<VV> News item from last year

BobHelt@aol.com BobHelt@aol.com
Sun, 28 Mar 2004 15:47:29 EST


For anyone who still believes that engines should be broken in with
non-detergent oil. (ie Clark's) See below.

The state of California is stepping up its enforcement of a law requiring
marketers of API SA and SB engine oils to label them as obsolete and
potentially
harmful to modern engines.

language contained in SAE J183, SAEbs standard for engine oil performance
(says). The language for SA oils warns that they contain no additives, are not
suitable for most gasoline engines built after 1930 and may cause
unsatisfactory
performance or equipment damage in modern engines.


Regards,
Bob Helt