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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: jimson on June 11, 2015, 11:02:50 pm

Title: Castrol R30
Post by: jimson on June 11, 2015, 11:02:50 pm

G'day viewers where can you buy Castrol R30 from? I did get it from Super cheap but they don't stock it anymore. Jimson

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: oldfart on June 12, 2015, 03:46:12 am

Auto barn ...stock it up here in Qld

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: bigk on June 12, 2015, 07:28:01 am

Any bike shop can order it in, McLeods wholesale it to bike shops.
K

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: Tim754 on June 12, 2015, 03:45:46 pm

Castrol is a division of BP Australia now , order through any BP outlet or from your favourite bike shop as suggested ;)

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: evo550 on June 12, 2015, 06:25:50 pm

Without trying to sound like a FKIA, have you used it before?
Maxima 927 is far better castor oil.

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: DR500 on June 12, 2015, 06:43:39 pm

but does it smell the same ;D

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: Davey Crocket on June 12, 2015, 07:32:59 pm

Certainly does....and it's the choice of oil in the Go Kart world......and they rev twice as hard as most VMX bikes.

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: oldfart on June 12, 2015, 08:39:31 pm

      R30 has smell of its own.

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: grouty on June 12, 2015, 08:47:41 pm

Castrol stopped making the R30 some years ago. If you can find any now, it will be old stock. Good luck.

They only make R40 now "as a service to our customers" .... so I am informed !

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: sleepy on June 12, 2015, 09:12:31 pm

There are a few brands that do a castor based oil. Maxima is one Castrol do "747", Rock oil "Cart Castor 100", Shell Advance racing M and Rock oil do a straight castor called Racing caster that will mix with petrol or methanol.
A few to choise from if you can't find R30.

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: GMC on June 12, 2015, 10:15:18 pm

Quote from: grouty on June 12, 2015, 08:47:41 pm

Castrol stopped making the R30 some years ago. If you can find any now, it will be old stock. Good luck.

They only make R40 now "as a service to our customers" .... so I am informed !

Like BigK says, any bike shop or chamber builder can order it in for you.
Castrol still list it on their 2015 web site
http://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/products/motorcycle-and-scooters/racing-oils.html

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: LWC82PE on June 12, 2015, 11:01:00 pm

http://www.penriteoil.com.au/products.php?id_categ=7&id_products=381

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: Mutch on June 13, 2015, 05:45:55 am

The rotary engine boys run R30 in their cars over here in NZ . Don't know why though, maybe it's the smell factor aswell

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: fireyglen on June 13, 2015, 08:07:21 am

I ordered r30 from my local repco store no problem.

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: marshallmech on June 13, 2015, 08:25:58 am

 I use the Penrite stuff i have found it very good

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: Lozza on June 13, 2015, 07:11:26 pm

R30 is not highly refined leaves lots of striations I think they are called(verticle lines) on the skirt from the inclusions. Thats in a water cooled engine,air cooled don't seem to suffer from that problem. Castrol A747 is a better oil doesn't seem to be listed on the Castrol website. R30 was used in many gearboxes and think it was the 60's Hondas that would not finish the IOM TT without R30 in the gearbox

Title: Re: Castrol R30
Post by: jimson on June 16, 2015, 09:07:22 pm

Thanks all for your input. I'll check out your suggestions. Jimson