[Healeys] Oil Additives

[Harold Manifold]

Lucas Oil makes a number of engine oils for cars, motorcycles, classic cars and racing applications. ZDDP ppm tends to increase with the demands on the engine. They suggest 2100 ppm for classic cars. A few easy miles per year would suggest a lower ZDDP and higher miles and/or if the engine is working harder then a higher ZDDP level.
 
Harold

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael Oritt
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2020 3:47 PM
To: Bob Spidell
Cc: Austin Healey
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Additives


On my Healey I use either Castrol or Amsoil 20/50 full-synthetic plus one small bottle of ZDDPlus.
I like K+N 2009 oil filters and always cut them apart after each oil change to inspect the filter medium for shiny bits.
In my race engines I use Royal Purple racing oil plus above.

Best--Michael Oritt


On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 3:51 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:


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  <mailto:roggrace at telus.net> <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  <mailto:healeybruce at roadrunner.com> <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>
To: wwycoffbn7 at aol.com, 'healeylist'  <mailto:Healeys at autox.team.net> <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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