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John_Joey
Oct 30, 2013Explorer
Also read up (google) on flat tappet engines and the need for zinc in the oil.
I always used Rotella 15w40 in my 460 and was very pleased with the results except in the beginning. That's when all it's detergents really cleaned out the engine. Within a few hundred miles the oil was black. This is from a one owner rig that changed it every 3K miles prior to me.
I always used Rotella 15w40 in my 460 and was very pleased with the results except in the beginning. That's when all it's detergents really cleaned out the engine. Within a few hundred miles the oil was black. This is from a one owner rig that changed it every 3K miles prior to me.
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