Reply To: Proper lubricants for 1702 Coupe

[Stuart Blair]

Steve, from recollection, your 1702 was in long-term storage and hasn’t been run in a number of years. Before starting, you’ll want to drop the pan to clean-out any accumulated sludge. Bob Sands advised us to run non-detergent oil until our oil changes started to run clean. You may want to consider doing the same, especially if non-detergent was the only oil available when your car was last run. Detergent oil could break loose any accumulated crud inside your engine and damage your valve lifters. We’re inclined to use Brad-Penn high-ZDDP 30W (avoiding multi-viscosity) when we eventually make the switch to detergent oil.

Also, you’ll see your trans & O/D has two drain plugs, the fill hole for the trans is on the driver’s side and the O/D is on the pass side. The trans & O/D will take about 5 quarts to fill. We use a suction gun to fill the trans, O/D and rear-end. They’re $20 at auto parts stores and look like a small T handle bicycle tire pump.

Hope this helps, Stu Blair