[Healeys] Oil choices

[Richard Korn]

Valvoline VR1.. Just bought some for an oil change. 5.99 a quart at autozone.

Richard
BN2

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On Jun 30, 2012, at 1:01, Robert Blair <rnbmail at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Me - Valvoline Racing 20-50 VR1 - has stated high zinc additive.
>
> Most major 20-50 brands should be fine, providing the container states
exact
> or elevated level or zinc additive - necessary for old technology engines -
> such as Healey.
>
> Reason this is marketed as 'racing oil' is that the zinc damages the
> catalytics on modern cars, and so should not be used.  Fine for modern
track
> cars of course.
>
> Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  RNBmail at yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
> --- On Fri, 6/29/12, Stephen Hutchings <s.hutchings at rogers.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Stephen Hutchings <s.hutchings at rogers.com>
>> Subject: [Healeys] Oil choices
>> To: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Date: Friday, June 29, 2012, 7:14 AM
>> So, after all the discussion, what
>> oil are most people using, particularly on newly built
>> engines?
>> I've just read that Kendall has been bought and no longer
>> has sufficient ZDDP.
>> The more I read, the more it sounds like the racing oils are
>> the best bet, in North America anyway.
>> I have a new cam and lifters and will be ready for the
>> initial start up soon, so this question has been on my mind.
>> I had been planning to use Kendall, and may still find some
>> old stock, but after the first twenty minutes of running
>> time, I have to change the oil!
>> Stephen BJ8
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