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New oil maybe not so good for classic engines
On 09/24/2012 07:47 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> > wrote: >> On Sep 20, 11:31=A0pm, bob > wrote: >>> http://www.hotrodandrestoration.com/...roperly-lubric... >>> >>> bob >> >> I guess all classic car owners will be going to performance shops to >> buy their oil. > > Or more likely to the truck stops. Many of the diesel engine oils have > reasonable ZDDP levels. Rotella T seems to be the favorite of the classic > car guys I know and it's not very expensive. even rotella is well below old zddp levels these days. i'll bet that diesel fleet managers are starting to get ****ed round about now. > > I think how important this is also depends a lot on just how much spring > pressure is on those cams. Some of those high performance V-8s have a > huge amount more force than something like a BMW M30, and that makes ZDDP > levels a lot more important. this is correct. here's a civic cam [relatively high lift compared with some other cam profiles] clearly showing the "break-through" point that results from spring pressure. http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/8063634686 in the old days of higher zddp levels, civic cams used to look uniform throughout the contact zone, even at high mileage. today, all look distressed from direct metal-to-metal contact above line 2, and many look distressed above line 1. -- fact check required |
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