[Spridgets] Oil with ZDDP Kendall

Rick Fisk refisk at chartermi.net
Fri Jul 3 05:59:26 MDT 2015


Rotella T is formulated for diesel engines.  It may work, but it's not really intended for flat tappet gas engines.

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> On Jul 3, 2015, at 12:21 AM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Not long ago (maybe 2 years?) Shell Rotella "T" was formulated for flat tappet engines..  Does anyone know if its formulation has changed?
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> Cheers!!
> Jim
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>> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 8:38 PM, HealeyRick via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> Haven't seen Kendall on the shelves for quite some time, but for those of us who paid $5  to walk through the Kendall Center at the Glen and get a close eyeball on the F1 cars and mechanics it brings back a lot of good memories.
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>> Rick Neville
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>>> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Tim Collins via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> This will be old news for some, but I learned something new today.
>>> 
>>> I have been buying Kendall 20w-50 oil for the Sprite because it was reported to have good amounts of ZDDP. Today when I went to buy the familiar black bottle, I couldn't find it. That's because it is now silver/grey color and it states specifically on the bottle that it contains zinc (and other stuff) to protect flat tappet engines. The bottle also carries a new part number. 
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>>> For some folks, this might be easier to find than Brad Penn or some of the other brands. 
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