[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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