[Mgs] [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil

[Steven Trovato]

Yes, can't disagree with that.  Once again, the only thing I was 
trying to do was explain how a manufacturer could claim two API 
specifications without "making a mockery of the system".    As for my 
actual opinion on the ZDDP issue, which I have not actually stated 
yet, I look at it like this.  Maybe there is a problem with low ZDDP 
oils and maybe not.  I have read dozens of opinions and I still don't 
know.  My personal decision is to use Castrol Syntec 20W-50, 
"formulated for classic cars".  Castrol states "The level of Zinc in 
the new Syntec 20W-50 is a minimum of 1200 ppm, which will provide 
excellent anti-wear protection for the cam and lifters in a 
flat-tappet cam engine."  The only downside to this seems to be that 
it costs a lot more than the Castrol GTX I was using.  And it was 
hard to find.  Maybe there's a real issue here, maybe not.  Risking 
major engine damage (whether the risk is real or imagined) versus a 
few extra dollars, it seemed foolish to just ignore the issue.  As a 
wise fellow named Paul Hunt once said, we are on our own, and have to 
make our own decisions.

-Steve Trovato
strovato at optonline.net


At 04:12 AM 9/24/2009, Paul Hunt wrote:
>
>The whole point is that there are many claims out there, some are 
>undoubtedly correct, some are confused, some are incorrect and some 
>are downright lies.  How are we to know which are which if not for 
>actual experience?  We are on our own, and have to make our own decisions.