Engine Oil 400SE

[mad1800ti]

Wot oil should i use???? ideas anyone

Also front fog lamps... which is the switch to turn them on?

[pwd95]

GTX Magnatec 10-40 should be fine as long as you drop it out every 3k.

The lamps below the indicators on my old 400 & with my current 450 come on with 'flash' and main beam. No actual switch for them.

Got any pics of the car Paul? The Reliant looks interesting.

[mad1800ti]

[mad1800ti]

Bought the TVR last year,Ran it then iv spent all winter Going through it all and Doing the Chassis!!
I'm just finishing it off this week end next...All ready to Tax on the 1st April
Service,clean,Gearbox/Diff oils etc

Edited by mad1800ti on Wednesday 17th March 07:46

[pwd95]

Looks a cracker that. Those black dash panels look good too.

[rev-erend]

Wow - that does look good.

Oil - Valvoline VR1 racing 20w/50 Semi synth

or Silkoline Pro S .. take a look at Opie Oils on the main TVR page ..

[wedgefettler]

I use Millers 10W - 60 CFS.
It's been great so far

[tempus]

Our elderly lumps need slippy stuff in them so the zddp levels become more important,checkout your oils against Mobil racings 15-50 1200ppm zinc level.

[matt-man]

Ive always used 15w 40 in mine...is that wrong??

(PS - been doing that for 4 years and 20000 miles!!)

[rev-erend]

I think any good quality oil is good.. but not found the 5W and 0W work as well .. they are so thing that tickover seems to be very low and oil pressure definately suffers at tick over.

Stick with 10W and above.

[Waynester]

rev-erend said:

Wow - that does look good.



Oil - Valvoline VR1 racing 20w/50 Semi synth



or Silkoline Pro S .. take a look at Opie Oils on the main TVR page ..

agree with 20w/50 rover v8 seems to prefer the thicker oil