[DeTomaso] Oil brand with ZDDT?

MikeLDrew at aol.com MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sat Feb 5 22:55:38 EST 2011


In a message dated 2/5/11 7:42:05 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com writes:


> An excellent option is to use Red Line break-in engine additive.   I
> visited Red Line Oil back in December (their factory is right down the 
> road from
> me) and spoke with their engineers.   They suggested a half-bottle of 
> their
> additive with a typical 8-10 quart oil system.
> 

I forgot to mention that they said the optimal figure was 1200-1300 ppm, 
and that too much ZDDT was just as bad as not enough.   More isn't 
automatically better.

Mike



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