pantera408

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Hey guys
i'll be purchasinga HKE 408 longblock from a board member and I was told that it doesnt have no more than 2500 miles on it and He told me to use Rotella diesel oil in it. (15/40W) Would I be hurting it being Thick on the Crank?? Is it safe?

427zm

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He used Rotella due to the high ZDDP levels it carries. ZDDP is a high zinc and Phosphorous additive in oil added for wear protection. It's a good thing to run.

No, it shouldn't hurt the motor hurt the motor.

Grr

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rotella 1540 is one of the best oils on the market, Its the only thing I use in all my vehicles

pantera408

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THX Guys I did a full research on this and I'm really amazed. But keep them coming.

Tunink

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I used Rotella T in my 408 and it worked great. I will use that oil in my new setup. Can't go wrong with it, especially for the price.

pantera408

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so there should be no drag on the crank or slowing it down?

rathersmart

rotella T is good. i've also used it in many engines

VandykeT/A

Never used Rotella in a LS engine but I've ran it in during break in on flat tappet motors and we run T6 in our 2000 beetle seems to be good stuff.

Fred Flintstone

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I use to use it in racing atv motors back in the early to mid 2000's.
We almost double the life of the motor, just by switching to Rotella
from castrol.

trans_am7935

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On a side note, if you have emissions in your state, then this oil will cause you to potentially fail it. The sniffer will pick up the extra ZDDP and cause a rise in PPM on the test. The additive ZDDP is was reduced in engine oil for gas motors by up to 75% for this reason. Since most diesels dont have emissions, it remains in that engine oil.

Grimes

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Technically, too much ZDDP will harm your catalytic converter over time, but it would have the effect you were talking about.

96capricemgr

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LONG term it can hurt catalytic converters but probably not any more than all the other performance stuff done to the engine.

Besides if you look at the label it is probably API rated for gas engines as well.

pantera408

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THX Guys for the input... I'm sold on it Inspecter12 is a very
knowlegdable guy..Plus I'm not runnig Cats..

garygnu

any oil with a high zinc content is good for flat tappet cams,it won't hurt a roller cam.

Gunslinger09

I use Rotella in my car. It is API rated for passenger cars.

ddnspider

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Rotella 15w40 is the only oil that's been in my HKE turbo 383 and its been going strong for over 5 years.

Jeff Smith

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I use rotella in my ls2 motor 4 years ago..still run good..

JakeFusion

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Rotella is a good oil. Call Erik Koenig at HKE and see what he recommends for an engine broken in with Rotella. Valvoline VR1 is also a good oil.