Infidel Edition
05-19-2017, 09:12 AM
So I'm breaking in my newly rebuilt engine and didn't drop $$$ for break in oil as you can just get some straight 30 weight and add zinc to get pretty much the same thing for like 1/3. Run it for the first 3-5 hours (200-250 miles) and then change it.
Though sometimes tricky to find, Auto Zone has 1 gal Rotella SAE 30 for like $16 and I picked up a bottle of Zinc from O'Reilly's Auto the other day.
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When I ran into the local auto parts store (Mike's / he's a great guy), I wanted to grab another bottle of Zinc, I noticed the same bottle on the shelf...
Mike jokingly asked why I'd buy a bottle of nothing ~ and when I told him what I was doing, he said he could order some Zinc additive for me.
Puzzled, I said, "isn't that zinc?"
Mike: "didn't you read the label?"
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"Does not contain Zinc or Phosphorous"
................WHAT THE WHAT!
So my zinc additive will be in today.
** he said, though this does roughly the same thing for an older engine, it's not the best thing for a new engine because it'll reduce the vital wear-in of the rings and such.....
Though sometimes tricky to find, Auto Zone has 1 gal Rotella SAE 30 for like $16 and I picked up a bottle of Zinc from O'Reilly's Auto the other day.
10255
When I ran into the local auto parts store (Mike's / he's a great guy), I wanted to grab another bottle of Zinc, I noticed the same bottle on the shelf...
Mike jokingly asked why I'd buy a bottle of nothing ~ and when I told him what I was doing, he said he could order some Zinc additive for me.
Puzzled, I said, "isn't that zinc?"
Mike: "didn't you read the label?"
10254
"Does not contain Zinc or Phosphorous"
................WHAT THE WHAT!
So my zinc additive will be in today.
** he said, though this does roughly the same thing for an older engine, it's not the best thing for a new engine because it'll reduce the vital wear-in of the rings and such.....