From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
List of recommended lubricants for the Phantom III 'D' Series vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\3\ scan0156 | |
| Date | 11th May 1938 guessed | |
| PHANTOM III. 'D' SERIES. LUBRICANTS RECOMMENDED. Summer. Winter. Extreme Cold. ENGINE. Either, Wakefield's Patent Castrol XXL XL Castrolite or, Vacuum Mobiloil BB A Arctic or, Price's Motorine C M E or, Shell Triple Double Single or, Duckham's Adcol N.P.3. N.P.XX. N.P.X. GEARBOX. Same as for engine under "Summer" above. REAR AXLE. Wakefield's "Hi-press" Oil. STEERING BOX. Either, Price's Amber "B" Gear Oil. or, Wakefield's Castrol "XXL". UNIVERSAL JOINTS. Vacuum Mobilgrease No.2. CHASSIS OIL PUMP. Same as for engine under "Summer" above FRONT SUSPENSION & HYDRAULIC SHOCK DAMPER. Same as for engine under "Extreme Cold" above WATER PUMP BEARING AND GLAND. Either, Vacuum Mobilgrease No.6. or, Shell water Pump Grease. WHEEL HUB SHELLS. Either, Vacuum Mobilgrease No.2. or, Hoffman Ball-bearing Grease. (The latter is manufactured by Alex Duckham & Co. Ltd.). | ||