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Old 05 June 2012, 20:53   #1
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Optimax Oil and Heavy Steering?

Two questions:

Cheap price online for Optimax Oil?

Why does the steering slowly get heavier between services? Should i be lubing the horizontal power steering bar???

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Old 05 June 2012, 20:55   #2
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can you use normal quick silver oil ?
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Old 05 June 2012, 20:57   #3
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Probably the cheapest way to get hold of DFI oil is to order it in 10 litre bottles from your local merc dealer. They don't get charged shipping from Barrus and if you can squeeze a bit of discount out of them then all the better.
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can you use normal quick silver oil ?
No, it's got to be DFI oil.
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Old 05 June 2012, 21:06   #5
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Probably the cheapest way to get hold of DFI oil is to order it in 10 litre bottles from your local merc dealer. They don't get charged shipping from Barrus and if you can squeeze a bit of discount out of them then all the better.
Some dealers do get charged!!
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