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Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use?

To: "John A. Rollins" <no_bozos@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use?
From: Chris Thompson <chris@cthompson.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:08:12 -0500
Ditto here - use synthetic everywhere, on my race cars, daily driver, 
car collection, tractor, and boat.

I heard recently that oil marked as formulated for diesel engines still 
have the additives?  Is that it?  Old-timers disease setting in.

Chris

John A. Rollins wrote:
> I would say he needs to take a break from whatever is stressing him out.
> The type of oil used has very little to do with creating massive amounts of
> additional horsepower but a lot to do with making a motor last.  A better
> discussion is that of the removal of the zinc and phosphor additives for the
> new formulations of most oil these days.  That's causing a LOT of additional
> wear and more than a few engine failures...
>
> *8o)
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