[Fot] oils

Chris Kantarjiev cak at dimebank.com
Mon Apr 9 12:39:57 MDT 2007


> > In all the discussion of oils suitable for flat tappet cam applications,
> > I've not determined if synthetic oils can protect WITHOUT the Zn & P
> > additives, or do they require it at levels below government scrutiny?
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> 
> Synthetic Oils should still contain ZDDP at the levels required by our
> engines.
> ie. above 1,000 ppm for both zinc and phsophorous.

Well ... some do, some don't.

http://www.lnengineering.com/oil.html has a nice table
of what oils contain what levels of ZDDP, and indicate
the base stock, too.



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