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On my Healey I use either Castrol or Amsoil 20/50 full-synthetic plus one
small bottle of ZDDPlus.
I like K+N 2009 oil filters and always cut them apart after each oil
change to inspect the filter medium for shiny bits.
In my race engines I use Royal Purple racing oil plus above.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 3:51 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> I noticed something interesting/odd--'interestingly odd?'--the other day
> at 'my' Costco: They no longer carried any non-synthetic oil besides Shel=
l
> Rotella. Along with the usual Mobil 1, they offered 'Kirkland Synthetic'
> in the lighter grades (0W-20, 5W-20, 0W-30, 10W30).
>
> There may come a day we can no longer get plain 'dino' oil, esp. in the
> lighter grades.
>
>
> On 4/26/2020 9:37 AM, Richard Collins wrote:
>
> FWIW:
>
> I=E2=80=99ve been running Brad Penn Green 30w for 10-12 years in my BN7 w=
ith no
> apparent issue. I understand the ZDDP has been reduced/removed from it in
> recent years but I am still using up inventory. I only run 2000 miles or =
so
> a year ( including a few track laps) but change it every other year or
> two.
> I have a variety of other cars, air cooled, water cooled and tracked all
> of which use Mobil 1 synthetic of various grades except the wife=E2=80=99=
s Lexus
> which gets dealer bulk whatever. Have thought about trying Mobil 1 on the
> Healey but increased leak risks prevent me from doing that yet.
> I always change filters on every oil change and open to inspect Them. Las=
t
> year I found plastic and shavings in my track car oil filter so had new I=
MS
> and RMS replaced, (just in time at 86k hard miles)
> Just my .$02 on this thread.
>
> Regards,
> Richard C
> BN7 #440
>
>
> On Apr 26, 2020, at 11:15, Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net>
> <roggrace@telus.net> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> Interested to see that you feel it necessary to add additional zinc. VR1
> already has 1300 ppm ?
> Is there a consensus on what amount is actually needed? Think that you ca=
n
> have too much too ?
> Am a VR1 user but don't add anything.
> rg
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bruce Steele <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
> <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
> To: wwycoffbn7@aol.com, 'healeylist' <Healeys@autox.team.net>
> <Healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:41:40 -0600 (MDT)
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Additives
>
> I add a bottle of Red Line break-in additive with my annual oil change of
> Valvoline VR-1 20W50 racing oil.
>
>
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> Brea, CA
>
> 1960 BN7
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">On my=
Healey I use either Castrol or Amsoil 20/50 full-synthetic=C2=A0plus one s=
mall bottle of ZDDPlus.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3=
333ff">I like K+N 2009 oil filters and always cut them apart after each oil=
change=C2=A0to inspect the filter medium for shiny bits.</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">In my race engines=C2=A0I use Ro=
yal Purple racing oil plus above.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3=
333ff">Best--Michael Oritt<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 3:51 PM Bob Spi=
dell <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>bspidell@comcast.net</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0p=
x 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
=20
=20
=20
<div>
I noticed something interesting/odd--'interestingly odd?'--the =
other
day at 'my' Costco: They no longer carried any non-synthetic oi=
l
besides Shell Rotella.=C2=A0 Along with the usual Mobil 1, they offered
'Kirkland Synthetic' in the lighter grades (0W-20, 5W-20, 0W-30=
,
10W30).<br>
<br>
There may come a day we can no longer get plain 'dino' oil, esp=
. in
the lighter grades.<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>On 4/26/2020 9:37 AM, Richard Collins
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
=20
<div>FWIW:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
I=E2=80=99ve been running Brad Penn Green 30w for 10-12 years in my B=
N7
with no apparent issue. I understand the ZDDP has been
reduced/removed from it in recent years but I am still using up
inventory. I only run 2000 miles or so a year ( including a few
track laps) but change it every other year or two.=C2=A0
<div>I have a variety of other cars, air cooled, water cooled and
tracked all of which use Mobil 1 synthetic of various grades
except the wife=E2=80=99s Lexus which gets dealer bulk whatever. Ha=
ve
thought about trying Mobil 1 on the Healey but increased leak
risks prevent me from doing that yet.</div>
<div>I always change filters on every oil change and open to
inspect Them. Last year I found plastic and shavings in my track
car oil filter so had new IMS and RMS replaced, (just in time at
86k hard miles)<br>
Just my .$02 on this thread.</div>
<div><br>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Regards,
<div>Richard C</div>
<div>BN7 #440</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 26, 2020, at 11:15, Roger Grace
<a href=3D"mailto:roggrace@telus.net"; target=3D"_blank"><rog=
grace@telus.net></a> wrote:<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
=20
<div>Interested to see that you feel it necessary to add
additional zinc. VR1 already has 1300 ppm ?<br>
</div>
<div>Is there a consensus on what amount is actually needed?
Think that you can have too much too ?<br>
</div>
<div>Am a VR1 user but don't add anything.<br>
</div>
<div>rg<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>----- Original Message -----<br>
From: Bruce Steele <a href=3D"mailto:healeybruce@roadrunner.c=
om" target=3D"_blank"><healeybruce@roadrunner.com></a><br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:wwycoffbn7@aol.com"; target=3D"_blank">w=
wycoffbn7@aol.com</a>, 'healeylist'
<a href=3D"mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">&=
lt;Healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
Sent: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:41:40 -0600 (MDT)<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Additives<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>I add a bottle of Red Line
break-in additive with my annual oil change of
Valvoline VR-1 20W50 racing oil.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>=C2=A0</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>Bruce Steele</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>Brea, CA</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>1960 BN7</span></p>
<br>
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