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21. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:58:05 -0700; Indeed there has been a LOT of talk, but precious little hard evidence. Just once, it would be nice for someone to assemble two identical engines and demonstrate the difference of running a low-ZDDP; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00137.html (8,737 bytes)
22. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:31:10 -0700; The Ferrari Dino has always had camshaft issues, most early Ferrari's did and that is when ZDDP was in the oil so I am not convinced that it is the solution. I still add ZDDP in my Dino just to be "s; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00141.html (10,877 bytes)
23. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:14:41 -0400; There's a clue if you read the urban legend. It's where in claim about the big three using roller lifters in all their engines. For the big three do NOT use roller lifters. Never have, and probably n; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00144.html (10,446 bytes)
24. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:44:23 -0700; Gee, that's odd. My 95 Buick has factory roller lifters. The 89 Dodge did too, though most people call them followers in OHC engines. Ford Mustangs have also had them for over 10 years (and some of; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00145.html (8,640 bytes)
25. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:07:27 -0400; Looking at the factory service manual for my 2005 Suburban, 5.3L V8. Nice picture of the lifter with a roller on the bottom. Decided not to disassemble the engine just to prove a point though. ______; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00146.html (8,575 bytes)
26. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:32:48 -0400; Come off it Randall. You know you're spouting the exceptions. Don't play the childish troll. Flat surfaces sliding across the cam lobes is the rule, even in the OHC engines. _________________________; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00147.html (8,900 bytes)
27. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:53:39 -0700; No, I don't know that. I don't claim to be intimate with every engine made in the last 20 years; Those are just the only engines I know of offhand. But since every single one I have owned has roller; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00148.html (8,091 bytes)
28. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:18:34 -0700; I'm with Chip. I do annual changes (12-15k) on all vehicles and all run synthetic lubes, in the manufacturers suggested viscosity. I've done this since 1981 and most vehicles have gone close to, or o; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00149.html (12,083 bytes)
29. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:19:02 -0700; Flat surfaces sliding across cam lobes is the rule in OHC engines, but not in pushrod motors. Tell me what pushrod motors Detroit's built in the last ten years that have flat tappets. The Ford 302/35; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00150.html (9,480 bytes)
30. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: Richard Beels <rbeels@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:40:19 -0400; Same here with a couple Audi I5 (straight 5) engines in the past year. These were from '88 with 200Kish miles on them. When we owned them (bought both used around 50K miles each), they got Rotella Sy; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00151.html (8,863 bytes)
31. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil grade selection (score: 1): Author: Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:05:21 -0700; I prefer to run synthetic on all my cars but I only do so on my newer cars, my older cars already leak some and everything I have read about synthetic is that it causes worse leaking. Did you do some; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00152.html (9,651 bytes)

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