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05-12-2018, 01:18 PM | #1 |
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zinc in motor oils
Do any of the 15/40 or 20/50 0ils have zinc or should this be added to the oil?
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05-12-2018, 01:38 PM | #2 |
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Re: zinc in motor oils
Do a thread search. This question has been answered.
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05-12-2018, 01:44 PM | #3 | |
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Re: zinc in motor oils
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05-12-2018, 01:47 PM | #4 |
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Re: zinc in motor oils
We add one blue bottle of STP at each oil change to get the ZDDP.
Use Walmart 20w-50 oil. |
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I doubt that non-detergent oil has any zinc in it, and that is all some guys will allow in their A's! |
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05-12-2018, 03:42 PM | #6 |
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05-12-2018, 03:49 PM | #7 |
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Re: zinc in motor oils
JDacota yes they do but you will pay a price for it as I do in my 327 300 + hp. Yes the zinc was lowered in some popular oils but still have enough for some small engines. I use Brad Penn 20 - 50. im my Corvette. JMHO
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05-12-2018, 09:15 PM | #8 |
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Re: zinc in motor oils
The new dello 400 SDE. 15/40 has 800ppm. Plus other anti wear properties.
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05-13-2018, 05:48 AM | #9 |
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Re: zinc in motor oils
I don’t know what Year oil started having zinc add to it but I do know by the fifty’s it had it and I also know the EPA had it removed a few years ago.
Ask any cam grinder they will tell you that cam failures have happened more know than ever. We may not be running the valve spring pressure that race motors have but we still have metal to metal that can wear over time without the zinc. So for a couple dollars is it worth trying to prove someone wrong. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
05-13-2018, 08:06 AM | #10 |
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Re: zinc in motor oils
According to the the analysis I read on this forum Mobil One 15W-50 has nearly 1000 ppm of Zinc.
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05-13-2018, 11:38 AM | #11 |
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05-13-2018, 11:57 AM | #12 |
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Re: zinc in motor oils
Most of my car friends that have high performance engines use Brad Penn Motor Oil good stuff.
Not needed in a Model A. Use a bottle of ZDDP for about 9 bucks at oil change time with your favorite brand of oil if you want. You can buy it thru the parts vendors. |
05-14-2018, 01:32 AM | #13 | |
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05-14-2018, 11:38 AM | #14 |
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Re: zinc in motor oils
A's have steel cams, most late model V8's have cast iron cams, a critical difference. Also A's have very little valve spring pressure compared to OHV, high revving engines.
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