So, barring the availability of 'specialty oils' or Delo, is ZDDP
available
separately, as an additive?
Dave Friedlander
CF25194UO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:43 am
Subject: Re: Modern Oil and Old Engines
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> On Tue, 30 Jan 2007, Kai M. Radicke wrote:
>
> [good stuff deleted]
>
> > Oh, start stocking up. Diesel oil is next on the hit list for
> reductions in
> > ZDDP. Only buy the diesel oils with the older CI-4
> designation... CJ-4 has
> > lowered levels of ZDDP. CI-4 should be available in most places
> through
> > 2010.
>
> In addition to the diesel oils, there are oils sold for motorcyle
> use that
> carry the SG API rating - these still have ZDDP to. For example,
> if you
> are a Castrol person, you can get this oil. It's not cheap oil,
> like $1.29
> at Walmart, but it has that additive. Other motorcycle oils are SG.
>
> But it's looking like specialty oils are the way to go. Either
> that or
> "we" need roller cams. :-)
>
> I'm just adding another data point.
>
> > Kai
>
> regards,
> rml
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