Oil additive

[Rebel]

<font color=blue>Hey guys check this oil additive out. They claim it dose'nt contain any clorinated paraffins, Moly or Teflon. It is rated for turbocharged engines and can be used with synthetic or conventinal oils. Judging by the price, they are darn proud of their product. Is anybody using this additive?
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[Mike Vonada]

Rebel,
Never heard of it. But a good synthetic oil changed regularly will probably do your engine right. These engines are suppose to go 500,000 miles or so and additive would give us how much more?? #ad


[This message has been edited by Mike Vonada (edited 12-22-2000). ]

 

[drawson]

This has the same additive that is in Z Max.

there web sight is www.gozmax.com

 

[Sled Puller]

In a nutshell, #ad

Ask the company for a data sheet on their product, Chlorine will be on the ingredient list, I would suspect.
gene

 

[Rebel]

Mike Vonada,
The same could be said about synthetic oil, why use a sythetic oil when a conventional oil will get you to 500,000 miles? #ad

 

[Rebel]

Mike Vonada,
Point well taken, piece of mind is a good thing IMHO #ad
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[Rebel]

For what it's worth I seriously doubt that any product that is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration will have a detrimental effect on engine longevity, it simply would not be allowed if it posed even the slightest safty hazard. In order to get an FAA approval they probably had to run this oil additive in several different types of aircraft engines on a test stand for the duration of the reccomended TBO (time before overhaul) in all kinds of weather conditions, hot, cold, high humidity ,etc. to prove their case. The FAA very tightly regulates what can be done to any aircraft engine (no bombing, and if you do bomb you get thrown in the experimental type catagory which will make your aircraft insurance rate skyrocket!).

I'm well aware of the benifits of synthetics (they have been used in aircraft turbine engines for decades), but don't feel the cost of synthetics is worthy of the preceived benifts for a simple truck engine even if it is in our beloved CUMMINS.

As far as 'snake oils' go I tend to not believe in them, but thought you guys might find AVBLEND interesting. And no I don't have any financial interest in the product.

And that's all I have to say about that #ad

 

[Sled Puller]

"What is AVBLEND?

AVBLEND is an FAA approved pure micro-lubricant with a scientifically modified molecular structure. This unique reformulation process allows AVBLEND to penetrate and soak into metal surfaces. "

Rebel, you are right, the FAA does not give their certifacation lightly. I sent an e-mail asking for more details. If they answer at all, it be after Christmas.
Could any off you scientifically educated people explain to me how something "penetrates and soaks into metal??"

Gene

 

[radixr]

Gene,

If anything is going to "penetrate and soak into metal surfaces" it will have to be on the molecular level. But, believe it or not, because atoms are mostly empty space, anything made up of atoms is also mostly empty space. So there is definitely "room" for something to "penetrate" any surface, metal or otherwise. It just has to be dang small.

[This message has been edited by radixr (edited 12-23-2000). ]

 

[Sled Puller]

Rebel,
It has a lot to do with the condition of the engine at 500,000.
Those additives have been proven over and over again to have bad effects in the long term, or show no difference at all.
The synthetics, on the other hand, have been proven over and over again to add longer component life and many more benefits along the way.
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yourself!!

 

[Mike Vonada]

Rebel,
My point was we (most of us anyway) don't put enough miles on the engines before we buy a new one to worry about additives. Synthetics IMHO are better, but you are right, with my own argument about mileage, it probably doesn't make sense. Just gives me a little better piece of mine I guess.

Gene #ad
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