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Oil for susp dampers
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:26 pm
by madmoggy
H i what type of oil can I put in the rear dampers ?
It says 20/20 mineral oil in the manual,cant find that anywhere.
What do you guys and gals use ?
Re: Oil for susp dampers
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:50 pm
by HarryMango
normal "oil can" oil is SAE 20 such as 3in1 & that is original spec for dampers.
Rog
Re: Oil for susp dampers
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:00 pm
by Trickydicky
Hi,
Use SAE30 availble from Machine Mart,Tescos or B+Q.
Richard
Re: Oil for susp dampers
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:06 pm
by madmoggy
Thanks
Re: Oil for susp dampers
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:28 pm
by bmcecosse
3 in 1 is FAR TOO thin! DO NOT use that. The best oil is SAE 40 (seemingly sold as air compressor oil by some places) but SAE 30 from tesco garden will be fine.
Re: Oil for susp dampers
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:23 am
by IslipMinor
Use a 'straight' SAE30 or 40 oil, not a multigrade. If you haven't changed the oil for a while, you will be amazed at the difference!
Re: Oil for susp dampers
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:54 am
by bmcecosse
I think 3 in 1 is ~~ 0 SAE.