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If you look at the description on the container (at least here in Oz)
the 5W-50 is for big bore flat tappet cam engines. That is a very apt
description of my 3000. The Castrol Edge Sport is the modern old Castrol
R, It's all to do with marketing.
Cheers from West OZ
John Rowe
1959 3000 BT7
and many others.
On 10/06/2015 9:03 PM, warthodson@aol.com wrote:
> At our local club meeting last nite we had a discussion on motor oil.
> I had been using Castrol Syntec 20W-50 but I learned that they no
> longer offer that. They now offer Edge (formally Syntec) in
> 5W-50, 10W-40 & several other weights, but no 20W-50. Several of our
> club members are using the 5W-50. Keeping in mind that we seldom
> drive in weather below 40 degrees F. What are your thoughts on using
> 5W-50? What weight oil do you recommend?
> All of the above oils contain the zinc additive for classic cars.
> Also, Valvoline offers their VR-1 in a 20W-50 with the zinc additive.
> Gary
>
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<font face="Arial">If you look at the description on the container
(at least here in Oz) the 5W-50 is for big bore flat tappet cam engines.
That is a very apt description of my 3000. The Castrol Edge Sport</font>
is the modern old Castrol R, It's all to do with marketing.<br>
<br>
Cheers from West OZ<br>
<br>
John Rowe<br>
1959 3000 BT7<br>
and many others.<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/06/2015 9:03 PM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:warthodson@aol.com";>warthodson@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>
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<div><font style="background-color: transparent;" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif">At our local club meeting last nite
we had a discussion on motor oil. I had been using Castrol
Syntec 20W-50 but I learned that they no longer offer that.
They now offer Edge (formally Syntec) in 5W-50, 10W-40 &
several other weights, but no 20W-50. Several of our club
members are using the 5W-50.  Keeping in mind that we seldom
drive in weather below 40 degrees F. What are your thoughts
on using 5W-50? What weight oil do you recommend?</font></div>
<div>Â </div>
<div><font style="background-color: transparent;" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif">All of the above oils contain
the zinc additive for classic cars. Also, Valvoline offers
their VR-1 in a 20W-50 with the zinc additive.   </font></div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>Gary</div>
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