Recent content by paddington49

Hi Peter, Thanks for sending me the link which I will look at. There is definitely a difference of opinion on this subject, so I have to try all possible solutions. Thamks again for your help. Kind regards Malcolm

Hi Jim, Thank you very much for your help & comments. After i change the engine oil ( in case its the wrong one) I shall go through the procedure again when the engine etc is hot. I will also try to find a way of contacting Harvey for his opinion as well. Tanks again for your help. Malcolm

Hi Ron, thanks again for your Hi Ron, Thank you again for your comments and confirming the Penrite oil will be ok. I feel an idiot not realising running it on choke at higher than idle speed would cause the clonking!!. I shall run the engine again until it reaches normal temperature and idle...

Hello Ron, Thank you very much for you help. I have had the engine and gearbox oil replaced recently and when I checked the levels the engine was above the max mark. However not worried about that as I think they put the wrong oil in and I am going to replace that with penrite 20w/60 light...

Hi, I'm a relatively new P6 owner so still learning! Been reading the threads re gearbox oil level but still a little confused. I have a '76 V8 with the dipstick having just one mark, which is 'check cold' on it. Am I right in assuming that this is the correct level after running the engine and...