[Healeys] Oil For Healey's

[Chris Masucci]

FYI, if you folks want to buy oil locally, you have several readily
available options.  Rotella 5W40 synthetic is very high in Zinc, and will
most likely be what I use in my Healey once I get it back on the road.

If you have to have a 20W50 oil, Mobil 1 V-Twin Synthetic has a higher Zinc
level than even Rotella Synthetic or Mobil 1 Delvac.  You can get Mobil 1
V-Twin pretty much anywhere.

Also, before you have sticker shock at the $6 per quart price, ask yourself
how many times you change oil per year in your Healey and whether the price
really matters?  I had to pay $16 per liter for one of my cars to stay in
warranty until something better and cheaper had been tested.

Cheers,
Chris
BJ8

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Dan
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 2:17 PM
To: rnbmail at yahoo.com; rchaskell at earthlink.net
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil For Healey's

I also had a hard time finding Valvoline VR1. I contacted Valvoline and they
told me that Napa was their biggest distributor. I finally found some at a
store but had to ask for it since it was not on display.

> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 10:54:19 -0700
> From: rnbmail at yahoo.com
> To: rchaskell at earthlink.net
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil For Healey's
>
> Steve, Suggest you go with Valvoline VR1 Racing 20/50 - ZDDP is marked
right
> on the bottle. Easy to buy.
>
> Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 rnbmail at yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 5/21/09, Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil For Healey's
> > To: "Steve" <stevesylvia2 at comcast.net>
> > Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> > Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 7:01 PM Steve,
> >
> > It was in their synthetic line of oils - 20W50 Syntec.
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> > > Hello Fellow Healeyoids,
> > > I
> > read some time ago that Casterol was making a 20W 50W
> > > engine oil titled "For Collector Cars" and contained
> > ZDDP. I've checked
> > > Auto Zone, Checker Auto, Pep Boys and even Wal Mart
> > but can't locate
> > > any. Has anyone seen it on the shelves and if
> > so, any suggestions where
> > > to find it? Otherwise, I'm going to go with
> > Casterol "High Mileage" 20W
> > > 50W which I hope has enough viscosity.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Steve Meyer
> > > 61 BN7