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Aluminum: Pistons, bearings, cases (heads & blocks). Chromium: Rings, a trace element
in steel. Iron: Cylinders, rotating shafts, the valve train, and any steel part sharing the oil. Copper: Brass or bronze parts, copper bushings, bearings,
oil coolers, also an additive in some gasoline engine oils. Lead: Bearings. Tin: Bearings, bronze parts, piston coatings. Molybdenum: Anti-wear
additive, coating on some new rings (washes off as break-in occurs). Nickel: Trace element in steel. Manganese: Trace element, additive in gasoline.
Silver: Trace element. Titanium: Trace element. Potassium: Antifreeze inhibitor, additive in some oil types. Boron:
Detergent/dispersant additive, antifreeze inhibitors. Silicon: Airborne dirt, sealers, gaskets, antifreeze inhibitors. Sodium: Antifreeze inhibitors,
additive in some gasoline engine oils. Calcium: Detergent/dispersant additive. Magnesium: Detergent/dispersant additive. Phosphorus: Anti-wear
additive. Zinc: Anti-wear additive. Barium: Detergent/dispersant additive.
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