Re: [Chrysler300] Chrysler 300 oil

[paul <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/14/2010 1:57 PM, C Bilter wrote:

> My question is will the remaining available oil with ZDDP likely go the way
> of leaded gas; i.e. is it a dying breed and will we inevitably face the need
> to just use an additive like Eastwood's?  My understanding is that the ZDDP
> levels in motor oil were reduced starting in the mid-1990's.  This means
> that many of us who didn't know any better ran on low-ZDDP for a long time
> before the issue got a lot of visibility.  Do we have an engineer expert in
> the club that knows for sure that Eastwood's (or other brands) ZDDP leaves
> undesirable deposits?

> With the no-lead gas issue, I believe that it has been proven that in light
> engine use (i.e. not drag racing or towing) that value seat recession is
> minimal.  Twenty-five plus years of no lead gas seems to bear that out.  It
> seems that ZDDP is a more critical issue, especially for the solid-lifter
> cams and especially during break-in on rebuilt engines.  The ZDDP issue has
> been debated in the club for the last eight years.  Is there a clear
> long-term solution?

> Thanks

> Carl Bilter

> 300J that needs ZDDP

I Have a lot of Zddp motor oil links that I have in the past posted so 
that folks
can read and make ujp their own minds based upon the reading to be done,
I will add this on today here so that you can read and explore 
information,  for many performance oriented folks this has been a 'hot' 
topic for some time now.

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1049812



-- 
Paul Holmgren
Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy
Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO Stage 1
Hoosier Corps L#6


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