Reply to "Camshaft failure"

dave2811Member

quote:
Originally posted by Aus Ford:

Is it just purely mileage (old age) ? Is this the fate of all old cams eventually ? Can it be prevented ?

Run a zinc (ZDDP) additive with every oil change, or change to a full roller cam, lifters or rockers (lots of advantages to that).

Not sure if Aus has the same environmental regulations as the US, but ZDDP in oil here has been restricted because it poisons cat convertors, obviously not an issue in a Pantera. There might be an oil formula available labeled "Classic Car". Research to see if that formula has elevated levels of ZDDP.

10/7/136:02 PM

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