Posted by John Allicaseover on November 15, 2015 at 16:22:54 from (174.60.55.127):
In Reply to: Re: Tractor oils. posted by rrlund on November 15, 2015 at 16:13:37:
Haha. He says flat tappet motors have to have zinc or they wear the lobes off the cams. Apparently the zinc builds up on these surfaces and over time wears off when not using the additive or oil with zinc in it. He said he has seen many motors go this way but my Chevelle and Monte Carlo and all my other old cars and trucks never have a problem... I did however quickly change the oil in the tractors after he told me that just in case it was a fact but I've never heard of such a thing and it's $10-$20 a bottle for the zinc making the oil change even more expensive. Actually the Lucas zinc additive I got says on the bottle for engine break in not for use in every flat tappet motor ever because the new oils suck. He said an engine will blow within 4000 miles if this is not used. Usually this guy knows what he's talking about is why I was so worried about it and figured I'd ask you guys to see what's up. So what kind of oil do you guys run in the tractors? Anything special or SAE 30? Detergent or non detergent? Thanks again.
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