What oil for a mgb roadster?

Answer 1

Hello, My opinion on the proper oil for a "B" is based on nothing more than the ownership of 3 of the little beasts spanning some 12-15 years. I'm just a shade tree mechanic who once duct taped the handle of a Badminton racquet, one end to the bottom of the battery well cover, the other to the L U C U S fuel pump so I could wack it when it chose to malfunction. Be that as it may, I never used anything other than hardware store oil in any of my "B"s. Given that I live on Bainbridge Island, 7 miles W of Seattle by ferry, where the weather is neither hot or cold and nothing much very bad happens (except when the odd mountain blows up), so I use non detergent 30-weight (and limit driving when there's ash in the air). I seem to remember being told that the "B" engine's heritage traces to industrial motors which, by their nature, are not high strung. Indeed, I do not use high test gasoline either, preferring to let the clutch out in gear rather that pay a premium for premium just to keep the little blighter from cooking on and on and on and . . . . Marsh Hello, My opinion on the proper oil for a "B" is based on nothing more than the ownership of 3 of the little beasts spanning some 12-15 years. I'm just a shade tree mechanic who once duct taped the handle of a badminton racquet, one end to the bottom of the battery well cover, the other to the L U C A S fuel pump so I could wack it when it chose to malfunction. Be that as it may, I never used anything other than hardware store oil in any of my "B"s. Given that I live on Bainbridge Island, 7 miles W of Seattle by ferry, where the weather is neither hot or cold and nothing much very bad happens (except when the odd mountain blows up), so I use non detergent 30-weight (and limit driving when there's ash in the air). I seem to remember being told that the "B" engine's heritage traces to industrial motors which, by their nature, are not high strung. Indeed, I do not use high test gasoline either, preferring to let the clutch out in gear rather that pay a premium for premium just to keep the little blighter from cooking on and on and on and . . . . Marsh Hello, My opinion on the proper oil for a "B" is based on nothing more than the ownership of 3 of the little beasts spanning some 12-15 years. I'm just a shade tree mechanic who once duct taped the handle of a badminton racquet, one end to the bottom of the battery well cover, the other to the L U C A S fuel pump so I could wack it when it chose to malfunction. Be that as it may, I never used anything other than hardware store oil in any of my "B"s. Given that I live on Bainbridge Island, 7 miles W of Seattle by ferry, where the weather is neither hot or cold and nothing much very bad happens (except when the odd mountain blows up), so I use non detergent 30-weight (and limit driving when there's ash in the air). I seem to remember being told that the "B" engine's heritage traces to industrial motors which, by their nature, are not high strung. Indeed, I do not use high test gasoline either, preferring to let the clutch out in gear rather that pay a premium for premium just to keep the little blighter from cooking on and on and on and . . . . Marsh