[DeTomaso] zddp additive for flat tappet engines

Wed May 7 22:49:46 EDT 2008

I have seen this before.  I think I saw something regarding motorcycle racers now using shell rotella oil  because of this.   Michael in savannah
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-----Original Message-----
From:	JJD1010 at aol.com

Date:	Wed, 7 May 2008 22:42:33 
To:detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] zddp additive for flat tappet engines

Got this while I was at Vegas where  we discussed the need for zddp additive 
for flat tappet engines. I have no  financial connection to this company! 
Jeff 
6559 
Over the past 20 years, unknown by  most, motor oil manufacturers have been 
incrementally reducing the amount of a  major component in motor oil.  The  
reason behind this is to keep our air clean by increasing the life expectancy of  
catalytic converters in new cars  up to 100,000 miles or more.  That  is 
fine, but what about cars without catalytic converters?     
The oil component in question is  ZDDP *.  This oil additive has been  used 
in motor oil for almost 70 years to handle areas of extreme pressure like  flat 
tappets and camshafts, wrist pins, pushrod ends, rings and so forth.  Car 
manufacturers have tried to address  this in newer engines by using roller 
lifters and re-engineering other areas of  extreme pressure.  
Older engines (pre mid 1990s) using  the new oil formulations are not fully 
protected as they have been in years  past.  About 3 years ago engine  builders 
noticed a marked increase in engine failures.  One engine builder said that 
he  experienced more engine failures in 3 years than he had in the last 30  
years.  A search began to find out  the cause and they discovered that the oil 
formulation had been changed.  In 2005 the level of ZDDP in motor oils  had been 
dropped to below the minimum  level recommended by automotive engineers. 
See our website at _http://www.zddpoiladditive.com/_ 
(http://www.zddpoiladditive.com/)  for links to articles by Hot Rod  magazine, High Performance 
Pontiac, Comp Cams, American Engine Rebuilders  Association and others that discuss 
the problem.  Or search for "ZDDP" in Google to see the thousands  of 
discussions and articles.     
Once the problem was understood,  alternative solutions began cropping up.  
These included using diesel engine oil and racing oil.  However, both of these 
have their  shortcomings when used as the motor oil in a street driven 
gasoline engine.  Oils for diesels are designed for  engines with different bearing 
clearances, different viscosity needs, and are  very high in detergents.  
Racing  oils are very expensive and are not designed for long term use and do not  
usually come in the viscosities needed for a regularly driven vehicle.    
Our new product ZDDPlus was created by car  enthusiasts for car enthusiasts.  
Now the answer to the problem is simple, just replace the ZDDP in your  
favorite brand name oil by adding one 4 ounce bottle of ZDDPlus at each oil change. 
 Instead of guessing that you have the  correct level of protection, ZDDPlus 
ensures that you have the  correct level of protection.  For  approximately 
$10.00 per oil change it is cheap insurance.  ZDDPlus was created to fill the  
needs of collector car owners.  
See detailed information on ZDDPlus at:  
_http://www.zddpoiladditive.com/zddplus.htm_ (http://www.zddpoiladditive.com/zddplus.htm)  
Our company ZDDP Oil Additive is your source for ZDDPlus.  Our mission is to 
supply you with ZDDPlus as quickly as possible.  We have the product in stock 
and we will  ship it to you immediately. 
If you are an officer or member of a  car club you may want to inform your 
club members of the ZDDP issue in your  newsletter or web site.  Feel free  to 
use the information in this email, our website or the links in our  website.  
We recently talked to an  old friend who we had not talked to in some time.  He 
said that he just went through 2 new  Chevy crate motors with no clue as to 
what happened.  One of the engines had a camshaft that  went flat.  Please 
don't let this  happen to you or your club members and call us if you have any 
questions.   
ZDDPlus Pricing: 
Single 4-ounce Bottle of ZDDPlus $9.95 plus $6 shipping   
Four-Pack of the 4-ounce Bottles of  ZDDPlus $39.80 plus $8 shipping   
Six-Pack of the 4-ounce Bottles of  ZDDPlus $59.70 plus $8 shipping   
For California orders sales taxes  apply 
Call us for club discounts on larger  quantities 

ZDDP Oil Additive   
P.O.Box  4547, San Dimas, CA  91773 
Phone  909-392-8440 
_http://www.zddpoiladditive.com/_ (http://www.zddpoiladditive.com/)           
     _mailto:sales at http://www.zddpoiladditive.com/_ 
(mailto:sales at http://www.zddpoiladditive.com/)  
* ZDDP =  zinc-dialkyl-dithio-phosphate 

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