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Re: Abbreviations
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 1/11/2006

ZDDP, Zinc dialkyldithiophosphate

A common oil additive that is very cost effective at fighting oxidation, corrosion, and wear, but also tends to find its way through the PCV system and engine into the catalytic converter were it eventually degrades the cata... Login to read more.