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zed wrote:
Exactly what is this more knowledge? Different perception maybe? You have proven nothing other than you know the pressure inside an engine.

PS: baiting will not work any further than this smart a***

Well as a time served fully qualified mechanic , whilst in the army I did the accredited accident investigators course, and boy was that in depth, even down to sampling the engine oil to prove if the engine had seized etc due to incorrect oil, this is where I got all the information from!


So yes I suppose I am a smart a***, but one who actually knows what he is talking about and not going by the blurb on the back of a packet and getting sucked in by it!???

Well I enjoy the placebo effect Slic 50 has on my engine

Someone in the army believes in ZX1, its got a NATO number.

Yeah, but percy pongo doesn't use it for that though!!!!

BOXY wrote:Someone in the army believes in ZX1, its got a NATO number.

loads of things have a NATO stock number it dont mean its used!!! In all the years of being in the Army we NEVER used any such additives and a quick ask about lads from other units and even ABRO ( army base repair organisation) they have never heard of it other than saying ohhh another snake oil!

I always go with the "if it was any good the oil manufacturers would put it in their oil to start with" philosophy.

ghost123uk wrote:I always go with the "if it was any good the oil manufacturers would put it in their oil to start with" philosophy.

I've used teflon treatments for at least 20 years and had excellent results with it - particularly with gearboxes. I'm a great believer in regular oil changes regardless but I was a rep for the Australian version of it and I ran all kinds of trials in different engines along the way including a Hackney cab that ran almost 24/7 and it outlasted its sister engines by almost 7 years. I also once (without realising), drove a so-treated bug fifty miles home after I lost most of the contents of the sump and it suffered no ill effects at alll - just topped it up the next day when I realised the sump plug had vanished. Hardly scientific but I doubt you could normally do 50 miles with a dry sump. I'd rather have the additional insurance, particularly if I was still driving an Aircooled. This is a debate that just goes on and on (as it has in the past) but can only speak from personal exoerience.

As for oil manufacturers, they're in the business of selling you more of it, not helping you reduce your consumption of it. Besides, you need both in an engine. One is not a substitute for the other.

Thanks for all your replies

I shall probably be using MARCUS.20:12 for my next oil change

1664 wrote:I shall probably be using MARCUS.20:12 for my next oil change

What oil additive would you put on what biscuit?