Simon Thomas
Senior Airman
Does anyone know what the secret sauce was in the oil for the Bristol sleeve valve engines?
The specification was D.E.R.D. 2472 A/2, B/2 or B/0. Apparently Aeroshell 100 U met the specification.
The "Lubricants and Special Fluids" book by V. Stepina, V. Vesely in section 5.2.1 states: "The old types of oil were dosed with ash-producing additives (e.g., under British specification DERD 2472B/2) but they were not widely applied." Based on this I gather that it isn't an ashless dispersant oil like W100, more like straight 100 with a particular additive package.
There are very few references that I could find, but it appears that the oil is no longer made and the sleeve valve engines need it.
The specification was D.E.R.D. 2472 A/2, B/2 or B/0. Apparently Aeroshell 100 U met the specification.
The "Lubricants and Special Fluids" book by V. Stepina, V. Vesely in section 5.2.1 states: "The old types of oil were dosed with ash-producing additives (e.g., under British specification DERD 2472B/2) but they were not widely applied." Based on this I gather that it isn't an ashless dispersant oil like W100, more like straight 100 with a particular additive package.
There are very few references that I could find, but it appears that the oil is no longer made and the sleeve valve engines need it.