[T3] Brad Penn Question

Brian Fye bfye at canyonville.net
Mon Jun 11 08:43:11 PDT 2012


Rotella and GM's Delo both changed formulas about 6 years ago and no longer
have ZDDP in them.

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 6:51 AM, Max Welton <max_welton_2k at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Opinions vary with respect to what oil to use. And the discussions tend to
> get heated, like religion and politics. ;-)
>
> For many years I used Shell Rotella in both of my engines (a stock 1600
> and a 1776) but after I found pitted lifters in my 1776 a couple of years
> ago, I switched to Brad Penn.
>
> I don't know if my lifter problem was caused by (or even related to) the
> Rotella. But I haven't had a lifter problem in that engine in the last 40k
> miles with the Brad Penn.
>
> So who knows? My stocker has had no issues on Rotella or Brad Penn. Both
> engines are very mild and have seen very similar usage (though the 1776
> pushes the heavier type-3 around as opposed to the 1600 moving a 63 baja
> bug).
>
> I would say the Brad Penn is safe.
>
> Max Welton
> http://www.maxwelton2k.net/
>
>
> --- On Mon, 6/11/12, Terrie Ann Schmearer <terrieann.schmearer at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Terrie Ann Schmearer <terrieann.schmearer at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [T3] Brad Penn Question
> > To: "type3-vwtype3.org at lists.vwtype3.org" <
> type3-vwtype3.org at lists.vwtype3.org>
> > Date: Monday, June 11, 2012, 7:02 AM
> > I purchased a '72 Fastback in March.
> > The man I bought it from told me to only use Brad Penn Oil.
> > I've been reading the thread on the different types of oil
> > and was surprised to see that Brad Penn wasn't recommended.
> > My question is since I've been using it, should I continue
> > or should I change to something else. If I change what
> > should I change to? It's the original engine with 107,000
> > miles on it. Doesn't leak or burn oil.
> > Thank you,
> > Terrie Ann Schmearer
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Brian Fye
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