Oil/oil Change

[General karthief]

I might be wrong, and I am over my quota for the week but I've read that with the new generation of attitives in the stuff you buy today and the metallurgy (did I actually use that word) used in the engine's today its not needed. But it can't hurt either.
I always thought it was for flat tappet cam break in.
The goverment paid environmentalists said it f's up sensors or cats or dogs and cats, I forget.

 

[RangerJoe]

I might be wrong, and I am over my quota for the week but I've read that with the new generation of attitives in the stuff you buy today and the metallurgy (did I actually use that word) used in the engine's today its not needed. But it can't hurt either.
I always thought it was for flat tappet cam break in.
The goverment paid environmentalists said it f's up sensors or cats or dogs and cats, I forget.

Can'take really say for sure, but Ed Curtis from FTI recommended it when he designed my cam. it may not be needed for today's OEM roller cams, but most of them are not running the spring pressures and cam profiles that some of us are.

Joe

 

[General karthief]

Well if he said to use it thats what I'd do, he's gotta be smarter than me. I don't build 'em, I just drive'm like I stole'm!

 

[5.0specialist]

Currently, I use Mobil 1 High-Mileage 10w-30 synthetic oil and motorcraft FL-1A filter. My car had oil glaze build-up in the engine (no sludge though) from lots of short trips and usage of crappy standard jiffy-lube oil and no-name oil filter. 400 miles later, and the oil is already darkening. It's cleaning up the engine pretty good.

 

[5.0specialist]

zinc helps to protect against wear on metal parts. I use Rotella in my cars for years which they say is a "diesel" oil as it has higher zinc properties.

I'm currently using Rotella T6 in a jeep 4.0. Those have flat tappet cams, so it helps to have extra zinc. But, I've heard they reduced the zinc a bit in those oils also. I've looked up the Mobil 1 high mileage and it actually has a lot of zinc in it.

 

[Scrapla347]

zinc helps to protect against wear on metal parts. I use Rotella in my cars for years which they say is a "diesel" oil as it has higher zinc properties.

My engine builder recommended I use Rotella for that very reason.

 

[AeroCoupe]

I use Brad Penn oil. Just remember that zinc is does not play well with catalytic converters.

High Performance Oils -

penngrade1.com

Good read on how ZDDP (zinc dialkyldithiophosphate whichis in most oils that say they have zinc) affects converters here:

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/is-it-a-myth-that-zddp-can-eat-cats.189363/

 

[Scrapla347]

I use Brad Penn oil. Just remember that zinc is does not play well with catalytic converters.

High Performance Oils -

penngrade1.com

Good read on how ZDDP (zinc dialkyldithiophosphate whichis in most oils that say they have zinc) affects converters here:

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/is-it-a-myth-that-zddp-can-eat-cats.189363/

Mt cats left the chat 20 years ago.

 

[AeroCoupe]

I literally tried to search MT catalytic converter for about 15 minutes and then realized I think you meant "My"....

I now know more about them than I ever wanted to.

 

[Noobz347]

Mt cats left the chat 20 years ago.

Mine do the majority of the administration around here

 

[Scrapla347]

I literally tried to search MT catalytic converter for about 15 minutes and then realized I think you meant "My"....

I now know more about them than I ever wanted to.

lol sorry

 

[Scrapla347]

Mine do the majority of the administration around here

He/She looks very serious lol

 

[Noobz347]

He/She looks very serious lol

Teh interwebz are seerius biznes.

 

[nickyb]

Ftw, I have used synthetic oil and a motorcraft fla1 since I got my LX in 2007.
I buy what's on sale at Wally world, I've even used super tech a time or two.
I pass a smog inspection every year, and she has 316,000 miles and counting.
Im old school so 3,000 mile intervals is what works for me.
No oil leaks,thank God.

 

[Mindseye007]

Ftw, I have used synthetic oil and a motorcraft fla1 since I got my LX in 2007.
I buy what's on sale at Wally world, I've even used super tech a time or two.
I pass a smog inspection every year, and she has 316,000 miles and counting.
Im old school so 3,000 mile intervals is what works for me.
No oil leaks,thank God.

are you running high flow 2 cats? or 4 cats stock?

 

[nickyb]

BBK 2 high flow cat x pipe, with smog pump and all smog hooked up.

 

[Mindseye007]

BBK 2 high flow cat x pipe, with smog pump and all smog hooked up.

what mufflers?

 

[Bullitt347]

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[nickyb]

what mufflers?

SLP loudmouth cat back