Higher levels of Zinc (ZDP) than regular passenger car oils. Delivers proper anti-wear protection for older style push-rod and flat-tappet engines. Superior camshaft wear protection chemistry. The same wear protection found in Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil which has powered Joe Gibbs Racing to multiple NASCAR Championships. Uses the same oil additive technology developed for the U.S. Military for storing and shipping their combat equipment. Protects against rust and corrosion so your engine is protected even when it’s not running. Synthetic formula provides the best characteristics of mineral oil without the unwanted saturates that can lead to sludge and varnish, and it provides improved cold-start protection compared to conventional oils.
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Contains the same additive technology used by the US Military for storing and shipping combat equipment worldwide. Protects against rust and corrosion during storage and operation.
Small niche product. It's simply another oil to consider or waste time looking at.
The regular line does not have the detergency for street use and has very high levels of anti-wear additives.
I like the idea the ZDP is blended into this solution versus an additive. My buddy's with the old muscle cars will like to hear about this for sure and the 10-30 will make them even happier. Good find Buster!
Old School Gearhead learning new tricks.
Posts: 11 | Location: Hill Country of Texas | Registered: Sun October 09 2005
Well, given that Redline is supposedly not a good storage oil, I may have to remove the Redline from my motorhome generator and replace it with this Joe Gibbs stuff. I can put the generator's Redline in my F150 or something, so no waste. But the generator is going to go a year easily on an OCI of 50 hrs per book or longer if I extend for synthetic.
Paul, definitely. Most good synthetics from what I've seen have no corrosion issues over long periods of time. I've seen some UOA's come back where the car sat for over a year and it looked good. Unless of course this type of corrosion isn't detected.
I went with Redline thinking: air cooled engine and enclosed compartment (albeit with cooling fan). However, I bet the Amsoil PAO will withstand the heat nearly as well as Redline, or should say the heat will be within the range of PAO capability, so ester is overkill.
Well probably leave the Redline in for now hoping to clean out any crud from first 100 hrs. Ha that gen only had 100 hours in 7 years when I bought it. Must have sat a lot.
Anyway, I better leave off so the discussion can get back to Joe Gibbs Oil.
I think the Joe Gibbs oil has just about the right level of zinc in there. It's the same level I shoot for when I dope my SL and SM oils. I wonder if they use any moly? The data sheet did not get into very much detail.
