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<blockquote data-quote="Matty" data-source="post: 92496" data-attributes="member: 1339"><p>Hi</p><p>Just had a chat with Morris oil technical guy about their classic Golden Film 20/50 which I use and he says it is fine for air cooled engines like the Vincent and should be OK for twice my annual mileage of around 4,000.</p><p>However he also said that if run in an engine with no oil filter (the Comet has one) it would be safer to change it more often - didn't give a figure, but said the detergency which holds the sludge in suspension is now much less than it used to be, particularly for oils designed to use in Classic machines.</p><p>He also said that the old problem with polymers degrading had also been greatly reduced now so the oil stays thick for much longer.</p><p>He was understandably reluctant to give figures for these various factors of life etc. over the phone, but said that most of the straight/multigrade problems had been fixed in the last 10 years or so.</p><p>The running time for the Aero engines above seems to imply by the way that all is well for the cams and followers up to 50 hours which would seem to be at least 1500 miles on a bike.</p><p>I have not done so yet, but he suggested that I read through Morriss's brochure on the subject for more details.</p><p>PS I had said I used Millers oil but in fact it was Morris oil - must be a small onset of altzimers !!</p><p>Matty</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matty, post: 92496, member: 1339"] Hi Just had a chat with Morris oil technical guy about their classic Golden Film 20/50 which I use and he says it is fine for air cooled engines like the Vincent and should be OK for twice my annual mileage of around 4,000. However he also said that if run in an engine with no oil filter (the Comet has one) it would be safer to change it more often - didn't give a figure, but said the detergency which holds the sludge in suspension is now much less than it used to be, particularly for oils designed to use in Classic machines. He also said that the old problem with polymers degrading had also been greatly reduced now so the oil stays thick for much longer. He was understandably reluctant to give figures for these various factors of life etc. over the phone, but said that most of the straight/multigrade problems had been fixed in the last 10 years or so. The running time for the Aero engines above seems to imply by the way that all is well for the cams and followers up to 50 hours which would seem to be at least 1500 miles on a bike. I have not done so yet, but he suggested that I read through Morriss's brochure on the subject for more details. PS I had said I used Millers oil but in fact it was Morris oil - must be a small onset of altzimers !! Matty [/QUOTE]
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