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Title: Snake oil?
Post by: daveismissing on February 12 2012, 08:31:59 PM

http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~rblander/snake_oil.txt (http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~rblander/snake_oil.txt)

Title: Re: Snake oil?
Post by: SuperSix on February 13 2012, 10:23:34 AM

ZDDP and their ilk make sense to me. I plan on using either ZDDP (I just got 4 bottles from Kirban's, had to burn up a PM core credit I had) or oil with the correct zinc content - especially in the GN.

Now - I have never used anything but Castrol or cheap motor oil in the T, and it seems fine.  :hmm

Title: Re: Snake oil?
Post by: Steve Wood on February 13 2012, 12:17:56 PM

they make no sense to me....way too much science out there on the subject.  Anyone can find a consultant that will say whatever they are paid to say.   

Plenty of good oils out there with more than adequate levels of additives that are blended together to work with one another for a proscribed mileage.

Title: Re: Snake oil?
Post by: Scoobum on February 14 2012, 09:25:35 AM

Quote from: SuperSix on February 13 2012, 10:23:34 AM

ZDDP and their ilk make sense to me. I plan on using either ZDDP (I just got 4 bottles from Kirban's, had to burn up a PM core credit I had) or oil with the correct zinc content - especially in the GN.

Now - I have never used anything but Castrol or cheap motor oil in the T, and it seems fine.  :hmm

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http://www.turbobuicks.com/forums/buick-v6-turbo-tech/84572-heres-zddp-article-3.html (http://www.turbobuicks.com/forums/buick-v6-turbo-tech/84572-heres-zddp-article-3.html)
 
 

Title: Re: Snake oil?
Post by: daveismissing on February 14 2012, 10:51:33 AM

You're just pointing that out 'cuz Steve said you were right. :)

To think you gave up a promising career as an expert automotive machinist.....

Title: Re: Snake oil?
Post by: Steve Wood on February 14 2012, 11:05:20 AM

LOL

surprising how much more material is surfacing these days about the zddp scam

Title: Re: Snake oil?
Post by: gordyzx9r on February 14 2012, 08:16:06 PM

I'm using Valvoline Race Oil...not the off shelf brand, it's the off road use only.

Title: Re: Snake oil?
Post by: Steve Wood on February 14 2012, 08:23:02 PM

need to change that quite often as I recall?