[Healeys] Oil Additives

[Bob Spidell]

I noticed something interesting/odd--'interestingly odd?'--the other day 
at 'my' Costco: They no longer carried any non-synthetic oil besides 
Shell Rotella.  Along with the usual Mobil 1, they offered 'Kirkland 
Synthetic' in the lighter grades (0W-20, 5W-20, 0W-30, 10W30).

There may come a day we can no longer get plain 'dino' oil, esp. in the 
lighter grades.


On 4/26/2020 9:37 AM, Richard Collins wrote:
> FWIW:
>
> I’ve been running Brad Penn Green 30w for 10-12 years in my BN7 with 
> no apparent issue. I understand the ZDDP has been reduced/removed from 
> it in recent years but I am still using up inventory. I only run 2000 
> miles or so a year ( including a few track laps) but change it every 
> other year or two.
> I have a variety of other cars, air cooled, water cooled and tracked 
> all of which use Mobil 1 synthetic of various grades except the wife’s 
> Lexus which gets dealer bulk whatever. Have thought about trying Mobil 
> 1 on the Healey but increased leak risks prevent me from doing that yet.
> I always change filters on every oil change and open to inspect Them. 
> Last year I found plastic and shavings in my track car oil filter so 
> had new IMS and RMS replaced, (just in time at 86k hard miles)
> Just my .$02 on this thread.
>
> Regards,
> Richard C
> BN7 #440
>
>
>> On Apr 26, 2020, at 11:15, Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> 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
>>
>>

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