mineral.

rising son · November 28, 2011, 01:53:10 PM

really struggling to find 10w40 mineral/// tried 2 motorfactors and halfords with no joy, where do you lot get it from ?

m1tch · November 28, 2011, 04:14:28 PM

Halfords, get some Halford orange

10w40 is the standard mineral oil you can get

m1tch · November 28, 2011, 04:15:05 PM

Quote from: B.Martin;800398Yeah I\'d not heard about this before!? Where do you buy them from and how much?

http://www.quickvalve.co.uk/

rising son · November 28, 2011, 05:43:56 PM

Quote from: m1tch;800502Halfords, get some Halford orange 10w40 is the standard mineral oil you can get

tried halfords today m1tch and they said 10-40 mineral had been discontinued after phoning a few other stores for me...... cheers for the link for the valve, will be geting 1... great idea that
PS just done a search on halfords website and theres no results for 10 w 40 mineral