Used Castrol 20W50 for the first twenty-five or so years, but changed
about ten years ago to Redline 10W50 (and MT90 in the gearbox).
I have not had any of the expected seal leakage with the synthetics.
- Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex
Gary and Cindy Ault wrote:
> I use Castrol 20W50. (I don't try to start the car when it's below
> freezing. When I did drive the car in the winter, back in the late
> '70s, I used 10W50 from November through March.)
>
> Gary (Chicago Area)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <nmleeds@mindspring.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 5:57 PM
> Subject: [Roadsters] Oil for a U20
>
>
>> What oil to people use? I have been using 10-40 at sea level, but, it
>> seems like its slow to get flowing (strangely high pressure during
>> the first 5 minutes of driving) and burns straight through the engine
>> when I run it hard (1 qt. every 250 miles). After I've been running
>> it hard for an hour the oil pressure at idle drops to nothing --
>> these readings all from my super-reliable original in dash
>> four-cluster (so take with a huge grain of salt)
>>
>> I'm tempted to try 5w-50 but thought I'd pick the big brains before I
>> did anything that drastic.
>>
>> Nathaniel
>> u20-69 SU's (having too much fun)
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