Engine repair oil

But it says it does in the add :-)

Just read it a bit more, its been around for 18 yrs so I guess if it did work I would have heard about it by now !

Rich

NO.

jan

NO Joao

SNAKE OIL!!!!

Like it !!!

Rich

LOL

"Karl" wrote:

Joao

I asked at my FLAPS for your miracle Snake Oil in 30w but he didn't have that brand...

Its brilliant stuff! I used it in my car and I couldn't believe the difference it made. It's had 100% positive feedback on ebay so I thought it was worth a try and it paid off. I also saw an article in the Sunday Mirror the other week by Quentin Willson and he was raving about it too. My car is definitely smoother and quieter - ignore the sceptics, it's definitely worth a go.

Ha ha, like Quentin knows where the engine is !! He's Arthur Daly of the car world...

James

Now you see I read throught the feedback - most of it was good and rated the product well. I contacted a couple that werent pleased and ask why. They suggested that an improvement was seen for a few hundred miles then back to haw it used to be.

Who is GWD ? what is your experience with engines ?

You see I dont know who you are !

Now Jan said dont do it ! I have got to know him sorta through ramva and thats the kind of reply I take notice of !

Rich

I just deleted a lengthy reply. It's all been said over and over again. You cannot replace lost metal from the friction surfaces with any kind of liquid. Thinking theoretically, even if you managed to reduce the friction with some slick coating, for however short or long period of time.. you'd still HAVE a badly worn engine.

Why would you even want to HIDE your problem (of a badly worn out engine) anyway? Wouldn't the right way of dealing with it be to rebuild it? If you knew how, it would cost less than these miracle oils you want to pour in there :) Oh I get it.. you don't want to get your hands dirty :D

I can't but admire the person who developed this scam artform. Truly shows you how you can sell *anything* when the market is big enough. A huge market would support any business, however shady. There's always enough dumb people.

Jan

Jan

Its kinda what I knew anyway. I guess I was taken by all that good feedback for a while !

Like I said before - if it worked - I would have known about it !

While you have your keyboard ready ... Are any of these products any good for a new built engine ? Slick 50 for example claims to add a ptfe coating to moving parts. ? I am starting to think about that studip fast engine for my new kit car !

I will be posting soon for recommendations for an engine setup :-)

Rich

In a new/just rebuitl engine, you should NEVER add any additives until it has been properly broken in. It NEEDS friction and wear, for the moving parts to settle. Like piston rings etc.

After the break-in period, you could maybe try using something, but I don't know why you would want to risk it. What if that junk starts building up in between the piston rings?

An engine in good shape doesn't need it, and an engine in bad shape won't be "fixed" with it.

Jan

That makes sense.

That makes sense too !

Thanks Jan

Bob Hoover recently-ish posted a lengthy chat about his experiments with coatings, it sounded very interesting at the time, and the experiments have been very extensive. Have a search for that.

James

I remember reading that.

I dont think he recommended snake oil or anything similar though ! :-)

Rich