Phil,
Even old cars can far exceed 100,000 miles with regular
oil changes. The Porsche I just sold had 230,000 miles on it.
Had a compression leak, but the rings and bottom end were
like new. My VW Cabriolet, without Slick50, was running like
new at 150,000 miles without Slick50 when I sold it, and I
drove the heck out of it and autocrossed it a lot! I have never kept
a Volvo less than 150,000 miles to date – they were like new
when I sold them (have had 3 – they last a while!). No
Slick 50.
In fact, of all the cars I have owned and rebuilt, I have
never been able to find any internal wear where oil lubrication
flowed.
After I drive a car 500 miles it generally runs a lot better, too
– sure was the case for my recent BMW M3 – not a Slick50
in sight! Just juducious application of my left foot. Obviously
that’s not the only thing that can improve running and cooling
in an old car.
It’s obvious that your driving style and maintenance of cars is
superb. Have you had any cars recently where YOU did not use
slick 50 and they wore out before 100,000 miles? If not, you
don’t really have any evidence that Slick 50 does any good.
How other people’s cars fared without Slick50 does not matter
– how did YOUR cars fare. Mine do very well, thanks, without.
I think if I had put it in that Porsche, I would have been able to claim
that Slick50 allowed it to go 230,000 miles!
It’s no biggie for new cars – or even old cars – to run up past
300,000 miles with proper care. There’s a Volvo P1800 that
has turned, I believe, two million miles, that’s an old design
engine. No mention of Slick50, just regular oil changes.
I have faith in modern mechanical and chemical technology,
but there’s a lot of bogus “advanced technology”
coming out of lots of places, and lots of great stories about them,
too. Recall that little carb fan device discussed recently?
If it’s so great, why haven’t the car manufacturers latched onto
it and eliminated a lot of warranty cost they now have to bear?
Money talks at those companies.
With all the money you spent on it, I coulda bought a new TV
by now! Of course the great stories you have got from it
could be worth it for you! But I think the credit comes to you,
not Slick50 – or at least there’s no evidence for Slick50
in your stories.
I remain skeptical. YMMV.
Jerry
Jerry Mouton '64 E Type FHC “Laissez les bons temps rouler!”
Jaguar Owner’s North American Tour - http://jonat.org
April 15, 2004 - July 4, 2004
- Slick 50 – have you any evidence that it does any good?
YES!
I bought an ex-utility company Ford F-250 4 wheel drive pick-up truck
with just over 100K miles on it. Slick 50 had just come out about then so
I
thought, “What the heck” I was just going to use it as a parts chaser and
a
tow vehicle. The truck now has over 223,000 miles on it and it still runs
strong. When I first added Slick 50, I too was sceptical, I thought “Yeah
sure a miracal in a can.” But after about 400 miles or so I had to set
the
idle speed back down as it had increased by about 150rpm. (I had done a
tune-up and oil change on the truck right after I bought it.) Another
thing
I noticed was the operating temperature shown on the gage was lower.YES vehicle #2
My 1994 Ford Explorer 4.0L V-6 with 208,000 miles on it and running
as
new.YES vehicle#3
1978 VW Scirocco with almost 300,000 miles on a 1.6L 4 cylinder (body
finally rotted away)YES vehicle #4
My wifes 1985 VW GTI with 157,000 miles on it.YES vehicle #5
My 1988 F-150 4.9L I-6 with over 300,000 miles on it. This is our
plow truck in the winter. I will say that the engine is low on
compression
and in need of a valve job.*Have you any evidence that it won’t harm something in the engine?
No I can’t say it won’t harm something only it has been my experience to
be
nothing but benifical. NAYYY*Completely disregard anything provided by the manufacturer.
Have you noticed a problem with your engine that this stuff might
actually solve?NO
This stuff is NOT going to fix mechanical engine problems, but in MY
opinion it has extended the engine life of the vehicles I’ve used it in.
I
might add I change oil and filters every 5-6 thousand miles, and that
living
out in the country where I do it’s a 20 minute run into town for a loaf of
bread. No short trips, I’m sure this helps.
One other note, all except vehicle #1 are fuel injected.
- The XK engine can last 150-200K miles with
vintage 1969 oil, modern oil is much better.Granted
I personally would never get that stuff or anything like it within
50 feet of my engine.
JerryYou might want to keep an open mind towards the modern technological
improvements in both metalurgy and petro-chemicals. I’m sure there are
many
of us on this list old enough to remember back when as a car was
approching
50,000 miles you started looking for some “sucker” to buy it. Now the
factory warrantees can run to twice that.
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