[Healeys] Oil Additive Question

[Dave Porter]

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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Mark and Kathy
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:25 AM
To: healeys at Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Additive Question

I know everyone is burned out on this topic but I just got to get this right
the first time cause there ain't no turnin back.

Thanks for the input Weston.   Sure makes sense in the "oldin days" but with

the cut back on the ZDDP now I  really don't think cheap oil is the way to 
go at this time.

>From the conversation going on in the list over the last year,  it would be

the more expensive oils that would be the way to go now.   Maybe even 
getting into the real high price area of the Synthetics.

My thoughts are that one bottle of STP could only make the Castrol more 
effective.

Decisions ,   Decisions ?

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Weston Keyes" <westonkeyes at hotmail.com>
To: "Ahealey Ahealey" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Additive Question


> Mark,
>
>   I'll throw out my advice on break in for what's it's worth. I "studied"
> (hung around his shop) under a Jaguar guru in New Zealand for 3 months. 
> For
> breaking in an engine he bought the cheapest oil he could find and as soon

> as
> the engine was running he took it out and "drove it like he stole it". 
> Then
> once the rings had a chance to seat then he put "good" oil in. I have used
> this theory with 7 engine rebuilds and haven't had a problem. The theory 
> as I
> understand it is the new cross hatching in the cylinders acts like 
> sandpaper
> to the rings initially. You don't want to impede that process.  I was 
> warned
> not to idle the car too long initially because you don't want to dull the
> "sandpaper" before it has done it's work or build up carbon. Good Luck.
>
> Wes Keyes
> York, Maine
>
>
>>
>> I don't recall the well known STP additive being mentioned much on the 
>> list
>> when talking about oils and additives.
>>
>> It says on the bottle and paraphrase, " the most anti wear additive of 
>> any
>> leading brand" and in very teeny letters it says "ZDDP anti wear 
>> additive"
>>
>> Hmmmmm, can it be as simple as adding a bottle of STP to my 20w50
>> Castrol to help break in my newly rebuilt engine.


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