[Healeys] FW: Oil again

Mon Jun 22 12:33:11 MDT 2015

Ya know oil doesn't stay in my car very long anyway to worry about.
Seriously,  I found the problem m The back of the valve cover was flat,
plus the gasket had slid forward

Mr. Ira Erbs
On Jun 20, 2015 8:21 AM, "WILLIAM B LAWRENCE" <ynotink at msn.com> wrote:

> Greg, I don't think the brand matters much. They all have to meet the API
> specification. I think all the rest is marketing.
>
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> From: glemon at neb.rr.com
> To: ynotink at msn.com; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Oil again
> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 01:02:40 -0500
>
> Thank you Bill, although it doesn't tell me which brand to pick, your
> clear explanation of the oil codes and changes in formulation give a very
> good background for someone trying to muddle through the oil choice issues
> classic car drivers face these days, and understand why oil
> choice/availability had become a significant issue.
>
> Greg Lemon
>
>  *From:* WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 18, 2015 6:58 PM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] FW: Oil again
>
>
>
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> From: ynotink at msn.com
> To: michael.oritt at gmail.com
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] Oil again
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:08:45 +0000
>
> I see I'm late to the party on this topic. I was up in the Rocky Mountains
> participating in the Glenwood Springs Rallye when it started and frankly I
> wish I still were. However, at the risk of being called ignorant,
> uninformed, commie pinko or whatever I have a little information that may
> be of help in sorting out the oil confusion.
>
> Engine oil comes in generations as defined by the additive packages which
> are blended in to tailor them for specific purposes. These generations can
> be traced by the API codes which are located on the container.
>
> The API code is two letters found on the label. The first letter is
> either a C, which denotes the oil is intended for use in a compression
> ignition engine, or an S which denotes it is intended for use in a spark
> ignition engine.
>
> The second letter denotes the type of use intended and follows the
> development of the internal combustion engine from the most primitive (A)
> to the most sophisticated (I think they are at O Now). protective amounts
> of zinc were dropped from the additive package at SM. Any oil before that,
> or say from SD through SL, still contains zinc.
>
> It may be true that zinc is not necessary for engines after the camshaft
> break-in, but I prefer to be cautious on that score so I look for oil that
> is SL or earlier. I'll let the more informed and adventurous members
> conduct that experiment...
>
> Some heavy duty oils such as Chevron Delo or Rotella are rated for both
> compression ignition and for spark ignition service and will show both a C
> and an S rating. In some cases those oils will still have an SM or later
> rating.
>
> The one oil type I have found that is reliably rated below SM is four
> stroke motorcycle oil because motorcycles don't have catalysts. Typically
> it is rated SF or SG. Since the oil has no way of knowing it is being run
> in an automotive engine and my Healey doesn't know the oil it's spewing is
> meant for a motorcycle I have been running Castrol 4T in 20W-50 grade quite
> happily.
>
> As for the controversy part, if we start banning contentious topics we
> soon won't have anything to talk about like most modern college campuses.
>
> Bill Lawrence
> BN1 #554
>
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> From: michael.oritt at gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 06:14:11 -0400
> To: javrugtman at htcnet.org
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil again
>
>  We ALWAYS talk about oil and no one seems to have the answer, so we
> simply keep talking about it.
> For a change let's talk about politics or religion, two topics which are
> susceptible to absolute rectitude. Many or most of us do not have the
> correct answers on either and someone here--perhaps an unknown lurker--may
> choose to now come forward with his or her enlightenment and reveal it to
> us.
>
> To mix a metaphor, I now listen with a jaundiced eye.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 7:45 PM, John Vrugtman <javrugtman at htcnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> politics and religion, like water and oil, don't mix.  On the other hand,
> oil and Healeys mix very well.
> JAV
>
> On 6/12/2015 7:16 PM, Richard Kahn wrote:
>
> I think topics like politics, religion, and oil should be taboo. There is
> no best in any of these topics.
> Rich Kahn
>
>
>
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