{"id":13068,"date":"2017-09-07T18:36:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T18:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=13068"},"modified":"2017-09-07T18:36:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T18:36:14","slug":"care-for-your-new-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/09\/07\/care-for-your-new-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"CARE FOR YOUR NEW ENGINE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/news_summit_driven.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/news_summit_driven-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lots of engine builders, particularly those in the USA, like to use diesel motor oil as a break-in lubricant for new engines because it contains plenty of zinc (ZDDP) to protect flat tappet camshafts.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s said that\u00a0this oil is being replaced with a new formulation, API CK-4, that\u00a0reduces levels of ZDDP, on the order of 800 parts per million (ppm). That\u2019s not enough to prevent premature cam wear or even failure in engines with flat tappet camshafts.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the oil experts at Joe Gibbs Driven offer BR-Series Break-In Oil\u00a0that contains\u00a0highest levels of zinc and phosphorus to promote piston ring seal and provide maximum protection for flat tapped cams and lifters during initial break-in.<\/p>\n<p>BR Break-in Oil can be used for up to two hours of break-in\/dyno time before changing to regular motor oil and is available from Summit Racing.<\/p>\n<p>More performance is just a mouse-click away at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.email.dynect.net\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=WAA0HYy4enWklLGLVOCoftvRiKxkwcx7028A%2BNZlWSzSEaUD3cyAXwF228foUce69%2F2pFh%2BZQpAKigNyeJzaze7L%2Bop866DhinMC%2FUPRIi2OjOTRJFm%2Bsw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.summitracing.com%2F&amp;I=20170711130007.00000037ec47%40mail6-33-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjU5NWU3YmZhMThmN2M4MWQxMThiMGU5Njs%3D&amp;S=tZNU6i90lMSytK1BGHg-JEqLa6pbDvIlEhwCITIftIk\">SummitRacing.com<\/a><\/strong> <strong>ENDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Lots of engine builders, particularly those in the USA, like to use diesel motor oil as a break-in lubricant for new engines because it contains <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/09\/07\/care-for-your-new-engine\/\" title=\"CARE FOR YOUR NEW ENGINE\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}