<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">With respect, I don't see how camshafts can be expected to adjust their needs to the number of miles driven. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Yes, lobe wear will be less with fewer miles but the object of the exercise is to eliminate it as much as possible.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 7:01 PM Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net">manifold@telus.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">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.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Harold</font></span></div><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Healeys
[mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael
Oritt<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 26, 2020 3:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bob
Spidell<br><b>Cc:</b> Austin Healey<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Oil
Additives<br></font><br></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">On my Healey I use either
Castrol or Amsoil 20/50 full-synthetic plus one small bottle of
ZDDPlus.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">I like K+N 2009 oil filters and
always cut them apart after each oil change to inspect the filter medium
for shiny bits.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">In my race engines I use
Royal Purple racing oil plus above.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Best--Michael
Oritt<br></div></div><br>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 3:51 PM Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="padding-left:1ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex">
<div>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).<br><br>There may come a
day we can no longer get plain 'dino' oil, esp. in the lighter
grades.<br><br><br>
<div>On 4/26/2020 9:37 AM, Richard Collins wrote:<br></div>
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<div>FWIW:</div>
<div><br></div>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.
<div>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.</div>
<div>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)<br>Just my .$02 on
this thread.</div>
<div><br>
<div dir="ltr">Regards,
<div>Richard C</div>
<div>BN7 #440</div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Apr 26, 2020, at 11:15, Roger Grace <a href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net" target="_blank"><roggrace@telus.net></a>
wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div>
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<div>Interested to see that you feel it necessary to add additional zinc.
VR1 already has 1300 ppm ?<br></div>
<div>Is there a consensus on what amount is actually needed? Think that
you can have too much too ?<br></div>
<div>Am a VR1 user but don't add anything.<br></div>
<div>rg<br></div>
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<div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Bruce Steele <a href="mailto:healeybruce@roadrunner.com" target="_blank"><healeybruce@roadrunner.com></a><br>To: <a href="mailto:wwycoffbn7@aol.com" target="_blank">wwycoffbn7@aol.com</a>,
'healeylist' <a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank"><Healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>Sent: Sun, 26 Apr 2020
08:41:40 -0600 (MDT)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Additives<br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I add a bottle of Red Line break-in additive with
my annual oil change of Valvoline VR-1 20W50 racing oil.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Bruce Steele</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Brea, CA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>1960
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