[Healeys] Oil Additives

[Mirek Sharp]

I agree with Roger on the use of VR-1 sans additives.  I have been using 20W50 Valvoline VR-1 in my old Brit motorcycles and my BT7 for well over 20 years (around when the ZDDP issues arose and I was doing a fair bit of motorcycle engine building) and have had no issues with it.  My general feeling is that the oil companies do a lot of research into the formulation of their products and there is a wide array of product to choose from.  It is more a matter of selecting a product from that wide array that works for your vehicle, not playing alchemy by making up custom mixes.  In my opinion mixing oil products is akin to mixing medications; you really don’t know what reactions are going on.  We rely on pharmacists to keep us on the straight and narrow with our meds, I think we should rely on the oil companies to do likewise with our lubricants.

 

Just my isolated opinion, Cheers, Mirek

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Roger Grace
Sent: April-26-20 12:15 PM
To: Bruce Steele
Cc: 'healeylist'; wwycoffbn7 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Additives

 

Interested to see that you feel it necessary to add additional zinc. VR1 already has 1300 ppm ?

Is there a consensus on what amount is actually needed? Think that you can have too much too ?

Am a VR1 user but don't add anything.

rg

 

 

----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>
To: wwycoffbn7 at aol.com, 'healeylist' <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:41:40 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Additives

 

I add a bottle of Red Line break-in additive with my annual oil change of Valvoline VR-1 20W50 racing oil.

 

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of wwycoffbn7--- via Healeys
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2020 2:48 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Oil Additives

 


Hello,

 

Tagging on to Michael's comment on ZDDP in oils, what additives do folks tend to use in their oils.  Products like Red Line's "Engine oil beak-in additive"  or something from NAPA, etc.?

 

Having seen worn cams and pitted tappets, there is a desire to keep that sort of wear from happening as best as one can.

 

Bill

 

 

 

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