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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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No sweat.

I know that this is a subject that a lot of people won't subscribe too. I was very skeptical myself before I tried it. If it didn't come recommended from my neighbor, I wouldn't have bought the stuff myself. It isn't exactly cheap. He sold me the first stuff at $1 an ounce and that got me hooked. Now I use it in almost anything. In fact, I believe that it helped buy some time on a transmission on an old Escort I had for a work beater. It had over 150K on it and the tranny started shifting funny. I put a few ounces in. It didn't cure the problem but I drove that car for a year and a half without the trans ever going.

The one thing about it that made me curious was when I look in the oil fill cap. It looks like the innards are covered in soot. I autocrossed the car for well over 20 events a year, often with a co-driver for 3 years and never have had an issue.
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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oil additives are the suck most car manuals say not to use them.
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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Thanks for your opinion
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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If you think you need an oil additive, then you need to switch oils...

NEVER use an oil additive. Most are detrimental to the oil and in turn, your engine.

Doc
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