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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 907 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Best oil for car 08/09/12 at 12:14:30 I have an 88 Buick century 2.8 v6 and a 95 buick regal 3.8 v6. Does any one know what kind of cams are in these motors? I use valvoline ,but apparently some car oil may be inadequate, for the older cams. What oil do you reccommend?
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #1 - 08/09/12 at 13:02:25 High zddp oil, doesnt matter which, Brad Pen, Kendall, Valvoline, Rislone ...
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #2 - 08/10/12 at 18:31:32 I used Valvoline for years and Castrol is good, too. Most name brand oil is good nowadays, but I have found that some cars I've had used more of one than some others. I believe any oil that says SL on the top is the latest. Right gang? Some of those were turbo. They benefited from frequent changes and an oil cool down pump.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 907 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #3 - 08/10/12 at 21:50:16 I found out my old car has a flat tappet cam, with hydraulic lifters ,and the oil these days lacks the zddp for these cams. I have decided to add 4 oz of redline engine break in additive ,according to the discussions going on on this website, to boost this. It seems to be a good idea.
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #4 - 08/11/12 at 04:41:45 Was your car ticking?
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 907 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #5 - 08/11/12 at 07:21:06 not really,but i believe this oil discussion.I plan to keep the car for a while , only 100k.miles .
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #6 - 08/11/12 at 08:41:20 Makes sense, good oil is cheap enough, cheaper than engine rebuild, why take a chance. I got used to hearing valve ticking on those flat engines but makes me wonder how far is ticking from tapping. Got myself some oil additive too.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 907 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #7 - 08/11/12 at 10:14:53 what kind of car do you have arnold?
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #8 - 08/11/12 at 10:33:05 Oh my car is not ticking, just the bike, mostly when it gets nice and hot.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 907 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #9 - 08/11/12 at 10:37:50 Yeah ,I'm adding some to my bike too, thats what got me started on all this.My bike ticks when hot.
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #10 - 08/11/12 at 10:49:29 I have about 6k miles. Might be due for an adjustment soon.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 907 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Best oil for car Reply #11 - 08/11/12 at 14:51:59 I have 5k . you could be right
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