Hybrid_From_Hell Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Oh I've run some worn lumps on thicker oil myself but that's quite the same as shoving it in to try and fool a potential purchaser. "You found sawdust and pair of tights in the axle? I know nuffink about that Guv, it was all-right when it left here!" Maybe When I FULLY rebuilt the Eales lump in the 90 now, it smoked and rattled until I shioved 20/50 Valvoline in, BBC found similar results after moving from Magnatec 10/40 to VR1 on his rebuilt lump. I now won't consider any other oils, as the effects can be dramatic between them, it could be that the 10/40 is one of the thinner ones / ie not all oils of the same viscosity are the same. V8s are fussy engines, no 2 ever quite seem the same If it "Fixes" it then its an oil prob, if it doesn't then the engine has something wrong with it, running a knackered engine on thick oil is a bodge and a con if selling, but both 10/40 and 20/50 and a rnage of oter viscosities are all in the LR Dealership workshop manuals. if it does work, then explain to the purcahser it did smoke on 10/40 and on advice you changed to 20/50 VR1 and its now better and that your not trying anything on Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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