What type or name brand of oil?

I am new to this and I have put 1500 miles on my new IM this summer. It's time to think about storing my speedster for LONG cold winter. Any thoughts on the oil I should use in my air cooled 1600 super?

Brad Penn or Swepco 20W-50

I just asked this same question, myself, and that's what I got for an answer.

I use Brad Penn 10W-30. If your oil is too thick it will bypass the cooler.

I buy it from a place in Novi.

call me jim. bill

James, I only use Brad Penn. My source is in FH.

Bread Penn exclusively here too, but you have to make sure it s Brad Penn Grade 1 Racing oil in order to get the high zinc and phosphorous content... they do make a standard oil as well.

I recently got some Valvoline VR1 Racing Oil - it has high zinc/phosphorous. Neat blue color. 6 Quarts were just over $48 and I received a $48 rebate (ended 31/5/11). It is full synthetic while the Brad Penn I have is blend.

Redline.

That is what Michael Benet puts in mine. He is a Vintage speedster owner, site member, PRO driver, his meissen blue speedster is in last year's calendar, but most importantly, he makes these decisions for a living in his foreign auto repair business, Kauth & Mayeur.

My 2110 stroker runs cooler now than when I got it, and it ran pretty cool back then.

I've been using 20/50 Mobil 1 V-Twin synthetic for many years now. Got all the good stuff in it.

~WB

Just bought a couple of cases of Brad Penn "green" racing oil here in Mass. With all of the slippery stuff in it.

Something like $70 per case of 12 qts. After all taxes.

The girl at the counter was cute, too.

WB, that's the Harley formulation of Mobile 1, right? Seems like a very good choice to me if the 20w isn't too thick in the winter. You don't take your car out in the winter, right?

Do you extend the change intervall because of synthetic oil?

I started using this after reading the L&N Engineering article years ago. High in ZDDP. Just turned over 17k on the clock.
I used to change it over to 10/30 for the winter but really didn't drive it enough to justify it, so now the 20/50 stays in year round. It doesn't seem that thick to me. I start up in the cold with no problems.
I change my oil every other year. This stuff is $8+/Qt. so I want my $$worth.

~WB

I have 3 aircooled VW's & 2 vintage BMW motorcycles and use Valvoline VR-1 Racing oil in all of them. It has added ZDDP (hence the "racing" moniker since ZDDP is not emissions friendly)and is designed for flat tappet motors. I use 50 wt. in my bikes and 40 wt in my VW's,woks great,no cam/lifter problems at all.

I found this list of flat tappet oils ( the owners of older V8's have the same concerns) on the Corvette forum http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1572367505-post1.html

Here we go again...I like Shell Rotella monograde 40W although I've heard that the newer specification has removed many of the additives flat tappet cam engines need (I believe they call it ZDP or something like that). I scored a couple of bottles of STP 4 cylinder oil treatment (which I can't seem to be able to find anymore; strongly suspect the EPA pulled it out of the market) to supplement it with the additives it lacks now.

Ricardo! Where the heck you been?

Ricardo- There are quite a few oils that are available; look at the link in my post just above. And it's ZDDP (zinc and phosphorus).

Hi Ernie! I lurk around here every once in a while; still have my car and love it but don't get to use it as much as I'd like, working away from home!

Yes, that oil issue never seems to go away; I've been reading posts on that for a few years. The Brad Penn oil is talked about a lot and some other people use Harley Davidson 50W oil too. I just stick to what works for me; following the VW Service Manual. I knew there was a ZDP somewhere but didn't know exactly how many of each. Consensus was that for aircooled engines conventional is the way to go. Synthetic will make the heads run hotter and you don't want that.

what about Joe Gibbs?
http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/products/hotrod/hr1.html

That's beautiful but it says "NOT AVAILABLE"....

Came across this stuff on Old Cars Weekly.


http://www.kirbanperformance.com/products/20/ZDDPlus+OIL+ADDITIVE.html?et_mid=523656&rid=3406993

~WB

Vr1 really cooled down my ride. Not sure what mystery oil was in it when I bought it. VR1 took some lifter noise out too, though it wasn't ticking more than normal...

DoctorClock suggested Rotella 15-40 in my 1600. I drive the car year round above 45 degrees with no problems. In the summer my oil temp has never been above 192 degrees and the stuff is easy to find and dosen't break the bank. Thanks Alan.

I'm a Brad Penn User....Great stuff! I also like The Amsoil and Royal Purple Oil that is also Zinc fortified. You gotta have that stuff in these aircooled engines. I would feel comfortable using anyone of these oils!