<VV> New Flat-tappet Oil from Amsoil (advertisement)

dennis dorogi dfamily at fairpoint.net
Sat May 14 19:09:01 EDT 2011


I was at the local John Deere dealer a few days ago and they still have 
10w30 oil and it is SL rated.  I didn't check the price though.

Dennis D.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Swiatowy" <gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> New Flat-tappet Oil from Amsoil (advertisement)


> )
>
> From: Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> New Flat-tappet Oil from Amsoil (advertisement)
> Royal Purple is in the local FLAPS and Wally's world for about the same
> price and is a straight SL oil and would also do for the corvair
> engine. Mark Durham
>
> As for Royal Purple.
> My Wally World does not carry it.
> $9.40 a quart seems a bit excessive, especially seeing as I have 10
> collector cars to do oil changes to on an annual basis.
>
> What I have found, through my own research is at Wally World, I can get
> Mobil 1 10W 40 High Mileage oil with 1100 ppm zddp. Should be more than
> adequate for $24.50 for a 5 quart container.
> I can also get the Rotella T, for $13.40 for a 4-quart container which has
> enough zddp to get by.
>
> And of all things, Dollar General has their DG brand, made from US refined
> oil, to the old SF spec which has 900 ppm of zddp, which is infinitely
> better than any of most of the major brands on the shelf, at a fraction of
> the price, under $3 a quart. I confirmed the zddp content with the manager
> of the JD Streeter refinery that called me when I e-mailed a question to 
> the
> Dollar General website. Great customer service by the way.
>
> Sorry, Amsoil may be good, but considering how many toys I have to feed, 
> out
> of my price range.
>
> Gary Swiatowy
>
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