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    Question Oil Problem with all Cars!!!!

    Got this off another site:

    The Zinc has been removed from the oil, and because of this, it is causing cam failure in most OHV engines. To fix this, you need to buy a zinc additive and add it to the oil. I found this out a few weeks ago, and I recently comfirmed it.

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    pfft sounds like a con to me, never heard of it before, i do the servicing on my mate 500,000km calais, i dont add anythig to the oil and it hasnt broken down,

    and you say "cam failure in most OHV engines",
    is there a engine in a car that is not OHV???, except the 2 stroke GO-GO mobil

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    Go easy fellas lol im just posting what i read!
    vztrt the link is not really any good as the forum i got it off is not very active and only has 2 replies to thread including mine:P!

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    And we all know everything on the Internet (especially forums) is 100% completely true!

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    i really can understand this,

    a 1930's ford sidy' v8 still runs like a dream today because the non zinc blended oil dosnt affect it,


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    It's true, most modern oils have less zinc in them. But they contain other dedicated antioxidants to make up for this, so there's nothing to worry about fellas
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    alot of oils cant be used to run in a cam anymore as certain additives have been removed. you can buy the additive to use for running a cam in. you can also just buy run in oil that will do the same job.

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