[T3] ZDDP...again

[Bryon Garvin]

Thanks Jim....

Well, now that it's Monday I called the place that has Brad Penn oil in my
neighborhood.  He can get me the straight 30 on a special order.  $78 for a
case.  That includes the shipping ($66 for case, $12 shipping).  He put me
on hold and asked someone in the shop what the air-cooled VW guys buy when
they come in and he said many of them use the 20w-50 (
http://www.bradpennracing.com/Products/High-Performance/SAE-20W50.aspx).

The only straight 30 he stocks is the break-in oil, which I assume I
wouldn't want to use regularly.  So, back to the two options:

20w-50 is $5.85/qt.
Straight 30 is $6.50/qt.

I think I'll just special-order the straight 30.  For as little oil as the
car uses, I don't find the price too offensive.

 - Bryon, '71 Fastback

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 16 May 2011 at 8:40, Bryon Garvin wrote:
>
> > Thanks to all for the product suggestions.  Turns out there a shop around
> > the corner that sells Brad Penn.  I think I'll go that route.  But my
> other
> > question is which oil?  I've been going with 10W30 in the winter and
> 10W40
> > in the summer.  Should I just stick with that plan?  There are more to
> > choose from in this list:
> >
> > http://www.bradpennracing.com/Products/Racing-Oils.aspx
>
> I've been using 10W-30 in the winter and 10W-40 in the summer in
> recent years, but that's really just because straight weights have
> not been commonly available. VW recommended straight 30 for
> everything above freezing, so if you can get that, that's what I'd
> do.
>
>
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