Oil question for my 232

Lklemm1
Lklemm1 Member
edited October 2014 in HUDSON
Quick question. What weight oil would I use in my 232 Hudson motor? I'm sure years ago it was a straight weight oil. Now they are all multi. Grades. 7 or 8 quarts?

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  • Nevada Hudson
    Nevada Hudson Senior Contributor
    A lot depends on how many miles on the engine, and if it has an oil filter or not.
  • Lklemm1
    Lklemm1 Member
    No filter and 50k for mileage.
  • super-six
    super-six Expert Adviser
    10w30 or 10w40. 7 quarts w/o filter.
  • tigermoth
    tigermoth Expert Adviser
    No disrespect intended towards the above post...but there is info out there in regard to the effects of changing to detergent oil that are in contradiction to the previous post. There are no scrubbing agents in detergent oil. They just keep particles in suspension to be captured by the oil filter. I do like the idea of dropping the pan on an engine that is unfamiliar to you. Regards, Tom
  • J Spencer
    J Spencer Expert Adviser
    I have been using Castrol GTX 10w-40 in my Pacemaker for 26 years now, -- no problems, although above comment of sludge, cleaning the oil pan etc are  good ideas in general.  Mine only uses a quart of oil in about 2K miles and is clean inside.. 
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