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Re: [Healeys] Oil Additives

To: Mirek Sharp <m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Additives
From: "55healey@comcast.net" <55healey@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:08:40 -0700
Cc: healeylist <Healeys@autox.team.net>
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I have been using 15-W40 Classic Car Motor Oil from the Indiana Region Classic 
Car Club .  Perfect as it is.  Very reasonable price even with shipping.

https://inrccca.org/product/classic-car-motor-oil/

Rob



> On Apr 26, 2020, at 9:43 AM, Mirek Sharp <m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> I agree with Roger on the use of VR-1 sans additives.  I have been using 
> 20W50 Valvoline VR-1 in my old Brit motorcycles and my BT7 for well over 20 
> years (around when the ZDDP issues arose and I was doing a fair bit of 
> motorcycle engine building) and have had no issues with it.  My general 
> feeling is that the oil companies do a lot of research into the formulation 
> of their products and there is a wide array of product to choose from.  It is 
> more a matter of selecting a product from that wide array that works for your 
> vehicle, not playing alchemy by making up custom mixes.  In my opinion mixing 
> oil products is akin to mixing medications; you really donâ??t know what 
> reactions are going on.  We rely on pharmacists to keep us on the straight 
> and narrow with our meds, I think we should rely on the oil companies to do 
> likewise with our lubricants.
>  
> Just my isolated opinion, Cheers, Mirek

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