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1. [TR] Engine oil? (score: 1): Author: John Gillis <JGILLIS@tcd.ie>; Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:32:23 +0100; I have completed my first post rebuild 500 miles, quite happily, few bits and pieces but generally a successful shake down of my TR2. I want to change out the running-in oil. Is there a consensus on; /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00163.html (8,782 bytes)
2. Re: [TR] Engine oil? (score: 1): Author: WBEECH <wbeech@flash.net>; Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:20:55 -0500; Oh boy, here we go again. John, take notes cause you just opened the gate, again. I use Valvoline VR1 conventional 20-50w, it contains the needed levels of ZDDP for our cars. I have 5,500 miles on th; /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00164.html (9,981 bytes)
3. Re: [TR] Engine oil? (score: 1): Author: Bob Labuz <yellowtr@adelphia.net>; Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:49:17 -0400; John, I use Brad Penn 20/50 racing oil on all 3 of my Triumphs, 3, 4 and 6. Bob ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Archive: http://www.team.net/archive; /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00165.html (9,108 bytes)
4. Re: [TR] Engine oil? (score: 1): Author: Chip19474@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:57:14 -0400 (EDT); John, I don't race the TR4....and put less than 1000 miles on it per year. For the TR4, I use a ZDDP additive with good old Pennzoil, Quaker State or Castrol 20W/50 that I buy on sale at Pep Boys, Wa; /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00166.html (9,540 bytes)
5. Re: [TR] Engine oil? (score: 1): Author: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:03:38 +0000; Nope, not much consensus. I ran Valvoline 20W50 full synthetic for many years; no issues related to oil that I could see. Contrary to urban myth, it did not leak any worse than conventional oil. At o; /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00169.html (10,313 bytes)
6. Re: [TR] Engine oil? (score: 1): Author: "John & Pat Donnelly" <pdonnel1@san.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:58:38 -0700; I agree with Randall, not sure how helpful the ZDDP additive stuff, but there's a lot of good oils out there that I don't have to spend $10 a quart on. But, instead of asking which oil is best, maybe; /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00176.html (9,166 bytes)
7. Re: [TR] Engine oil? (score: 1): Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:36:24 -0700; I've been running 20-50 Castrol for decades. Then they changed the formulations to make catalytic converters last longer. 3 years ago the flat tappet cam in my Ford 302 engine went flat requiring rep; /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00179.html (9,119 bytes)
8. [TR] Engine oil? (score: 1): Author: Jim Wallace <grandfatherjim@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:25:00 -0400; This is a concern amongst the old VW bus crowd as well. The air-cooled engines run hotter (~350F head temps) than liquid-cooled so we want 20w50, and with solid flat lifters people are seeking the hi; /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00181.html (9,039 bytes)

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