Suspension Damper Oil

[oddbod]

Just been doing some ringing round: Comma 5l sae 40 ( straight 40 oil) £18.49 including VAT. Google Comma Oil stockists, it'll give you your closest stockist. Millers Oils, in Brighouse West Yorks, will do 25l sae40 oil £71.75 + vat, any one want to chip in?? Millers also do an sae50 oil.

[bmcecosse]

Aye -but for the dampers you only need 0.5 litre for a 'lifetime' supply. You will get sae 30 in Tesco garden section - and probably get sae 40 in a motorcycle place - but don't be mugged into buying 'fork oil' ..........

[moggyadventurer]

This has reminded me, does anyone remember the link for when they reconditioned the shock absorbers?

Just can't find it.

Sae 30 or 40 is fine makes a big difference

[oddbod]

Not sure if this is any help cos I have'nt worked out linking stuff yet,but a guy called Declan seems to do a lot of advanced Taking Stuff To Bits AND Putting Stuff Back Together Again & I did read stuff he'd done with Dampers. It all made sense when I read it!

[Declan_Burns]

Here's a link to the expose that I wrote on the dampers:
http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... per+declan

Regards
Declan

[oddbod]

I did the flush through of old oil in my Front and Rear Dampers a couple of weeks ago,but due to "circumstances beyond my control" was unable to test said service element. I removed the rear Dampers to do the work as I needed to take them off and copperslip them to make it easier to do a welding job this week. I removed them complete with "elbows" and chassis connection arms if I was to refill rear Dampers again I would still remove them totally.It is hard to fill the dampers with oil AND expel air at the same time without a vice.A vice is on my Birthday list, as the Teenager I used instead of a vice has refused to hold the Dampers as I pour Hypoid Oil all over him, again,youth of today eh!
BMC,I used sae.30 oil,I purged both sets of Dampers well of Air,I cannot believe how much difference a bit of oil,a litre cost £5 and I used 1/2l including flushing so £2.50,has made to the ride quality,the comfort of the ride the handling and the damping of a lot of noises. For £2.50 and probably 3hours work(much less if the rears have been off in the last decade) this HAS to be the single best upgrade to a standard Moggie possible. If you can think of any other cheap upgrades that will improve life in a Moggie,let me know.

[bmcecosse]

Well done - now upgrade to SAE 40 oil - it's even better........
And of course - wait for it - a set of Wolseley 1500 9" front brakes transforms the braking.........

[oddbod]

At the minute BMC,as my sons are learning to maintain the car as well as drive it,we are trimming the front brakes pretty much weekly and when giving them driving instruction I am insistent on them looking ahead,anticipating and changing down if ANYTHING in their field of vision changes,and I take the car for a little spin myself every now and again,and make sure it locks up in a straight line if I push hard! So,to be honest,as 40mph is the fastest we Trundle,the current braking set up is surprisingly efficient.

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

One of my front dampers has a weep and when I bought the car I wondered what the awful rattle was when going over slight bumps... the thing was bone dry. I have an oilcan I keep filled with 20/50 engine oil which does the carb and dampers.... it works fine on the dampers.

[oddbod]

One of my front dampers has a weep and when I bought the car I wondered what the awful rattle was when going over slight bumps... the thing was bone dry. I have an oilcan I keep filled with 20/50 engine oil which does the carb and dampers.... it works fine on the dampers.

Where abouts on your Damper is the leak Jowett?

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

I think it's where the lever arm joins to the shock absorber body because the oil comes down the inner wing and onto the chassis.

[bmcecosse]

If it's only a 'weep' then just be sure to wipe it clean before the next MOT!

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Will do BMC, but it passed the last one bone dry and rattling like the Dickens... can't have done it any good at all.

When I bought it I mentioned the suspension rattle to my mechanic who couldn't find anything... I later thought I would check the oil and it swallowed a ton.

[bmcecosse]

I think you should keep your eyes open for a couple of spare ones..........