AnswerID: 343520 Submitted: Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 at 06:32
Robin Miller
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Hi Raymond
Haven't heard that name for a while, I thought they had been sued out of town.
My advice is to just use a good oil like mobil 1.
See also other exploroz threads like 6772.
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged Quaker State - Slick 50, Inc., the manufacturer of Slick 50, the best-selling auto engine treatment in the U.S., with making false and unsubstantiated advertising claims. According to the FTC, ads for Slick 50 that tout tests showing improved
engine performance are false and its claims of reduced engine wear are unsubstantiated.
Quaker State - Slick 50 is based in Houston, Texas. Since its 1978 introduction, Slick 50 has attracted about 30 million users world-wide. Slick 50 retails for about $18 a quart, and the company claims to have about 60% of the engine treatment market.
"Slick 50's ads claim that compared to motor oil alone, it reduces engine wear, lengthens engine life, and provides a host of other benefits. The claims sound good, but the evidence doesn't back them up,” said Jodie Bernstein, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. “We believe the ads exaggerate the lack of protection motor oils provide modern engines at start-up, as well as the risk of premature engine failure. The premature engine failure Slick 50 claims to guard against is uncommon, and the company lacks reliable evidence it would be prevented by using Slick 50, in any case," she said. "In fact, all the evidence we've seen so far suggests that the best thing you can do for your car’s engine is to get an oil change performed at manufacturer recommended intervals," she said. "People who want to maximize their automobile performance and enhance its long life should read the owner's manual and follow the directions.”
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FollowupID: 611385 Submitted:
Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 at 10:07
Member - Henry L (SA) posted:
Hi Raymond,
Many years ago I treated my old 60 series Landcruiser with a 2H motor with after market turbo with Slick-50.
It certainly made a difference to the old girl.
But the interesting fact was at about 350,000K she dropped a valve, so I had the engine fully rebuilt.
After about 5000 ks the vacuum pump on the back of the alternator over heated and packed it in. I wasn't impressed so took the car back to the workshop who did the engine rebuild.
they found out after a lengthy investigation that they had in fact installed the the camshaft bearing shell around the wrong way so the oil gallery hole to the vacuum pump was blocked off.
what they couldn't workout was how it travelled over 5000ks with out oil. when they spoke to me I told them about the Slick-50 but they had a hard time believing that it Slick-50 was that good. but it was the only thing that was lubricating the vacuum pump bearing.
Anyway they pulled the engine backout and refitted the cam bearing and gave me a new alternator/ vacuum pump for nothing.
since then I would have no problem recommending the stuff.
this is just my experience with it I hope it helps.
Cheers
Henry.
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FollowupID: 611395 Submitted:
Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:01
Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) posted:
As another sample of one and no oil additives I ran two alternators on my old HJ45 Table Top Landccruiser fitted with the 2H engine.
Both alternators were identical and both genuine factory fit Toyota units with the vacuum pump on the rear.
Because the second alternator didn't require the vacuum pump but did require the pump housing as the rear alternator bearing is a bronze sleeve pressed into the pump housing I just removed the rotor and carbon vanes from the vacuum pimp.
Re-assembled the vacuum pump housing and blocked off the oil return and feed lines.
That alternator ran for at least 4 years that way including a trip to the top of
Cape York, all on one squirt of oil from Dad's oil can!
Which I think is what Robin is saying, small statistical samples neither support nor debunk a position.
Geoff
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