[Healeys] synthetic or oil additives

[Chris Dimmock]

Ok.
This is getting confusing...
Is it OK with you guys if I just continue to put engine oil (Penrite  
hpr40) in my Healey; put Rum (Inner Circle) in my coke; and use  
shampoo (whichever one my lovely hairdresser girlfriend gets me) to  
wash my hair?
;-)
Chris

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On 04/08/2010, at 12:58 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hoo boy.  If a little knowledge is a bad thing, a little science is  
> a tarrible thing (as Charles Barkley would say).
>
> Amsoil is really reaching here (another reason I prefer Redline).   
> My guess is a lot of the aftermarket products have ZDDP in them,  
> which is a compound of zinc, phosphorous and oxygen.  The Amsoil  
> argument seems to be:
>
> 1) Head&Shoulders has zinc in it (the active ingredient is a zinc  
> compound).  You wouldn't put Head&Shoulders in your engine, would  
> you dummy?
>
> 2) Coke has phosphoric acid in it, phosphoric acid is made with  
> phosphorous, you wouldn't put Coke in your engine, would you,  idiot  
> (as an aside, phosphoric acid will dissolve rust--it's the active  
> ingredient in Naval Jelly--which is why Coke is sometimes  
> recommended for rust removal)?
>
> ZDDP is a very specialized compound, with a proven track record for  
> protecting against metal on metal contact.  Both the zinc and  
> phosphorous are required in an exact formulation--putting both Coke  
> and H&S in your engine will not accomplish the same result (and  
> would make you, well, a dummy).
>
> Now, whether you think the reduction/removal of ZDDP in engine oil  
> is a crisis or not is another topic we've beaten to death.
>
>
> bs
>
>
> Richard Ewald wrote:
>> You can always rely on Amsoil for a laugh.
>> What is high potency zinc?
>> How is Head and Shoulders like Coke?
>> Coke has zinc in it?  Who knew?
>> <grin>