Ive got an integral garage in the house and
run a J2 on Castrol R. There is no 'cold
engine' smell to speak of. When the J2
suddenly lost all oil pressure due to an
air leak at Prescott last year I ran the J
for a considerable way before I noticed it. I
suspect that without Castrol R I would have
run the bearings but the engine (rebuilt by
Bob Jones) is fine.
And you are surrounded by
that wonderful aroma as you drive along.On
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:50:10 -0400
Cnowlan@aol.com wrote:
> Guys,
>
> My L2 engine is flying home from Bob Jones's shop this week but I seem to
>have a perdicament re oils and need some collective wisdom. The engine which
>has been built with all the bells & whistles...1408cc, Marshall IZ87
>supercharger etc has been assembled using R40 as an assembly lube as the Jones
>duo assummed I would be running Castrol R40. Most of us Yanks know that
>Castor based oil is not readilly availiable in the US, is very expensive and
>totally noncompatible with petroleum based oils. Moss was stocking it but
>discontinued it out of fear that some Spidwad owner would load up his $300
>heap with $10.00/qt oil and then sue Moss for a new engine!
> Abingdon Spares stocks it but it can't be shipped by air.
> The Brits seems to really swear by this stuff but the Yanks seem to think
>it's a real waste of time, effort and $$. Is Castrol R really all that great??
> I love the smell but my garage is attatched to the house and the door to
>the garage is usually open. My wife is really good about putting up with
>normal garage odors but this could get to be a bit much. Does anyone have any
>experience with the "odor factor" of a Castrol filled cold engine?
> If I start out using petroleum based oils, do I really need to flush out
>the little bit of Castor based oil first? (the engine has not yet been run)
>Could I get buy with doing a second oil & filter change after a few minutes
>running?
> I do plan to do some vintage racing but also lots of touring and weekend
>driving. The engine is should certainly be super strong but the chassis,
>brakes(and driver) are the weak link to maximum performance. I've heard that
>the old Castor oils did'nt have any additives to keep things clean but that
>the new formulations are better. Any comments?
> Considering the considerable expense of this engine rebuild,I'm not about
>to start skimping on the cost of oil but really want to do the most sensible
>thing. I would be most grateful for any advice based on real knowledge and
>experience as there is already enough misinformation based on second hand
>knowledge to fill a book! Any good advice on a choice of Petroleum based oil?
> P.S. Looks like we will actually see 21 MMM cars at the Queen Mary July
>21-25. I'm determined to have the L2 up & running!
>
> Cheers,
> Chris Nowlan
>
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