Re: Blackstone Labs and ZDDP oils [message #109321 is a reply to message #109309] |
Tue, 21 December 2010 16:29 |
Bob de Kruyff
Messages: 4260 Registered: January 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Harry wrote on Tue, 21 December 2010 13:52 | Until all the fuss here about ZDDP, I was using any oil in all my old vehicles. Nothing has happened to them, they continue to run normally. I think I will carry on doing the same.
I believe you need ZDDP on rebuilt engines for the break-in period.
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From what I've been able to tell, the ZDDP issue was one of camshaft break-in on new or rebuilt engines with flat tappets. I have never found any evidence to the contrary and have never paid any attention to it. I have used all types of oil in my engine under the harshest conditions. But that's my preference and I certainly don't criticize others who feel more strongly about the ZDDP issue since it is easily addressed in various manners.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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