Anybody know why they have the "no catalytic converter"
statement in there ? I have a cat on my 80 B, and I have
been using the VR-1
Gene Balinski
80B
On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:01:06 -0400
"Rick Brown" <mgrick@mgcars.org.uk> wrote:
> Frank
>
> I have not been able to find the Castrol for Classic cars
> anywhere here in Florida - guess I should call the
> distributor in Tampa.
>
> I sent an email to Valvoline the other day and this is
> their response:
>
> The Valvoline Racing Oils do have a slightly less of a
> detergent package in the products, but the Valvoline VR1
> Racing Oil product is still recommended for daily use
> vehicles that do not have a catalytic converter, which
> your vehicles should not, as it carries a 3 month/3,000
> mile change interval. Using 5 quarts of the Valvoline VR1
> Racing Oil will be perfectly fine and safe for use in
> your street vehicles.
>
> Rick
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: <frankk12@verizon.net>
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> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:11
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>
> > Ed: Where the heck do you find the Castrol ZDDP? I went
> to my local Napa
> > store and they never heard of ZDDP and tried to sell me
> all kinds of oil
> > additives even though I explained the problem with the
> newer oils for our
> > older British cars.
> > Did we every resolve the issue with Valvoline racing
> oil? Is it ok to use
> > in our non-racing LBC? I have always used Castrol 20-50
> > Frank "Swamp Yankee"
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