[DeTomaso] Oil Additives

Stephen Nelson steve at snclocks.com
Wed Jul 26 16:28:26 EDT 2017


I agree - this is what I have in several of our cars.

Stephen

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From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
Of Dave Londry
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 11:05 AM
To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil Additives

Rotella T6 15W40

Heavy duty Diesel oil is the only thing I know of with stable specs these
days.
(was lifetime Mobil1 user until they screwed it up 5 years ago) Dave

On 7/25/17 11:08 AM, Charles McCall wrote:
> I bought a ZDDP additive and used it for a couple of years... but then 
> someone highly knowledgeable (Dan Jones??)  posted a link on the Forum 
> a few years ago to a study that basically said that this protected 
> your engine less than a "normal" oil without zddp additive.
>
> I'm afraid I don't remember the details or the reasoning, but the 
> conclusion I took from the article was that these additives were not a 
> good idea. I stopped using it 3-4 years ago.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On 
> Behalf Of MyCars
> Sent: martes, 25 de julio de 2017 19:52
> To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Oil Additives
>
> I am thinking of getting 10w40 oil for my Pantera and buying 
> separately a ZDDP additive. This appears to cost less than oil with 
> ZDDP already included... and it is available locally.
>
> Has anyone tried this approach? and how well do you think it worked for
you.
>
> Thanks
> Roydon
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