AVAILABILITY OF 20W/50 MOTOR OIL

[Cider Boys]

Does anyone know of a national supplier of a budget 20W/50 mineral motor oil? My Ferguson needs a transmision/hydraulics and engine oil change and my local supplies no longer stock a lower spec 20W/50.

Thanks for any information

Barney

[Mole]

I believe Mole Valley Farmers sell it. (regional I know not National)

Mole

[madasafish]

Halfords: Classic Engine Motor oil...edit (or something similar )
Just wander round the oil shelf.. lots of it..

[Cider Boys]

Thanks for the information but I am after a budget 20w/50 oil, the Ferguson takes 5 gallons in the transmission/hydraulics, 1 ½ gallons in the engine and best part of a pint in the air filter so cost is a consideration.

Barney

[madasafish]

Try your local supermarket(Morrisons, Tesco, Asda do cheap oils). All sell budget 20-50 oils around £5 per 5litre cans...

Or your local Motor Factor (Yellow Pages) should have one...

Or Aldi/Lidl should be cheaper than anyone:-)

[gandalf]

You need hydraulic oil for the hydraulics, not engine oil. It is going to cost you £40..there is no escape...

[richard p]

fraid not gandalf , on these old tractors the hydraulics use the gearbox and back axle oil. hydraulic oil is only good for dedicated hydraulic systems, like power steering and motor circuits. it is far too thin for gearboxes, our local mechanic even recommends ep 90 gear oil for tractor backends , its thicker than the "normal" universal oils and so gives better performance with worn hydraulic pumps

[Cider Boys]

You are quite right Richard; in fact if you were to use hydraulic oil the hydraulics would not work correctly. Originally Ferguson and other tractors specified a straight SAE 30 or 40, depending on ambient temperatures. These oils now are very expensive and not as advanced as modern oils so the accepted compromise is to use a multigrade 20W/50 mineral oil in the transmission/hydraulics. Naturally you do not need a high specification 20w/50 with all the additives for a modern engine, just basic oil will suffice. In fact the same basic multigrade later type oil is far superior to the old monogrades of the 1940s and 50s and can also used in the engine.

Fortunately I have found a source of cheap oil at a local supermarket.

Barney

[peter]

My local mower repair shop does SAE30 in gallon thingies.

[Kev]

Try millers oils http://www.millersoils.net/index2.html
They will sell you 5gal drums of straight 30 or whatever you want.
Kev