As to the lead hysteria, I did a years long test for Shell using lead
free petrol on a newly built engine. When examined at the end of the
year there was absolutely no sign of trouble.
At 12:12 AM 9/26/2008, Charles Hill wrote:
>Thats a very good point. In all the hysteria to add ZDDP to oil, I
>think a lot of people have overlooked a couple of studies (sorry but I
>don't have the references any more) the too much ZDDP can be as bad if
>not worse than too little. This is referring to engines past the
>critical flat tappet cam break-in period. I would be extremely cautious
>about dumping additional ZDDP in the oil until I know for sure how much
>was in there in the first place.
>
>My gut feeling is that this ZDDP thing is going to be a lot like the
>hysteria when the first started taking lead out of gasoline. Sure there
>were (and still are) some problems but nothing at all like the predicted
>dire consequences. People will eventually learn to cope.
>
>Regards,
>Charles Hill
>
>Charles & Peggy Robinson wrote:
> > OK,
> >
> > So Ed's putting in an ZDDP additive for break in. So what? I wonder
> > if he's tossing in the additive with each oil change.
> >
> > I want to use an oil that has ZDDP enough to start with.
> >
> > CR
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