So this sounds like a rather expensive proposition. Isn't it more cost effective to just purchase a bottle of ZDDP from Eastwood and add it with the next oil change ? Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARK HOPKINS" <m.hopkins@xxxxxxx> To: <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Terry Mctaggart" <terrymct999@xxxxxxxxx>; "Listserver Chrysler Club" <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Oil > Hi Keith - great question for everyone in the US. When you click on the > Hemmings link in your email, next click on one of the oil bottles, and a > product description comes up. In each type of Hemmings Oil, the zinc > content is 1627 parts per million, which is what our old cars need. Scroll > down a bit, and it says the oils are manufactured for Hemmings by Champion > Brands LLC in Clinton, Missouri. Nice - a product that isn't made in > China, but I digress... > > The Champion Brands website is www.championbrands.com . They market the > same oils under their name: Champion Classic / Muscle High Performance > Motor Oil. Click on "Classic / Muscle Car Oils" near the top of their Home > page, then click the tab with the same title, and their classic car oils > come up. The product descriptions are identical to the Hemmings > decriptions, with zinc content at 1627 PPM. On the Home page, also click > the "Where to Buy" tab at the top, and then "Online Retailers", and a > whole list of auto stores comes up. Some are online, but several have > retail stores as well. Most US members can probably find the oil they need > in their own back yards. > > Mark > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Boonstra" <kboonstra.zeegroup@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "MARK HOPKINS" <m.hopkins@xxxxxxx> > Cc: "Terry Mctaggart" <terrymct999@xxxxxxxxx>, "Listserver Chrysler Club" > <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 2:57:30 PM > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Oil > > > Is anyone using the "Hemmings" classic car oil? It runs $9 and $11.50 a > quart with shipping, but I would presume they will have done their > homework on its formulation. > > > Here is a link: http://www.hemmings.com/classicoil/ > > > > Keith Boonstra > > > - > > > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 3:47 PM, MARK HOPKINS < m.hopkins@xxxxxxx > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Terry - the earlier email about Rotella's zinc content being reduced is > correct. As well, remember that Rotella is formulated for diesel engines, > meaning it has a very high detergent content. While a certain amount of > detergent is inherent in all modern oils the amount required for diesels > is considerably more, and can act as an abrasive in gasoline engines. It's > therefore not a good idea to use Rotella in our old car engines. > > The Joe Gibbs and other racing oils that contain zinc / ZDDP are probably > best. The key is to check the product and ensure the zinc content is at > least 1,600 parts per million. There was an oil in the US market for a > while called Z-Alt that met that specification. However, their website is > no longer working, so I don't know if the company is still in business. It > was about $10/US quart as I recall. > > In western Canada, Boss Lubricants makes a 15-40 weight with 1,600 PPM > zinc content called CAM Oil. They list stores on their website in the four > western provinces, including the NAPA stores in this region. It sells for > about $7.00/liter/US quart. Their website is www.camoils.com . I don't > know if it can be shipped to the US, but that would likely make it too > costly anyway. > > Spring was here and then winter came back this weekend! > > Mark in Calgary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Mctaggart" < terrymct999@xxxxxxxxx > > To: "Listserver Chrysler Club" < chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 12:17:26 PM > Subject: [Chrysler300] Oil > > > > The first signs of spring are appearing here in Dayton OH, so it's time > to get the 300F out of winter storage and ready for the road. One of the > first things to do is an oil change. Is Rotella still the oil of > preference for our old style engines? 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