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Slick 50 = Cruel Hoax?? what do you mean??? 200 '86

posted by  someone claiming to be Dave Pell on  Mon Nov 5 08:57 CST 2001 [RELATED]

The mechanic didn't like it either but we did it anyway...... so you're saying I better change the oil pronto again???

Slick 50 replaces one quart of oil with a lighter colored fluid. It is doubtful that it is the ruination of many engines or is it??? There is a "limited" warrantee with the Slick. The mechanic just chuckled and will give no warrantees although he didn't think it'd be a big deal as so many others love the stuff. (He likes Volvos btw and once owned an 1800ES and said pretty much what patrick of Montreal said about 'em... just a 120 or 140 with sportscar look...) I guess we could use my old Volvo as a guinnea pig.. but it'll be the last time I waste money on additives..... If there is the slightest loss of fluid (in the last 3000 I didn't use a drop of oil on my 160,000 plus beater) I'll drop the oil plug real quick. But it's raining and I'll live dangerously for now. I check the oil religiously every fill up.

I note that the Cartalk guys aren't too impressed either with any additives. Although "Mystery Oil" did my old Toyota pretty good.

This mechanic who I trust said Synthetic Oils are great for new cars but "like giving candy to a baby" for old cars. Not worth the extra expense in his opinion. I am not considering buying synthetic oils unless I decide to only change oil every 10,000 miles or so.

the Mechanic may have sold me some Cooper snow tires next visit... and tightened fan hub nuts which he thought were a little loose... so it wasn't totally a success on my part.. (could've lost a radiator he said...)

otherwise, batterie's good, rust is undercontrol and he says the nonworking O/D which hardly I ever need is getting voltage but maybe is fuse related or switch in stick non functioning. Checked differential and so forth.... and says he'd do that with any oil change .. so it's worth having a local regular mechanic... (like a doctor or dentist...) as his cost for labor, filter and oil was about the same as doing it yourself... and I wouldn't have been tempted by 'Slick'>>>>

i am sure doing it yourself is worth the hassle.... (but if it breaks on the weekend,,, there's no alternative.)





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