I have to agree with Larry as my experience matches his. I was running
Valvoline 20W50 but when I decided to change my oil the place I stopped
at only had Castrol 20W50 so I picked it up. My oil pressure is quite a
bit lower after warm up with the Castrol. Come spring I'm changing back
to Valvoline and see if pressures go back up.
Denny
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From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
To: "Jamey Harris" <jameyh@charles.stanford.edu>,"Darby"
<darby@tri-lakes.net>
Cc: <DenRP@aol.com>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Engine Oil
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 97 14:00:40 -0400
On 10/24/97 11:01 PM so and so Jamey Harris said. (And I quote)
Good question. In my experience Valvoline 20W/50 tends to hold viscosity
better. If a higher oil pressure after a long hot drive is any
indication.
Larry Macy
78 Midget
>
>
>Just curious. Why Castrol over any other brand?
>
>
>Jamey Harris
>'79B
>
>On Fri, 24 Oct 1997, Darby wrote:
>
>> Hello Dennis:
>>
>> Congratulations on the MGB!
>>
>> It is not widely known, but when Moses came down from the mountain,
there
>> was a third stone tablet of commandments (since lost, unfortunately).
I
>> once saw a rare rubbing made from it though, and Commandment No. 13
stated,
>> "Thou shalt run Castrol 20W/50 in all thy LBCs."
>>
>> David F. Darby
>> Hilda, Missouri USA
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> > From: DenRP@aol.com
>> > To: mgs@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Engine Oil
>> > Date: Friday, October 24, 1997 10:27 AM
>> >
>> > I will be changing the oil in my recently purchased 72 B this
weekend.
>> >
>> > What is the consensus on weight and/or best brand to use? The
Haynes
>> manual
>> > list 20W-50 as the recommended weight.
>> >
>> > Dennis Pfeifer
>> > 72 MGB
>> > Ft Collins,CO
>>
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