[Healeys] FW: Castrol Syntec

[Tom Mitchell]

According the distributor Castrol is pulling the entire older inventory to
prevent this from happening to anyone else. They are reordering two cases of
the correct oil, which should be here Monday.

I can keep the incorrect oil, although not sure what I can use it for, humm.

They are also sending me some discount coupons for my troubles. 

>From what I gather they just grabbed what they had in the warehouse, not
realizing the older stuff was still out there. Although that doesn't explain
why there wasn't a new p/n and or some kind of bulletin?  
O well at least I didn't use it yet, although at 90,000 miles on the engine
I'm not sure it would matter

Tom Mitchell
1965 Austin Healey BJ8 Mark III
Ann Arbor, Michigan

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 1:06 PM
To: Warthodson at aol.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Castrol Syntec

Walt from Castrol just called. It turns out I have new/old stock production
date was yr 06 day 234.

I/we want yr 07 after March.

The newer bottle will then show that it's formula for Classis cars with
higher ZDDP

So now I have to call the distributor and have them reorder the correct
stuff.

 

Just thought I would share what I found out

 

Tom Mitchell

1965 Austin Healey BJ8 Mark III

Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

From: Warthodson at aol.com [mailto:Warthodson at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:29 PM
To: 3000mk3 at bighealey.org; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: FW: [Healeys] Castrol Syntec 

 

There seems to be a conflict here. How can Castrol Syntec 20w50 be rated API
service SM & also have the higher ZDDP levels of earlier service ratings &
the higher ZDDP levels required by classic vehicles with flat tappets? 

Has anyone received a direct reply form Castrol concerning this?

Thanks,

Gary Hodson