[Healeys] Castrol classic car oil

[Bob Spidell]

Cool!

That's GOOD marketing ;)


bs

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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell at comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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From: John Vrugtman <javrugtman at htcnet.org>
> The site identifies this oil as not meeting the requirements of modern 
> vehicles.
> 
> John
> 
> Bob Spidell wrote:
> > Sounds like it's "regular" SYNTEC which, since it's also used with 
> > modern cars, would have to have reduced ZDDP in order to preserve cat 
> > converters.
> >
> > Smells like marketing.
> >
> >
> > bs
> >
> >
> > Editorgary at aol.com wrote:
> >   
> >> This reference from the Castrol Website, passed on through our MG Vintage
> >> Racing Group suggests that they've got the word that we need added zinc
> >> protection in a good 20-50 synthetic. All I know is what I read here. YMMV.
> >> Cheers
> >> Gary
> >>
> >> Exceptional Engine Protection for Classic Cars
> >>
> >> <snip>
From: John Vrugtman <javrugtman at htcnet.org>
To: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Castrol classic car oil
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:55:03 +0000
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   The site identifies this oil as not meeting the requirements of modern
   vehicles.
   John
   Bob Spidell wrote:

Sounds like it's "regular" SYNTEC which, since it's also used with
modern cars, would have to have reduced ZDDP in order to preserve cat
converters.

Smells like marketing.

bs

Editorgary at aol.com wrote:

This reference from the Castrol Website, passed on through our MG Vintage
Racing Group suggests that they've got the word that we need added zinc
protection in a good 20-50 synthetic. All I know is what I read here. YMMV.
Cheers
Gary

Exceptional Engine Protection for Classic Cars

<snip>