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Old 01-29-2024, 03:29 PM   #15
Ayers1
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Default Re: Synthetic oil in a Model A

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Originally Posted by nkaminar View Post
I run Valvoline VR1 racing 20W-50 motor oil in my car. It has additives that protect the engine that are not allowed in cars with catalytic converters. They also make a synthetic racing oil if that floats your boat.

In the 60's when I started driving Model A's, I bought the cheapest oil I could find because it eventually ended up on the road through the rear bearing. The stuff looked like the oil I now drain out of my car when I change the oil.

Valvoline VR1 Racing 20W-50 Motor Oil


Back in the 70's I worked in a service station. We sold a cheap "reprocessed " oil that was basically used oil that had been filtered several times and repackaged. That's probably what you used in the 60's!
Thanks for the advice on the racing oil. I'll check it out.
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