The following information was published in the North American Classic MG
\nMagazine in Issue Number 32. 2008, in the Letters and News section. It is of interest
\nto all MG Owners.
\nNorm Peacey<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
New Castrol Oil for \"Classic Cars\" with more Zinc
\nI contacted Castrol concerning their new motor oil for \"Classic Cars\" with<\/p>\n
higher zinc levels, and received the following response. I thought you might be
\ninterested in their reply. Also in talking with a Castrol representative, they said that
\nthis is a new oil from them and if you local Castrol Oil supply store does not have it
\nyet or is even unaware of it yet, you should request that they order some. The
\nnew container has printed on it \"For Classic Cars. For more info, check out their
\nWeb site, www.Castrol.com or call their help line at 800-462-0835 (Thanks to MG
\nracer Gene Gillam for letting us know about this.)<\/p>\n
Greg Prehodka
\nMGVR Publicity Director<\/p>\n
Castrol is aware of articles in enthusiast magazines and Web sites as well as
\nafter\u00e2\u20ac\ufffdmarket parts manufacturer discussions concerning GF-4 engine oils and camshaft
\ndurability issues in older performance vehicles. Some consumers suspect the
\nlower level of ZDDP in GF-4 oils may be causing these failures. Castrol is currently
\ninvestigating this issue.<\/p>\n
For those consumers that wish not to use a GF-4 oil in these vehicles, Castrol
\ndoes offer the following products that contain Zinc at a level that is typical of the
\nZinc level found in oils (API SG) marketed during the muscle car\" era of time:
\nThe following Castrol products have Zinc levels that are typical of API SG oil:
\n1. Castrol Syntec 20W50 (newly formulated classic oil formula; SYNTEC 20W50
\ndoes not meet the catalyst compatibility requirements of vehicles manufactured
\nsince 1993) Finally, a motor oil that's one for the classics ... Today's engines face
\ndifferent demands than those of yesteryear. Now classic car owners who are
\nparticular about what they put in their vintage vehicles can receive modern wear
\nprotection from a high zinc formula specially engineered for classic engines. Classic
\n& Vintage Vehicles that Qualify: Pre-1949, 1949-1961, 1962-1973
\nKey Benefits:
\n- Contains increased zinc levels for extra engine wear prevention.
\n- Utilizes proprietary additives and base oils to reduce metal-on-metal
\ncontact of aging engine parts.
\n- Engineered to increase wear protection for classic cars with flat tappet
\ncamshafts.
\n2. Castrol SYNTEC 5W40
\n3. Castrol Grand Prix 4T IOW40 (product has been replaced by Castrol Motorcycle
\n4T IOW\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd40)
\n4. Castrol Grand Prix 4T 20W50 (product has been replaced by Castrol Motorcycle
\n4T 20W\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd50)
\n5. Castrol GO! ATV IOW40
\n6. Castrol GO! ATV 20W50
\n7. Castrol TWS Motorsport 1OW60
\n8. BMW Long Life 5W30 (synthetic, available at BMW dealerships)
\n9. Castrol GO! IOW40 Motorcycle Oil
\n10. Castrol GO! 20W50 Motorcycle Oil<\/p>\n
If installing a new performance cam in an older performance vehicle, it is
\nimportant to:
\n* follow the installation recommendations provided by the cam manufacturer
\n* use the recommended cam break-in lube
\n* prime the engine oil circuits
\n* use the recommended engine oil
\n* confirm valve train geometries prior to starting the engine with the new cam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The following information was published in the North American Classic MG
\nMagazine in Issue Number 32. 2008, in the Letters and News section. It is of interest
\nto all MG Owners.
\nNorm Peacey<\/p>\n
New Castrol Oil for “Classic Cars” with more Zinc
\nI contacted Castrol concerning their new motor oil for “Classic Cars” with
\nhigher zinc levels, and received the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engine-talk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19791,"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions\/19791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.omgc.info\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}