eddie
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I had no idea that you needed different oils for summer and winter in the old days. Also changing every 3,000 miles is a pain (as well as expensive). Do you still have to stick to this service interval using modern synthetic oil with the Minor?
Is it true that a 50/ 50 oil and paraffin mix acts as a flush?
Modern oils are much better than the old ones:-
recommended oil change intervals for my Minor were 3000 miles (using SAE 30 - and changing to a thinner oil for the winter)
using the early 20W/50 multigrades it went to 6000 miles.
The A series was notorious for condensation in the rocker cover - each oil change required scraping out the rocker cover emulsion, but the used oil was free flowing (though black).
Modern oils are that much better (and more expensive!) that I wouldn't be surprised to find some manufacturers recommending 20 000 mile intervals... rather depends on how you use the car.
Colin
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complete strip down and deep clean to get things back to normal?
I would agree.... It would be assumed the oil ways are blocked and the oil level low due to the sludge
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surprised the engine hasn't seized or blown up after that long....
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better to have these than for blokes coming out of pubs or footie matches pi$$ing all over the pavements
Ok this wouldn't work for females but if you saw this in a public place would you feel offended?
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she was Tony - getting the geo done by you has probably saved me a set of tyres or two over the years!
I know it well as well..... She was one of the first to have the wim Lexus settings.
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If my Lexus iS300 of 14 years had to go it would break my heart. Really love that car....
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Seats look really good - gonna be fun to drive in spring and summer when the weather gets better
Whwere did you get that battery booster from Tony?
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Still noisy there from time to time - they use it for films now - Top Gear have used it and Leavsden studios use it for car chases and stunts. Apparently they did some tank scenes with Brad Pitt there a few years back!
The owner died and his son picked where he left but it was never the same.... In addition local residents used to complain about the noise hence the earth bank around the track.
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I used to go there a lot - didn't realise it closed back in 2008!
Blimey those were the days....Many years ago i was a marshal at Bovingdon raceways.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHOE03Am2Bw
Loved watching the banger racing when I was a kid - is there still much of this going on these days?
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the crash tests in the USA, and especially California are way too stringent. it was always said that the tests were put in place to put non American cars at a disadvantage - a lot of American cars are huge and they breeze through while smaller European cars keep failing
Sadly whatever the range promised half it in the real world.
or even less!
We drove the i3 earlier this year. Very impressed really it's quick and nice to drive. The range is more than enough for us and the rex engine is the safe choice. I did read that they had all been recalled in the US due to failing crash tests but need to find out more
yeah I drove it and loved it. the one I tested had a BMW motorbike engine as a backup. pricey but well made, standard for BMW I guess
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Just wasted loads of time watching electric car videos - this BMW i3 looks like a decent motor - not sure what the battery range is though...
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To me the lorry is a lot more exciting than the roadster!
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Not just yet - I've driven quite a few recently and the deal breaker is cost and range on the battery. Try driving that Tesla in the lake district or west wales in sport mode in mid winter and I bet you'll be lucky to get 100 miles out of a full charge...
It's said 2018 will be the year of the electric car.....
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Well the seats came today and for the money their better than i expected. Also got the Ferrari key and a Ferrari wallet to go with my Ferrari phone case. So all I'm waiting for now is the Ferrari seat belt pads
will they fit in the car easily?
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are car seat rails a standard size then? would make life a lot easier if they were
From a company on ebay.. Two new seats £240 the pair.. They come with universal runners that are basically four bolts the same as my car although i do expect to make some modifications. Point to note they are not suitable for airbags or factory fitted seat belts the feed from the oem seat.
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they look pretty decent - where did you order from? will they be difficult to fit?
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and it's not even new!
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I mean that car is very nice but at that price it's a looker not a driver, so what's the point?
true, you'd be scared to drive it at a million quid
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wow that is impressive
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I just play the computer online - decent chess games free in the apple store
I used to really like chess maybe because i was taught chess at school..... Nowadays there's no one to play against.
What Happens if You Don’t Change Your Oil For 60,000 Miles
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Thanks for the info - interesting subject - I take it that the modern gasket kits for the morris minor do not leak?