[Healeys] Free ZDDPlus

[tomfelts at windstream.net]

I'm confised.  If Val 20/50 VR1 Racing oil contains sufficient ZDDP, why all the fuss over adding this stuff?  I am assuming val does contain enough--------?  

Tom 
> 
> From: Editorgary at aol.com
> Date: 2008/07/09 Wed PM 07:05:56 EDT
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Free ZDDPlus
> 
> Roger Moment get an email circular today from Eastwood Company, advertising 
> that they will include a $9.99 bottle of ZDDPlus with any order of $75 or more. 
> I think this is the same product that Moss now has available in their 
> catalog.
> An informal and highly unscientific survey of various long-distance Healey 
> drivers at the San Diego meet suggests that most are simply specifying 20W50 oil 
> when they do their oil changes if their engine is well broken-in, and no one 
> seems to be having any problems. My theory is that either the typical 20W50 
> still has enough ZDDP in it to provide ongoing protection, and/or that broken-in 
> engines don't really need much zinc.
> Cheers
> Gary
> 
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