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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 4:32 am    Post subject: Not a good year. Reply with quote

Lately most of the van I convert have dead engine, destroyed one.

I can't say that I have seen many over the years but now i have to do 3 in a row. I wonder if it's millage related. 2 X 2.1L and 1 X 1.9L.

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Also, even if I do mostly conversion I still do some basic stuff once in a wile and men it's getting harder and harder to get some parts. Some that where easily available before are now NLA.

Just some fact.

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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 6:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am kind of board do you want to blame oil.

About a year ago I read about the reduction of zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP) in the oils supplied with API approval that could affect sliding and high pressure (EP) friction in our cars. The reduction of these chemicals in supplied oils was based on the fact that phosphates reduce the effectiveness and eventually damage catalytic converters and introduce minute amounts of pollutants into our atmosphere.


A couple of months ago I had a member of the Columbia Gorge MG Club bring a totally failed camshaft and lifters back to me that had only 900 miles on them!! I immediately contacted the camshaft re-grinder (Delta Cam) and asked how this could happen. They were well aware of this problem as they were starting to have many failures of this type. In the past, the lack of a molybdenum disulfide camshaft assembly lubricant, at assembly, was about the only thing that could create this type of problem. My customer has assembled many engines and had lubricated the camshaft properly. Then the bad news came out: It’s today’s “modern” API (American Petroleum Industry) approved oils that are killing our engines: Meaning all flat tappet (cam follower) equipped engines, as used in all BMC products, all British Leyland products, most pushrod engines prior to 1980, early Volvos, American high-performance engines and many others.



Next call: To a major camshaft supplier, both stock and performance (Crane). They now have an additive for whatever oil you are using during break-in so that the camshaft and lifters won’t fail in an unreasonably short period of time. They also suggest using a diesel rated oil on flat tappet engines.



Next call: To a racing oil manufacturer that we use for the race cars (Red Line Oil). Their response: “We are well aware of the problem and we still use the correct amounts of those additives in our products”. They continued to tell me they are not producing API approved oils so they don’t have to test and comply. Their oils were NOT the “new, improved and approved” ones that destroy flat tappet engines! “We just build the best lubricants possible”. Sounds stupid, doesn’t it, New-Approved but inferior products, but it seems to be true for our cars.



To top this off: Our representative from a major supplier of performance and street engine parts (EPWI) stopped by to “warn us” of the problem of the NEW oils on flat tappet engines. This was a call that the representative was making only because of this problem to warn their engine builders! “The reduction of the zinc, manganese and phosphates are causing very early destruction of cams and followers”. They are recommending that, for now at least, there must be a proper oil additive put in the first oil used on new engines, beyond the liberal use of molydisulfide assembly lube. They have been told that the first oil needs the additive but remain skeptical that the first oil is all that is necessary. Their suggestion: Use diesel rated oils such as Delo or Rotella that are usually available at auto stores and gas stations.



This problem is BIG! American Engine Rebuilder's Association (AERA) Bulletin #TB2333 directly addresses this problem. I had a short discussion with their engineer and he agreed with all that I had been finding.



Next phone call was to a retired engineer from Clevite, a major bearing and component manufacturer. First surprise was that he restored older British Motor bikes. The second surprise was that he was “VERY” aware of this problem because many of the old bikes had rectangular tappets that couldn’t rotate and are having a very large problem with the new oils. He has written an article for the British Bike community that verify all the “bad news” we have been finding.



Comp Cams put out “#225 Tech Bulletin: Flat Tappet Camshafts”. They have both an assembly lube and an oil additive. The telling sentence in the bulletin was “While this additive was originally developed specifically for break-in protection, subsequent testing has proven the durability benefits of its long term use. This special blend of additives promotes proper break-in and protects against premature cam and lifter failure by replacing some of the beneficial ingredients that the oil companies have been required to remove from the “off-the–shelf oil”.



Next question: Now what do we do?



From the camshaft re-grinders (DeltaCam) “Use oils rated for diesel use”, Delo (Standard Oil product) was named. About the same price as other quality petroleum based oils. They have the ZDDP we need in weights we are familiar with.



From one camshaft manufacturer (Crane): “use our additive” for the first 500 miles.



From General Motors (Chevrolet): add EOS, their oil fortifier, to your oil, it’s only an 8-ounce can (This problem seems to be something GM has known about for some time!). The additive says for break-in only, some dealers add it to every oil change.



From Redline Oil: Use our street formulated synthetics. They have what we need! Early in 2007 they will be supplying a “break-in oil” specifically for our cars.



From Castrol: We are beginning to see a pattern emerging on older cars. It may be advantageous to use a non-approved lubricant, such as oils that are Diesel rated, 4 Cycle Motorcycle oils and other specified diesel oils. They will be supplying “new oils” specifically for our cars in early 2007.



For you science buffs: ZDDP is a single polar molecule that is attracted to Iron based metals. The one polar end tends to “Stand” the molecule up on the metal surface that it is bonded to by heat and friction. This forms a sacrificial layer to protect the base metals of the cam and tappet from contacting each other. Only at very high pressures on a flat tappet cam is this necessary because the oil is squeezed/wiped from the surface. This high pressure is also present on the gudgeon pin (wrist pin) in diesel engines, therefore the need for ZDDP in all diesel engines.

Second part of the equation is Molybdenum disulfide (Moly). The moly bonds to the zinc adding an additional, very slippery, sacrificial layer to the metal. I found out that too much of the moly will create problems; lack of this material reduces the effectiveness of the ZDDP. The percentage, by weight is from .01 to .02%, not much, but necessary according to the chemists.



Now there is no denying that there is a problem, lack of ZDDP (Zinc Dialkyl DithioPhosphate) in modern oils kills at least our cams and tappets. There seems to be no known alternative.



Our cars are a small percentage of the total market and BIG Corporate, the American Petroleum Institute and possibly government have made decisions that are detrimental to our cars. This problem isn’t going away. The trend today is to lighter weight oils to decrease drag, which increases mileage. Most of these seem to be the “Energy Conservation” oils that we cannot use.



Redline oil and others are suggesting a 3,000-mile break-in for new engines! Proper seating of rings with today’s lubricants is taking that long to properly seal. Shifting to synthetics before that time will just burn a lot of oil and not run as well as hoped.



The “Energy Conservation“ trend was first led by automakers to increase mileage numbers and secondly because the ZDDP and other chemicals degrade the catalytic converter after extended miles, increasing pollution. Most of us don’t have catalytic converters and the mileage gains are not that significant.



Many oil companies may have products that will continue to function well in our cars. Castrol, Redline, Valvoline, Mobil, Shell, Amsoil and others have now commented on my original article and are making suggestions. Some companies are offering short lists of “acceptable” oils, others just one. One company has responded without any substantive information in a two-page “bulletin”. By their account all their oils are superior and applicable. This is typical of many companies.



Some oil manufacturers are pointing to metallurgy, blaming poorly built cams and followers. This may have some validity but the bottom line is that there has been a big increase in failures with products that have been on the market for many years but are now having greatly increased failures. To me the bottom line is, if the lubricants are working there is no contact between surfaces, it shouldn’t matter what the materials used in the products are, within reason.



On “modern” production cars, stay with the manufacturers’ suggestions. For any car produced before about 1990 the owner needs to be aware that the factory suggested lubricant may have changed and may not be applicable. Flat tappet, stock, performance or modified may be affected. MGBs from 1975 to 1980 must choose to sacrifice the cam or the catalytic converter as an example of how difficult the decisions are becoming!



Yes, there is more! Castrol does understand our dilemma and is actively looking into what it can do to support our cars. We can soon expect to see products from them with specific application to classic cars. Red Line will be offering a “break-in” oil soon after the first of the year. Shell’s Rotella will be good until about June or July of 2007 with possibly nothing after that date. Delo (Chevron) will also be questionable after the new “CJ-4” standards come in the middle of 2007.



Now the important information: Oils that may be correct for our cars today:

(As reported by manufacturers by 12-31-06, NOTE: many have changed their recommendations over the last three months!

Castrol: Syntec 5W-40, Syntec 20W-50, Grand Prix 4-Stroke Motorcycle oil in 10W-40 and 20W-50, TWS Motorsport 10W-60*, BMW Long Life 5W-30*

*= full synthetic, available only at BMW dealerships

Red Line: 10W-30, 10W-40 (Synthetic oils)

Valvoline: VR-1 20W-50 (Conventional oil)

Amsoil: 20W-50(TRO), 10W-40(AMO), 15W-40(AME) & 20W-50(ARO)

Mobil: Mobil 1 5W-30 and 20W-50 (Synthetic)

Chevron: Delo 400

Shell: Rotella



What we are doing at Foreign Parts Positively has been difficult to determine but with few options left, the following is what we are forced to do. Some of our choices have been based on the manufacturer’s willingness to help and specific reports. This list will change in the next months with Castrol and Red Line adding products just for our cars.

Break in: Delo 400 30W (A break-in oil will be available from Redline soon!)

Conventional oil: Valvoline VR-1 20W-50

Synthetic: Red Line 10W-30 in newer engines, 10W-40 on older engines.

Break-in is now 3,000 miles (using Delo 400 30W) before changing to running oil.

Oil change interval: 1 year or 18,000 miles with Red Line synthetic

1 year or 2,500 miles with conventional oil (Valvoline VR-1 20W-50).


Thank you to Castrol, Redline, Christiansen Oil, Valvoline, Mobil, Shell, Standard Oil and Amsoil for input. We’re sure this subject will continue: Please forward any new information on this subject you may encounter.



We have received some very interesting material from “Mr Moly” that may be putting molybdenum disulfide (MoS) into this discussion. It seems that ZDDP plus MoS is the best from the oil companies’ opinion but MoS by itself may be beneficial. Some racers swear by it. The literature seems to support “Mr. Moly’s” position.
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It boils down to avoiding all oils with a GF-4 specification. That will be most automotive oils with a first number of 10W or lower (0W,5W,10W). Most single weight oils are going to be okay, just look for SL rated oils and not SM rated. Diesel oils or automotive oils with a SM rating and a first number of 15W or higher (15W,20W) may or may not be okay, best to check the manufactures website and hope that their info is current. Many house brands of oil are still okay, again look for an SL rating and not a SM one. I can get Cenex oil sold by my local farm supply, so far it is okay.

Redline also sells a concentrated additive, it only takes a few ounces to raise the zinc level of a GF-4 rated oil to the safe level. It will cost you only a couple of bucks per oil change.

EDIT: I changed this post slightly to correctly reflect which oils have to meet GF-4 specs and which don't. Think I got it right this time.


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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Redline has been used extensively in the Vanagon community. I know several people with damaged transaxles, myself included, that used Redline. I will only use Swepco 201 now.

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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jon_slider wrote:
Redline has been used extensively in the Vanagon community. I know several people with damaged transaxles, myself included, that used Redline. I will only use Swepco 201 now.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=366486


What does Swepco 201 have to do with motor oil?

The 2.1 are probably blowing up from rod bolt stretching anyway, and not from some form of oil related bearing failure. If you are getting metal to metal contact on your journal bearings you have another problem and more ZDDP isn't going to help.
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 9:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting FAQ at Valvoline. Even they are aware of the issue..

http://www.valvoline.com/faqs/motor-oil/racing-oil/

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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Ben,

Did the owners notice a rod knock or decrease in oil pressure before the failure or did it happen suddenly without warning ?
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wildthings wrote:
It boils down to avoiding all oils with a GF-4 specification. That will be most automotive oils with a first number of 15W or lower. Most single weight oils are going to be okay, just look for SL rated oils and not SM rated. Diesel oils or automotive oils with a SM rating and a first number of 20W or higher may or may not be okay, best to check the manufactures website and hope that their info is current. Many house brands of oil are still okay, again look for an SL rating and not a SM one. I can get Cenex oil sold by my local farm supply, so far it is okay.

Redline also sells a concentrated additive, it only takes a few ounces to raise the zinc level of a GF-4 rated oil to the safe level. It will cost you only a couple of bucks per oil change.


This is the kind of information that is golden.. If we can boil this down to complete clarity then when standing in Napa, life gets very easy.

To clarify one thing that isn't absolutely explicit. Are you saying that SM rated oils with a first number of 15 or lower are OK?

Looking at Shell Rotella T 15W-40. It has all kinds of ratings, but NOT GF-4. It's primary labelling is CJ-4/SM.

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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

when looking at diesel oils, you want to look for a CI rating...the CJ and CJ-plus have lower levels of the ZDDP stuff.....

definately look for CI or SL ( regular motor oils ) only.....

also, if the bottle has the STAR symbol with the "fuel efficient" thing on it, you dont want it......

also, if you are in a climate where u could run a straight 30w or 40w, they usually have the SL rating...

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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 10:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Are you saying that SM rated oils with a first number of 10 or lower are OK?


No, most all automotive oils that are SM rated oils that are 10W or lower are going to meet the GF-4 spec and should be avoided.

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Looking at Shell Rotella T 15W-40. It has all kinds of ratings, but NOT GF-4. It's primary labelling is CJ-4/SM.


Certain oils like Diesel rated, extended service rated, or oil advertized for high mileage vehicles may be okay even with a 10W or lower first number. There is gray area here so buy carefully.

The GF-4 spec only applies to automotive multigrade oils with a low temperature viscosity of less 10W or less, while the SM rating in general applies to all oils for use in newer vehicles.

EDIT: Please note that I changed this post slightly, I believe it is now correct. I also altered the reprint of "thewump's" post to have it make sense with my corrected reply.


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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd be interested in seeing oil analysis done on a WBX or a VW Diesel both with a ZDDP additive and without. Would either help pinpoint certain concerns or alleviate a lot of guessing.
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 11:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks for the info regarding oil..

so, anyone can recommend an appropriate oil additive to use?
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

0to60in6min wrote:

so, anyone can recommend an appropriate oil additive to use?

I use this. It is very economical - 1/3 bottle with a Castrol 20W50 oil change and it will bring the ZDDP level to where it should be.
http://www.zddplus.com/

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Here is a calculator which I made to figure out how much to use:

http://www.westfalia.gomezperales.com/Documents/ZDDP.xls
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Castrol has a bad rep among air cooled flat 6 cylinder people

a simple solution is to get Brad Penn oil from Amazon - $5/Qt. with free shipping.

Valvolene VR-1 was on sale at AutoZone recently - maybe still on sale - $2.40/Qt. - adequate ZDDP, but [P] may be marginal.

Then you can look at it as having the stock WBX is a blessing, since you can do that swap you always wanted... sorta.
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So much info, much contradictory, for us non mechanical types what exactly should we be using? I know different motors and different fuels may make a difference.

I am a 1.9L TD conversion, in southern Ontario, what kind of oil and/or additive should I be using considering all the above information
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a Raby CS Kit motor, flat tappet, high performance cam
As per Jake, it's seen nothing but Brad Penn from the moment of it's birth, assembled with their Break-In oil, broken in with the same, since break in, it only sees 20-50W http://www.bradpennracing.com/Products/High-Performance/SAE-20W50.aspx
They have 5 choices for multi-weight from 0-30W up to my 20-50W as well as 'straight-weight' choices too (30-40-50) http://www.bradpennracing.com/Products/Racing-Oils.aspx
All are considered 'racing oils' with typically the 'full-boat' of wear protection
(1,500 ppm Zinc (Zn) and 1340-1400 ppm Phosphorus)
Check out the product bulletin http://www.amref.com/CMSFiles/File/bp_pb/7126_50_44_58_19_BP_PG1_Multigrade_HP_Oils_PB.pdf

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How do the race oils compare for drain intervals with conventional oils? I know the Valvoline Race Oil don't last nearly as long (detergent packages etc).
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 2:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

> What does Swepco 201 have to do with motor oil?

oops, sorry, wrong soap box

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Mobil 1 Full Synthetic... anything wrong with that one?
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jon_slider wrote:
> What does Swepco 201 have to do with motor oil?

oops, sorry, wrong soap box

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Hey what happened to that laid back mellow Slider I used to know.
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