Motor oil for Austin 1800/2200 (Balanza)

Type the engine variant of your Austin 1800/2200 (Balanza) to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for Austin 1800/2200 (Balanza)

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Austin 1800/2200 (Balanza)

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
1800 Mk III1973–197510W-30, 15W-40, 20W-508.5 L
1800 Mk III automatic1973–197510W-30, 15W-40, 20W-503.7 L
2200 Mk III1972–197510W-30, 15W-40, 20W-5010.8 L
2200 Mk III automatic1972–197510W-30, 15W-40, 20W-505.7 L
1800 Mk II1968–197210W-30, 10W-40, 20W-508.5 L
1800 Mk II automatic1968–197210W-30, 10W-40, 20W-503.7 L
1800 Mk I1964–196810W-30, 20W-508.5 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the Austin 1800/2200 (Balanza)

FluidRequirement
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)Allison TES 389, Caterpillar TO-2
Brake fluidDOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 3
Coolant & antifreezeG11, G12
Power steering fluid85W-90, API GL4, DTFR 13B100

Which viscosity does a Austin 1800/2200 (Balanza) need?

We cover 7 engine variants of the Austin 1800/2200 (Balanza). The most commonly approved grades are 10W-30, 20W-50, 15W-40 and 10W-40. Fill quantity ranges from 3.7 to 10.8 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Austin require?

Austin publishes no approval of its own: what counts is the viscosity and the ACEA or API class in your owner's manual.

Austin 1800/2200 (Balanza) engine variants

The oil finder covers these engine variants of the Austin 1800/2200 (Balanza): 1800 Mk III 1973–1975, 1800 Mk III automatic 1973–1975, 2200 Mk III 1972–1975, 2200 Mk III automatic 1972–1975, 1800 Mk II 1968–1972, 1800 Mk II automatic 1968–1972 and 1800 Mk I 1964–1968. Your engine is not listed? Type your vehicle into the search above.