[TR] Bardahl oil additive

[Brad Kahler]

Jonmac, your comments basically match what I am thinking.  I'm going to
change the bearings and thrust washers and move on to the next item on my
hit list :)

Brad


On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 9:37 AM, John Macartney <
john.macartney at ukpips.org.uk> wrote:

> Brad
>
> I think you'll get an endless variation of thoughts on this one. I've heard
> of Bardahl down the years, though never seen it on sale in the UK. My guess
> is it has helpful anti-wear additives in it that might well have been
> beneficial 30 or more years back when engine oils were not nearly as
> sophisticated as today. It seems to make similar claims to another product
> called Molyslip which had a high content of molybdenum disulphide. Moly was
> OK in engines but not anywhere where there were non-ferrous metals. But
> back
> in the day, I vaguely recall you used Bardahl / Molyslip / STP in an engine
> that had some wear. If put in a new engine that had hardly bedded down was
> counter-productive and actually inhibited the essential 'wearing out'
> process that's so vital in the first few thousand miles. When you get the
> car running again, I think I'd just use the oil you plan to adopt without
> an
> additive though I have no thoughts on the ZDDP aspects as it's not an issue
> for  us on this side of the pond.
>
> Jonmac
>
>
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