[FC] Oil additive??
Ben and Lynn Stiles
lbstiles at verizon.net
Sun Sep 28 12:55:07 EDT 2008
FC friends-
I got this from a classic car acquaintance. Does this have merit? Should I
be worried about what I am running in my FCs? (Havoline 20W 50)
Thanks for any insight. Could the end of enjoying our classic cars really be
coming?
Ben
> The ZDDPLUS (Zinc/Phosphate) additive is now in stock. The EPA is
> requiring oil manufacturers to eliminate this additive in lubricating
> oils as it shortens the life of a catalytic converter. Oils with the
> API rating SM do not have adequate amounts of Zinc and Phosphorus needed
> to prevent the cams & tappets from failure in engines manufactured prior
> to the 1990s.
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