VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND EARLIER 1929-1932 Which oil do you use?

Having 23 years less experience than Mr. Mack, I too have seen and heard my fair share. I swear everyone has good and bad experiences and stories about every additive out there. To some it is a religion. I once had a Vega that loved STP to help stop oil consumption. My daughter's Saturn loves Wynn's oil additive to help stop oil consumption. The latter being the real mystery, but I don't care why, it just works. Would I add anything to the oil in the '28, nope. Today's oils are 80+ years better than original. If you really want to know what is in an additive, look up the MSDS documents. Most contain oil ans a solvent like varsol. Why does one work over another? trade secret. What is my point here? I can't remember. I bet Carrol Shelby says the same thing every time he cashes his Z-Max check.

This topic got me to do a little research as someone suggested.While all of todays oils are greatly improved from the past there is still a lot of differences between them.From what I gathered the differences between them is not only the additives , but also the base component. Some are natural, some synthetic, and others a blend of both.The base compound and the additive package are blended by the mfg to achieve a specific result.I did find it interesting that the current diesel oil is designed to handle a higher concentrate of soot.Perhaps this would be a benefit for those engines that have increased blow-by.Also some diesel oils are now rated as 5w-40 wt. Probably most of us choose our oil depending on our engines condition and whether we are trying to compensate for any deficiency.On my new rebuilds I use 10-30 Pennz-Oil and it has given excellent service, but I would expect the same of any 10-30 detergent oil. I work for a truck dealership and we do sell Lucas Products and have had customers that have used the product with good results, however I do think most are trying to compensate for wear problems.

Well each to his own methods, that is what makes the mop flop and the world keep on spinning around!
I bought a bottle of thet Lucus honey oil. It does smooth out the sounds in an old slack geared transmission.

Up here we call it Lucas Mucus.