Oil and filter change

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Joeype70
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Oil and filter change

Postby Joeype70 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:29 pm

Getting ready to do an oil and filter change on my 79 Pininfarina spider. What type of oil and filter would any of you recommend? Thank you!!

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lglade
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Re: Oil and filter change

Postby lglade » Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:35 pm

Those topics have been discussed ad nauseam. You might try the forum search feature to see the details, but the general consensus is that you want a good oil with a high zinc content.
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Re: Oil and filter change

Postby Joeype70 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:39 pm

Thank you

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Re: Oil and filter change

Postby zachmac » Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:57 pm

Lots of folks run the "diesel" oil . You want high viscosity and lots of zinc. Shell Rotella is one example. Plus it rends to be cheaper than "regular " oil.
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Re: Oil and filter change

Postby Joeype70 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 4:31 pm

Thank you for the information.

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Re: Oil and filter change

Postby RRoller123 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:43 pm

+1, Shell Rotella 15W-40 Diesel seems to be the oil of choice around here, but woooo hooooo there sure is a lot of discussion about it.
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Re: Oil and filter change

Postby Joeype70 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:05 pm

Thank you buddy. I appreciate the feedback.


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