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Re: New to a Sprite, oil change questions...
Thanks for your input, I know royal purple is over kill. I just wanted to treat her with some high end oil.
For anyone else out there, will it hurt to run "restore" engine cleaner before I do an oil change or should I not even bother?
Sarastro said:Well, I sense a long "discussion" of the ZDDP issue coming up, so I'll make one posting and quit.
Here is my take on the subject, and here is another. I'm more than a little worried that overconcern about the ZDDP issue has caused people to use oils that have a high ZDDP concentration but just are not right in other respects. First, almost all the higher viscosity motor oils have Zinc in the 1000-1200 ppm range, which is more than you need, so it shouldn't be an issue at all (take a look at the data sheets for them; many are on line). Racing oil is expensive, and may not be appropriate for street use; there's a difference between what you'd use for an engine that is run very hard and torn down often, and one that has to go on for a long time in a dirty and thermally varied environment on a single charge of oil.
Just get a good quality 20W50 (or a little lighter for winter use) and you'll be fine.
Uh, also, it'll take about four quarts, plus or minus a bit, to drain and refill. Buy five; because of leakage, you'll need to add some periodically.
Thanks for your input, I know royal purple is over kill. I just wanted to treat her with some high end oil.
For anyone else out there, will it hurt to run "restore" engine cleaner before I do an oil change or should I not even bother?