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Right, but there are other brands. I use Mobil1 15W50. Others use Royal =
Purple, Joe Gibbs, Kendall or AMSoil brands.
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Max Heim
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> On Jul 5, 2019, at 5:49 PM, FrankK <frankk12@verizon.net> wrote:
>=20
> Max: I did get some Valvoline Racing Oil (not for street use!) but =
after some of the negative comments on here regarding its use I am =
questioning its use now.
> =20
> From: Max Heim via Mgs <>
> Sent: Friday, July 5, 2019 6:41 PM
> To: MG List <>
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Oil Additive
> =20
> I agree with Charley=E2=80=A6 I did that for a while but it was =
inconvenient, and once I found a proper oil it was pointless.
> =20
> Consider, if you have to top off your oil by adding a quart between =
changes (as is common), are you also adding the exact proportional =
amount of your additive? It=E2=80=99s just impractical to deal with on a =
regular basis. There is nothing magical about Castrol 20W50.
> =20
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> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
> =20
>> On Jul 5, 2019, at 3:26 PM, Charley Robinson via Mgs =
<mgs@autox.team.net <>> wrote:
>> =20
>> Why raise your cost by adding an additive when there are oils that =
already have the zinc? I use VR1; all the local auto parts stores have =
it.
>>=20
>> CR
>>=20
>> On 7/5/2019 10:50 AM, FrankK via Mgs wrote:
>>> There was a great deal of discussion here regarding the use of =
different oil to compensate for the lack of ZDDP in oil these days. I =
didn=E2=80=99t see anyone include a discussion of the practice of adding =
ZDDP to oil that is lacking in it. There are several sources where it =
is available and I have availed myself of it and added it to my Castrol =
20-50 when I change the oil in my 80 MGBLE.
>>> Is there a problem in doing this in lieu of using Valvoline Racing =
Oil say?
>>> Frank Krajewski
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Right, but there are other brands. I use Mobil1 15W50. Others =
use Royal Purple, Joe Gibbs, Kendall or AMSoil brands.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">--</div><div class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"mailto:mvheim@sonic.net"; class=3D"">mvheim@sonic.net</a></div><div=
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">
</div>
<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jul 5, 2019, at 5:49 PM, FrankK <<a =
href=3D"mailto:frankk12@verizon.net"; =
class=3D"">frankk12@verizon.net</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">
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class=3D"">
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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space" dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
<div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">Max: I did get some Valvoline Racing =
Oil (not for street=20
use!) but after some of the negative comments on here regarding its use =
I am=20
questioning its use now. </div>
<div style=3D"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: =
Calibri; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; display: inline;" =
class=3D"">
<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma" class=3D"">
<div class=3D""> </div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5" class=3D"">
<div style=3D"font-color: black" class=3D""><b class=3D"">From:</b> <a =
title=3D"mgs@autox.team.net" class=3D"">Max Heim=20
via Mgs</a> </div>
<div class=3D""><b class=3D"">Sent:</b> Friday, July 5, 2019 6:41 =
PM</div>
<div class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b> <a title=3D"mgs@autox.team.net" =
class=3D"">MG List</a> </div>
<div class=3D""><b class=3D"">Subject:</b> Re: [Mgs] Oil =
Additive</div></div></div>
<div class=3D""> </div></div>
<div style=3D"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: =
Calibri; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; display: inline;" =
class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">I agree with Charley=E2=80=A6 I did that for a while but =
it was inconvenient, and=20
once I found a proper oil it was pointless.</div>
<div class=3D""> </div>
<div class=3D"">Consider, if you have to top off your oil by adding a =
quart between changes=20
(as is common), are you also adding the exact proportional amount of =
your=20
additive? It=E2=80=99s just impractical to deal with on a regular basis. =
There is=20
nothing magical about Castrol 20W50.</div>
<div class=3D""> </div>
<div class=3D"">
<div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; white-space: normal; word-spacing: =
0px; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; =
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0px; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
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<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px" =
class=3D"">Max Heim</div>
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; MARGIN: 0px" class=3D"">'66 =
MGB</div></div></div></div>
<div class=3D""> </div>
<div class=3D"">
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">On Jul 5, 2019, at 3:26 PM, Charley Robinson via Mgs=20=
<<a class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div>
<div class=3D""> </div>
<div class=3D"">
<div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000" class=3D"">Why raise your =
cost by adding an=20
additive when there are oils that already have the zinc? I use =
VR1; all=20
the local auto parts stores have it.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">CR<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">
<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 7/5/2019 10:50 AM, FrankK via Mgs=20
wrote:<br class=3D""></div>
<blockquote cite=3D"mid:CB90691B2D724F519195CE7A463EED35@FrankPC" =
type=3D"cite" class=3D"">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri" class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">There was a great deal of discussion here =
regarding the use of=20
different oil to compensate for the lack of ZDDP in oil these =
days. I=20
didn=E2=80=99t see anyone include a discussion of the practice of =
adding ZDDP to oil=20
that is lacking in it. There are several sources where it is =
available=20
and I have availed myself of it and added it to my Castrol =
20-50 when=20
I change the oil in my 80 MGBLE. </div>
<div class=3D"">Is there a problem in doing this in lieu of using =
Valvoline Racing Oil=20
say? </div>
<div class=3D"">Frank=20
=
Krajewski</div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><di=
v class=3D"">
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