How much oil is there in an engine ? 4lts ?and what is the Morris oil like
Toby

Standard sump no external filter/cooler 2.5 litres.

Can of worms on the oil front. I use 20w50 classic from Halfords.

Lots of opinions will appear soon.........

Cheers dude yes just a standard 1600 il wait for the rest but I'm sure that's what I use just a different brand

There's marks on the dip stick which tell you how much oil dude. I tend to fill mine to 3/4 between the 2 marks or it blows a bit out until it levels off on the 3/4 mark

Cheers, Lee.

Nice one lee I just wanted to know how much I'd have left in the can for top ups

Also what is sae 30 oil I've got a gallon I bought at Stanford hall is it any good
Toby

If you do a search on oil types you'll find plenty of threads where normal, sane people get incredibly agitated about which oil they should use in their aircooled engine. There are broadly two schools of thought - one prefer to use a straight 30 oil - the other prefer to use a multigrade, typically 20-50. Then there are the arguments about detergent and non detergent oils. There's also a view that there's no value in using synthetic or semi synthetic oils.

Personally, I think what's most important is to change it regularly - minimum every 3000 miles or annually - and don't use anything lower than 15 if you're using a multigrade - it will leak.

Cheers eternal il have a look sounds like fun

toby72 wrote:Also what is sae 30 oil I've got a gallon I bought at Stanford hall is it any good
Toby

Morris SAE 30 will be fine, and yes, 2.5ltrs is correct.

Dont overfill!!!

Empsters top tip for oil topping up......
Fill up 500ml coke bottles almost to the top and use that to put the oil in. The bottle neck will fit almost perfect inside the filler neck so you don't spill it everywhere. Also it's easier to carry a couple of 500ml bottles of oil than a gallon and easier to top it up in the motorway services.

Cheers, Lee.