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Re: What's in your crankcase?

To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: What's in your crankcase?
From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 07:49:08 -0800
List,

I guess I am missing something here! I am "old fashion", I still use 
Pennzoil 20w/50 Racing Oil. My last two engines have run over 250 miles 
flat out without any bearing problems. Should I be using something else?

Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/CC

Dick J wrote:
> Joe & Lynne Lance <jolylance@earthlink.net> wrote:.. .. ..  a long-time Mobil 
>1 user.
> 
> I too used Mobil 1.  According to this engineer though, there was apparently 
>a suit between Castrol and Mobil a while back.  Seems like Mobil 1 was too 
>much like Castrol's patented formula.  Mobil lost, and changed their formula.  
>Since then, their product hasn't tested out anywhere as good as it had.
>  
> Dick J






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