[TR] ZDDP availability????????????????

[dorpaul]

Thanks,
Which non-synthetic do you think is better for street use:
Valvoline VR-1 20w50 "For racing use only" (so stated proably for legal 
reason only,which in fact, is stated in an article) or
Valvoline 20w50 w/'new' GM EOS shown at 
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results.cfm?singlepart=1&partnumber=1052367
.  The price of either choice is about the same, in the long run.

For street use
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Drews" <tony at tonydrews.com>
To: "dorpaul" <dorpaul at bellsouth.net>; "list Triumph" 
<triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] ZDDP availability????????????????


> non-synthetic oil is available locally at Autozone and Farm and Fleet for 
> somewhere in the $3 to $4 per quart range.  Lots of ZDDP - with that and a 
> non-radical cam you don't need any further additive.
>
> EOS was discontinued but came back.  Price went up.  But, the bottle is 8 
> oz (or the new version is reputed to be16 oz) and you only need 4 oz at an 
> oil change.
>
> Be careful because some oils that had sufficient ZDDP a year or so ago 
> have reformulated.  Brad Penn is good stuff too (more expensive).
>
> - Tony Drews
>
> At 12:08 PM 10/13/2008, dorpaul wrote:
>>List,
>>I was told that our older cars (without cat. converters) needed ZDDP. 
>>Several
>>oil labels mentioned having this including: Valvoline 20w-50 Racing Oil, 
>>(I
>>think) Rotella Diesel Oils, etc.
>>
>>I was also told about STP Red label but cannot find it locally.  Then I 
>>read
>>somewhere that it didn't have that much zddp. Maybe
>>http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=47699
>>0&fpart=1
>>
>>I was then told about "GM E.O.S. Assembly Lubricant", part # 1052367. Gr
>>8.800. and locally I called the Cadallac dealer who said it was 
>>discontiued
>>several years ago, but, might be coming back.
>>
>>The chevy dealer has some at  $21.00
>>
>>This additive is also in valvoline's synpower oil, and other synthetics, 
>>but,
>>I wish to avoid synthetics for break-in.
>>
>>Ebay doesn't show it, does anyone know where I can get it for less  than 
>>$21
>>??????????
>>
>>Thanks, Paul Dorsey  60 TR3
>>
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