Anybody Used Slick 50 engine treatment?

[johnrowley]

any comments?

[Neily03]

Waste of money.

[V6Jules]

Nope as above

[dbg400]

Yes - but it was a very long time ago! Used it on my first car, an Escort 1100 with over 100K miles on it, back in the mid '80s. It ran slightly quieter and that was about it. No difference in driving except it didn't lose speed at quite the same rate when going up hill. Didn't bother with it again.

[Defenderben]

Personally, I wouldn't add anything the manufacture does not 100% endorse, especially whilst under any warranty.

[hatchy]

Christ can you still buy it? Used it in my Belmont 1.8 GLSi back in '91 or '92. As for post above, I wouldn't agree with that totally. Been using Millers ecomax in my VRs TDi for the 3 years I've had it. Only use Morrisons unleaded and a 50ml slug of Millers every tank and every MOT the emission test has got better. In fact this year it was an advisory because the opacity result was so low it wouldn't trigger the machine to produce a print out.

[nobrakes]

Christ can you still buy it? Used it in my Belmont 1.8 GLSi back in '91 or '92. As for post above, I wouldn't agree with that totally. Been using Millers ecomax in my VRs TDi for the 3 years I've had it. Only use Morrisons unleaded and a 50ml slug of Millers every tank and every MOT the emission test has got better. In fact this year it was an advisory because the opacity result was so low it wouldn't trigger the machine to produce a print out.

TDI, unleaded?

[Gadget007]

About 20 years ago I used it on an older car and it made a huge difference, but some time in th 90's they changed the formula (patent issue or something) and the stuff wasn't the same.

So I wouldn't bother with it now.

[VeedubyaGTi]

Years ago in an old 100k Renault 18 with a big end knock. Added a few cans of this before trade-in, quietened it down no end

[Paulbrown]

Did these oil additives company's get done as they DONT do what they are meant to do but they settled out of court or something

[octavia5]

Modern oils have moved on so much that as long as you use the VAG specified oils you will never need to add anything, if anything additives will stop modern oils working to their maximum

[bilun777]

I thought the problem with some of these products was that they contain small particles .

They are then filtered out / clog up your oil filter?

[hatchy]

TDI, unleaded?

Brain fart 

[wiilydog]

It's very 80s snake oil, teflon is meant for frying pans not engines.

[cortina63]

Its not for modern engibes, I use it in my mk1cortina, and mk3rs escort, it certainly should not be used in a running in engine, as the teflon coating, reduces friction, which is the very thing you need to bed an engine in

[cortina63]

Did these oil additives company's get done as they DONT do what they are meant to do but they settled out of court or something

tHink that may have been the fuel additive con that emerged on the classic xar scene with the demise of 4star 98 octane fuel,

[cortina63]

It also statws iirc that it must not be used on turbo engines, as it may break down under the temps turbos run at

[cortina63]

It also statws iirc that it must not be used on turbo engines, as it may break down under the temps turbos run at

[TheWanderer]

Brain fart 

 

Old fart more like it!  :p 

 

Well that's what the smell will be like if you put dose of petrol in your TDi & you suddenly realise your mistake! Actually it will be more like 

[Genoa1893]

No, but I don't agree with the general approach implying that the manufaacturer does always the best (either car and/or oil manufacturer).

 

Car manufacturer usual "advise" one brand of oil according to commercial agreements (here in Italt, Castrol for example) not for best performance (aside from plain VW standards, like 507.00).

 

The same car manufacturer "offers" 30.000Km between one oil change and another... which is - at least - not serious if you're after the health of your engine.

 

<can of worm>

On my PD170 I tested hBN with great benefit in terms of smoothness.

</can of worm>

[flybynite]

TBH I think you are better spending the money on the best/better oil for your car. Additives wont make up for bad oil. 

 

You have to be careful with oil in turbo cars as it can wreck your whole engine. Not so much these days as most oil is descent but used to be a bigger problem when turbos were rarer and cheap mineral oil was not. The high temperature around the turbo bearings can break down cheap oil which then loses its lubricating properties for the rest of the engine.

 

I have a feeling the temperature in the turbo oil galleries will not do some of these additives much good either.

 

Just stick good oil in it, match the viscosity to the temps your car runs in and change it frequently, then worry about everything else that can go wrong with a car 

[brad1.8T]

I used it back in the 80s when the only oil available was mineral oil.

 

I wouldn't use it now.  Just change the oil more often and buy good stuff.

[V6Jules]

Use good oil is the best advice really.

[M12MKD]

Wow, I can remember this from years ago! On my first car I used it. Made it sound a bit less ropey and worn out (1.3 A-series engine). No increase in speed and performance.

[flybynite]

Wow, I can remember this from years ago! On my first car I used it. Made it sound a bit less ropey and worn out (1.3 A-series engine). No increase in speed and performance.

 

Nah still no good back then,

 

Used to use half engine oil / half gearbox oil made the old A series sound like a cat pi**ing on velvet - for a while!