1- "If this stuff is that thick is there a chance that it will settle out in the oil pan once the engine cools overnight?" I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT WOULD HAPPEN.quote:
Originally posted by drm7:
I have a couple questions:
1- If this stuff is that thick is there a chance that it will settle out in the oil pan once the engine cools overnight? Or will it stay in suspension once warmed and mixed in the oil after a short run?
2- With this much ZDDP and with SM / GF4 oils lowering the amount of ZDDP out of fear of poisoning the cat will this increase your chance of ruining a cat? My cars don't use oil but I don't want to have to replace a cat anytime soon and I plan to get a lot of miles out of my current stable.
I wonder if it would be best to put this in some 100+ degree water to soften it and allow you to shake it up before adding to the crankcase???
"Or will it stay in suspension once warmed and mixed in the oil after a short run?" I AM CONFIDENT IT WOULD.
2. If you are not subject to emissions testing then it is SORT OF a non-issue. But i would expect no problem at the one ounce per ratio. Effects on cat would be more if engine consumes a lot of oil.
3. Wouldn't hurt to keep it near the heat register for a while before adding, certainly not in the cold garage, but when you leave it inverted in the filler neck of the hot engine the engine heat should help get it all out. It will shake at room temp easily enough. In fact it seems to loosen up after the first couple jerks.