Supra doopra Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Just had my car serviced and decided to put in some of that Slick 50 to help lubricate all the internal workings of the engine. Have often used it on all my previous cars and has worked a treat, and so the Supe was no exception and just to comment on the results it has made quite a big difference yet again like i thought it would. Its now smoother through the gears, slightly better MPG and accelerates alot more sharper. Well worth giving it ago when you next service your cars, only £20 from Halfords and offers good protection to your engine on cold start up. Its just a thought folks................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 What is it mate? Do you just put it into your engine when you fill up or something? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I believe turbo technics (turbo builders and rebuilders) have bad things to say about Slick50, it seems to leave a nasty deposit on the turbo shafts which tends not to do them much good. I think most people on here avoid slick50 if they can, if it was that good then the oil companies would include it in their oils already. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I read a post recently regarding this and other additives and the linked report was very scathing. Not only did they conclude that it did no good but they actaully confirmed that it caused damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Here is the link. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17697&highlight=additives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I hope you like changing oil filters, Supra Doopra mate. That Slick50 crap if well known for clogging filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 What about this Duro lub that u see on sky, it sound so great, so I try one on my mk3 turbo, it cost about £35, couldnt tell any different at all, anyone try that Durolub ? Tango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimbo Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I thought Slick-50 was a hair grease Cary Grant and Elvis used. I never heard of u're lubey stuff m8 but there's only one place lube goes for me.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Originally posted by crimbo I thought Slick-50 was a hair grease Cary Grant and Elvis used. I never heard of u're lubey stuff m8 but there's only one place lube goes for me.......... Some of us don't need artificial lubricants....lol:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Originally posted by Branners I believe turbo technics (turbo builders and rebuilders) have bad things to say about Slick50, it seems to leave a nasty deposit on the turbo shafts which tends not to do them much good. I think most people on here avoid slick50 if they can, if it was that good then the oil companies would include it in their oils already. JB They do its called magnatec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Originally posted by dangerous brain They do its called magnatec Magnatec does not contain PTFE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Oh what is the ickle bits that coat the pistons and sh*t in magnatec then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Originally posted by dangerous brain Oh what is the ickle bits that coat the pistons and sh*t in magnatec then? I don't know at the moment. I'll see if I can Google the answer. It ain't going to be PTFE though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Magnatec is a pretty good oil as well, Im probably going to swap back to it as my UK spec is high mileage and gets a bit smokey some days. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terawua Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I am sure there was some thing I was reading when I was in the US in january about most of the so called fuel additive people being sued for making false claims. I seem to remeber one of them being called Z-Max or something, and the only claim it made that was substantiated was that it was (slightly) absorbed into the metal surface. Everything else was complete hogwash. My take on it is.. put in expensive oil (Mobil 1) and change it regularly James oh yeah.... finally bought a computer... after 6 months..... nice to be back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprarob Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 snake oil like branners says if it was that good the oil people would be putting it in the oil you buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Sounds bad, cheers for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Mazola Rocks:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra doopra Posted April 2, 2004 Author Share Posted April 2, 2004 It would seem there seems to be alot of good and bad pros and cons with these products. Branners may be right in terms of it leaving deposits on the turbo shafts etc, but mine is a none turbo and as i said it seems to have improved alot of things. Its like anything people have there own opinions on whats good and bad, but i only found out my garage had only put a semi-synthetic oil in and i wanted fully synthetic. So decided to put slick 50 in to try it. All seems ok..............................so far touch wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Ad Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I heard magnatec was bad for the engine as it left bits of filtered metal on the turbos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400BHP Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Magnatec is supposed to have magnetic particles in it (which PTFE aren't) , which wouldn't stick to an aluminium piston, or a cast iron con-rod or a cast crank, or cast camshaft...pretty useless really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Originally posted by 400BHP Magnatec is supposed to have magnetic particles in it (which PTFE aren't) , which wouldn't stick to an aluminium piston, or a cast iron con-rod or a cast crank, or cast camshaft...pretty useless really. That's complete rubbish. Firstly, cast iron IS attracted by a magnet. Secondly, Magnatec is NOT claimed to be magnetic anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 All I know is that I put slick 50 in my rocket barge and the horrible rattly hyd tappet noise ceased and desisted straight away. The motor allready has 136k on it so a bit of slick 50 wont hurt it. It does incidentally feel a bit quicker but that might be in my head. http://www.frugal-families.com/forums/images/smilies/amed003.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilman Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 The chemists view - scary stuff and the reason we don't recommend them! Use a decent oil is the best advice. General Remarks on Chlorinated Additives. A number of ‘add-on’ additives intended to improve the performance of commercially available automotive lubricants have been marketed in recent years, under such names as ‘Xxtralube ZX-1’, ‘Metol FX-1’, ‘PPL Anti-Friction’ and ‘Activ-8’.All such products share the following characteristics with ‘X-1R Friction Eliminator’:- 1)They all contain chlorinated paraffin ‘exteme pressure’(EP) compounds first used in the 1930s in heavily-loaded industrial gearboxes, and in some automotive transmission applications, mainly hypoid gears. 2)They all corrode copper-based alloys at moderate temperatures, easily exceeded in all engine, and most transmission applications.This problem was recognised in the 1930s, and chlorinated compounds were never used in transmissions with bronze bearings or gears. No responsible manufacturer ever suggested using them in engines where their increasing activity at high temperatures could lead to piston ring corrosion and bore glazing. (For the same reason, modern ‘hypoid’ additives are not used in engines, even though they are much safer than any chlorinated additive.) 3)X-1R Friction Eliminator and its clones are based upon very outdated technology, which was abandoned by responsible lubricant manufacturers for automotive transmission uses in the 1950s. Chlorinated compounds still find applications in metal working, but their use is on the decline because of health and safety considerations. 4)When burnt, chlorinated paraffins produce corrosive hydrochloric acid, and organo-chlorine compounds including the highly poisonous phosgene gas. Apart from these corrosion and health hazards, with petrol engines the deactivation of exhaust catalysts is also a problem. 5)Unfortunately, these additives give spectacular results in simple EP test machines such as the ‘Falex’. As a marketing ploy, a demonstration of this type looks impressive to those not aquainted with the above facts. Also attractive is the low cost of chlorinated compounds, allowing profits of several thousand percent to be made. Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martynb Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 So you're not too keen then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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