Bought This.
I picked up this oil as it looked perfect but am still wondering if the Rotella 5w-40 synth would be better. I am in Ontario Canada so the cold months are upon us. Anyways here is what I bought. Castrol Edge with syntec 5W-50 full synthetic. It says meant for older cars , high Zinc content especially suited for older flat tappet engines. api service SN,SM,SL. TY for any help, currently has rotela dino 15-40 put that in to give it a bit of a cleaning cycle. cheers all, be safe and hope to hear from you.
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I've never used the stuff personally, but I've run the rotella 15w40 in 0 degree (Fahrenheit) weather with no issue. I personally prefer to stick with what I know works, I'd guess the Castro still has a lower zinc content.
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I've tried three different oils recently, in an effort to evaluate oil pressure subsequent to the oil pump replacement:
-Mobil 1 15W50 Racing Oil (synthetic) -Kendall 20W50 GT-1 High Perf Oil (semi-synthetic) -Shell Rotella T 15W40 (non-synthetic) Now, I'm not in a "cold" weather environment (Central Calif.), but all seem to perform about the same wrt oil pressure and contain higher levels (1200 ppm) of ZDDP; I'm hoping the Rotella will help out with top end component cleaning. |
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I don't know anything about the oil you just got, but I received this info with my Turner Short block so I stick with Rotella.
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In addition to the Comp Cams break-in oil referred to in the Turner doc, Lucas makes one, too, and it's readily available at most O'Reilly's Auto Parts stores.
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Originally Posted by sdhow
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In addition to the Comp Cams break-in oil referred to in the Turner doc, Lucas makes one, too, and it's readily available at most O'Reilly's Auto Parts stores.
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interesting read, i guess Turner would know
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If the oil you use doesn't have zddp then just add it:
ZDDPlus | Maintain proper ZDDP levels in your engine |
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