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Slick 50 oil treatment

Post by ZXturbo_Aura »

is slick 50 really worth getting???
im contemplating on buying it..... ideas?
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Dan -
Normally I'd say these additives are waste of good money.
If your engine is in good condition - with a decent service history on engine oil (& filter) changes - then there is nothing extra to gain using these additives. Instead keep obeying oil change intervals using a good modern oil - like a synthetic 5w40 type rated for turbodiesels.
In some rare cases these additives are worth the money.
I'll be the first to vote for that - from own experience.
My present runner - an '89 BX16 (235Kkm/147kmiles) has a mis-treated engine - badly neglected on oil changes for y's.
When aquired first day - I noticed knocking, thumping, clattering & rattling from the running engine - clearly from my experience the symptoms on a worn out engine - but in otherwise good functional state.
In fact it sounded more like a diesel than a petrol.
My first test was to use a 5w40 - then later a 0w40 synthetic engine oil - to clean the engine. Result was the exhaust started to emit blue oil smoke - and the 0w40 oil disappeared rapidly within some 3Kmiles. The engine was like stones in a tin can to listen to - but the idea was to clean the engine.
Then I changed back to an old type mineral 10w40 oil - and the oil stopped smoking out - engine was a lot more quiet.
From ancient time I had good results on another car with a worn engine - using a tephlone additive - and this I've been running for some 16Kmiles with excellent results : the engine is quiet, runs well and I have no worries it will outlast the car.
These additives is no use at all in well maintained engines in good state - in fact there is a risc it may cause problems.
This is because these additives takes up the extra clearances caused by heavy wear - thus silencing the engine.
A good engine would not have these heavy wear clearances - and thus any extra stuff further trying taking up clearances may at best not work at all - at worst cause oil starvations.
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Post by paranoid »

I put Slick 50 in the engine when I first serviced it seems to be quieter.
All my cars previously have had wynns or molyslip with no problems, A lot sites slag of slick 50 which has me a little worried but[^] no problems so far.
I have seen it burn out a BMW engine due to very small oilways but no problems in mine so far.
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You may have seen a post I made earlier this week re: a dog rough 306D my neighbour bought from Auction. Terrible, knocky rattley thing.
Anyway, after an engine flush, Slick50, a genuine filter and some good oil the old thing does sound a whole lot better.!
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Post by Brian Oblivion »

I use ZX1 Extralube in mine (available from H*****ds) its a bit of a dilemma for me i.e. whether to continue using it, like having to play the same lottery numbers in case they come-up. I've had no engine problems whatsoever while using it for over 160k but since I haven't got an identical car to test it against i.e. one without the ZX1 I don't know if it is doing any good!
BTW ZX1 passes the "three ball test" whatever that is.
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Post by James.UK »

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There are dozens of websites about oil-oil additives, etc etc.. Google finds them in seconds..
Personaly I have used molyslip in every car engine I have ever owned and never had a major mechanical engine breakdown, whether the molyslip had any effect on that I really don't know.. I just like to know its in there.. [^]
When I was young it was common to use sawdust in back axles, nylons in gearboxes, and raw eggs in radiators to cure water leaks.. [:I] [:o)] We are spoilt for choice now. [:)] lol..
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- or even bananas in differentials [8]
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Post by ZXturbo_Aura »

hmmm interesting... lol
cheesesliceking

Post by cheesesliceking »

Well I popped some in my AX at 155'500 Miles & its at 159'000 Miles now I've used Redex too & loads of people said don't use either as it cleans out all the cack thats collected in nooks & crannies over the life of the engine & it'll make it run cack etc, but its still going great.
The Redex worked a treat, loads smoother on acceleration, although the smoke screen left behind whilst it was working its way out was rather embarrasing[:I][:I]
Although there is one thing... what exactly are you supposed to do with the Slick 50 Sticker??? [:0]
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Post by JohnCKL »

I've put some Tufoil in my XTD gearbox, the rest into the engine oil. Gear changes are smoother and quieter now. Tufoil is similar to Slick 50 but there were never any court cases over it unlike Slick 50.
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Post by reblack68 »

You put the sticker under the bonnet or in the door shut so that anybody working on the car knows it's been done.
I have an Escort turbodiesel which smokes like a bingo player. For the first 2 MOTs I used some injector cleaner on it and it passed comfortably. Last year I didn't bother and it passed even better.
Re cack in the engine. I had a Pug 505GTI once and I gave it a decoke, including the valve stems. The valve stems had waists worn into them (it had done 240000 miles) and it made huge amounts of smoke for the rest of its life- which wasn't long.
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Post by alan s »

Have a good read & make your own decisions; personally, I uase them in gearboxes but after a couple of engines I can directly blame some of these "treatments" on, I won't use them in an engine for any price.
http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbibles/additives.html
Enjoy!![:D][;)]
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Post by timbo »

i have used Slick50 in the past and found it helped in an older engine.i also run a scimitar and on there forum a chap who seams to no what he's about regarding oils and friction recomends nothing but MOLLYSLIP.
philhoward

Post by philhoward »

That would be our Alan, I guess...
Phil - Also a Scimitar owner and on the Yahoo group...
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I had a scimitar for a while, 3 litre engine same as the ford transit if my memory is working? was a great car, went like a bat out of hell. :-) I also had a triumph stag with the rover V8 3.5 engine fitted around the same time. Both were lovely cars to drive..
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