[Mgs] oil

Charley Robinson Charley38 at twc.com
Wed Jun 19 10:38:31 MDT 2019


Okay but you said "lack of detergents" and to me that says no detergents 
because it's the most common usage of the word.

CR

On 6/19/2019 11:27 AM, Max Heim via Mgs wrote:
> Quote from the first paragraph of the FAQ:
>
> The Valvoline VR1 Racing and other racing oils 
> <https://www.valvoline.com/our-products/motor-oil> not intended for 
> passenger vehicles contain additional additives for increased 
> horsepower and reduced friction on metal parts, provide extra wear 
> protection for high compression/higher horsepower engines, and include 
> _fewer detergents_ than regular conventional motor oils.
>
> So, that answers that question. If you change your oil frequently, it 
> probably isn’t a problem, though.
>
> I have used racing oil in the transmission, however, because reduced 
> friction and wear protection are relevant concepts, and detergent is 
> pointless (since no combustion blow-by).
>
>
>
> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
>
>
>> On Jun 19, 2019, at 8:37 AM, Charley Robinson <Charley38 at twc.com 
>> <mailto:Charley38 at twc.com>> wrote:
>>
>> VR1 contains an additive package. I would hope there's a detergent in 
>> it, because it's what I'm using.
>>   Viz: https://www.valvoline.com/about-us/faq/racing-oil-faq
>>
>> CR
>>
>> On 6/17/2019 5:06 PM, Max Heim via Mgs wrote:
>>>
>>> Valvoline VR1 Racing Oil is one (although it may be non-optimal for 
>>> other reasons, such as lack of detergent)
>>> Mobil1 Synthetic 15W50 (this weight ONLY in this brand)
>>> Certain weights from Kendall, Royal Purple, Gibbs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Max Heim
>>> '66 MGB
>>>
>>>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 2:47 PM, Bert Palte via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net 
>>>> <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes, also over here in Europe it has become less easily available.
>>>> If nothing else is available, 10W40 will do.
>>>> I use mineral oil. That is good enough, our cars aren't high tech!
>>>>
>>>> Bert
>>>> 70 B
>>>> SA4BRL
>>>> PA0LPS
>>>> --
>>>> Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
>>>> On 2019-06-17, 23:19 dave via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net 
>>>> <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     I’ve been using Valvoline 20w 50 full synthetic for several
>>>>     years now, and it used to be immediately available from Amazon
>>>>     with free shipping.  It has zddp.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     Now its 1 to 2 months.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     However – Advanced Auto Parts
>>>>     -https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/valvoline-vr1-racing-20w-50-full-synthetic-motor-oil-1-quart-679082/10069836-P?searchTerm=valvoline+20w-50+full+synthetic
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     free shipping with a minimum order of $25, which is 3 quarts. 
>>>>     You can buy it any number of quarts (from Amazon it’s a 6
>>>>     pack), and it’s a couple pennies cheaper!!!
>>>>
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