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Subject: [Fot] Engine Oi
From: Guyots3@wmconnect.com
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:39:01 EST
In a message dated 11/5/2007 10:59:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
fot-request@autox.team.net writes:

> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 09:41:28 -0500
> From: "Clark W. Nicholls" <clarkfot@cwnicholls.net>
> Subject: [Fot] Engine Oil - FW: Rotella Ask Our Expert
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Message-ID: <005001c81fb9$f479c150$1342a8c0@semperon3400>
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> 
> I don't know what the consensus was on the engine oil thread previously in
> this group...
>    
> I was at the SEMA show last week and spoke to the Shell Answer person there,
> he told me more than I could retain!!
>    
> Here is an email I got in reply to my inquiry on the rotella website to the
> answer man (see last portion).
>   
> I would think that pertinent questions can be referred back to Richard Moore
> at Shell...  
>     
> Clark
> Clark W. Nicholls
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AskShell@Shell.com [mailto:AskShell@Shell.com] 
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 9:21 AM
> To: cwnicholls@aol.com
> Subject: RE: Rotella Ask Our Expert: Other
> 
> Clark, Rotella T with Triple Protection 15W-40 CJ-4 has approximately 1200
> ppm zinc. This is 50% more zinc than current passenger car motor oils (API
> SM/ILSAC GF-4) which contain approximately 800 ppm zinc. Passenger car motor
> oils had approximately 1200 ppm zinc prior to 2001. In 2001 the zinc was
> reduced to 1000 ppm and in 2005 reduced again to the current 800 ppm. 
> 
> Thus, the new Rotella T with Triple Protection 15W-40 CJ-4 has the same zinc
> content that passenger car motor oils had in 2000 before the current
> problems with flat tappet engines began. 
> 
> http://www.shellusserver.com/products/pdf/RotellaT(CJ-4).pdf
> 
> If you have any additional questions, please call us at 1-800-231-6950.
> Thank you for your interest in Shell products.
> 
> Richard Moore
> Staff Engineer
> Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.
> Westhollow Technology Center, PO Box 4327, Houston, TX 77210, United States
> of America
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cwnicholls@aol.com [mailto:cwnicholls@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 8:24 AM
> To: askshell, SLUBE-GSMR/5
> Subject: Rotella Ask Our Expert: Other
> 
> ------------------------------------------------
> ROTELLA.com E-mail Form
> ------------------------------------------------
> NAME               Clark W. Nicholls
> E-MAIL ADDRESS     cwnicholls@aol.com
> SUBJECT            Other
> COMMENTS
> ----------------------------------------------
> I spoke with one of you at the SEMA show Friday in the final hour of the
> show concerning Rotella and old British cars with flat tappet cams (brought
> on by the change in chemicals in the oils, phosphorous, zink, etc).  He
> mentioned that there is information on this subject on the rotella website,
> but I need help in finding this.  I would like to pass this information on
> to my Triumph compatriots ASAP as there is much discussion on this subject
> in the Triumph automobile racing group.

Rotella is known to be OK, insofar as the ZDDP content is concerned, but 
unfortunately it is not available in the 20W/50 viscosity recommended for most 
Triumphs.

Leon

   
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