Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Got ZINC ?

From: Adamant <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 08:04:37 -0600

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 Also having been down the trashed camshaft experience, Mike, what is the m=
ake of additive that you use?

I was curious about this whole zinc additive=
 and tried some online research. My interest is in super hypergrades (as th=
ey used to be called in the UK) specifically 5w50. Overall it does look lik=
e they enjoy a greater zinc content but information I have found it impossi=
ble to compare. 
CERCLA requires these numbers, but zinc content is shown d=
ifferently in every document I have checked:
Castrol declares a "concentrat=
ion" of 0.57-1.14 (whatever that means)
Mobil1 declares 1100ppm, another I =
didn't write down was shown in lbs!

I did note that regular, common grades=
 of oil do tend to contain much less additive than more performance grades.=
 Some 10w30's had none. One, (Champion new energy 5w30) has 0.5-1.5%!!
BTW,=
 The reason for this is that higher amounts of additive are slowly detrimen=
tal to catalytic converters and are not environmentally friendly
-- 
Adam K=
ing.

[email-masked] wrote:

|I will vouch for the need for=
 Zinc Additive. I lost the camshaft in my
|36 Ford ( 468 Cid) It was a fres=
h build with a ton of money invested.
|Being in the business I have built h=
undreds of engines over the years
|and never had a problem. After the failu=
re I contacted Comp. Cams which
|had built the camshaft and got this reply =
" No zinc additive, no
|warranty" . Zinc additive is needed in every engine=
 unless you have
|roller tappets. I add it to Every engine I touch without =
exception. It
|was an expensive lesson. 
|Mike Sorensen 
|
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tyle></head><body> Also having been down the trashed camshaft experience, M=
ike, what is the make of additive that you use?<br>
<br>
I was curious abou=
t this whole zinc additive and tried some online research. My interest is i=
n super hypergrades (as they used to be called in the UK) specifically 5w50=
. Overall it does look like they enjoy a greater zinc content but informati=
on I have found it impossible to compare. <br>
CERCLA requires these number=
s, but zinc content is shown differently in every document I have checked:<=
br>
Castrol declares a &quot;concentration&quot; of 0.57-1.14 (whatever tha=
t means)<br>
Mobil1 declares 1100ppm, another I didn&#39;t write down was s=
hown in lbs!<br>
<br>
I did note that regular, common grades of oil do tend=
 to contain much less additive than more performance grades. Some 10w30&#39=
;s had none. One, (Champion new energy 5w30) has 0.5-1.5%!!<br>
BTW, The re=
ason for this is that higher amounts of additive are slowly detrimental to =
catalytic converters and are not environmentally friendly<br>
-- <br>
Adam =
King.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">[email-masked] wrot=
e:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; bor=
der-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style=3D"=
font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">I will vouch for the n=
eed for Zinc Additive. I lost the camshaft in my 36 Ford ( 468 Cid) It was =
a fresh build with a ton of money invested. Being in the business I have bu=
ilt hundreds of engines over the years and never had a problem. After the f=
ailure I contacted Comp. Cams which had built the camshaft and got this rep=
ly " No zinc additive, no warranty" . Zinc additive is needed in every engi=
ne unless you have roller tappets. I add it to Every engine I touch without=
 exception. It was an expensive lesson.<br />Mike Sorensen<br /></div><p st=
yle=3D"margin-top: 2.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; border-bottom: 1px solid #000=
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