That was quite incredible how the engine survived that Ross. Just think how many engine revolutions that distance would equate to, with no oil circulating. If that was down to the quality of Valvoline then it's another testament.
Morning, chuffer, just come off the phone from opies and no further forward, he swears the fuchs has 12/1400 ppm of zinc but it is not stated anywhere on data sheets, just verbally from the oil company,At least Valvoline VR1 racing oil states the ZDDP content so it wins every time for me .
i am not prepared to put that in my engine without confimation, past the 60 day exchange so need to but more oil.
But Valvoline VR1 is a mineral oil - do you not mean synthetics are more suitable for modern engines?
G`day Mad4 , if Opies cannot back up the claim with a data sheet for Fuchs Oil , walk away . You don`t want your engine Fuch`d do you ?Morning, chuffer, just come off the phone from opies and no further forward, he swears the fuchs has 12/1400 ppm of zinc but it is not stated anywhere on data sheets, just verbally from the oil company,
I was under the impression that maybe a 5/30 synthetic would get up the top end quicker than a 20/50 mineral so was looking for a synthetic but with zinc ( any suggestions welcome) failing that I would rather go 20/50 mineral With Zinc that you have used for years with no probs. Seems a strange approach from an oil company not to advertise that a certain oil has zinc as surely that would be a good selling point and give customers peace of mind . Very frustrating
There is sufficient evidence from luninaries like Ross and the other guys posts to substantiate what I have been saying , that Valvoline VR1 Racing Oil is the way to go .
YES I am getting old! I have edited my original comment - Just wanted to see who was awake
Join the Club - I fear it's one with a fair sized membership among Corvette owners......
So are we all dear boy , but some of us are wide awake now having had our usual afternoon nap .
Thanks all, I will be asking opie oils to exchange for valvoline vr 1 even tho it is outside the sixty day exchange scheme as they sold it to me as having zinc at correct levels but cant now or wont substantiate theis in writingG`day Mad4 , if Opies cannot back up the claim with a data sheet for Fuchs Oil , walk away . You don`t want your engine Fuch`d do you ?
Hadn't heard of Penrite previously (Australian) - their website mentions that their Classic Oils have Zinc protection and interestingly (given the earier question on this thread) they have a similarly treated synthetic oil. Unfortunately they don't mention the specific ppm content od thir classic oils - except for their 10 Tenths Racing Oil (which is shown as 2200 ppm). Being very specifically a 'racing' oil I'm guessing its designed for very limited single day usage - if someone cares to research ZDDP content 2200 ppm is possibly too much for regular daily use.
I got mine from Ebay just last week - was £31.50 including postage for the 5 litre can.
What brand Capt' ?
The same as mentioned in Chuffers post - Valvoline VR1 20/50 Racing Oil. After seeing the recommendations for it over the years, I thought I'd use it too.