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Old 11-29-2006, 06:47 AM
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Of corse it will do good for your car. The box says "NEW AND IMPROVED" Duuh!
Old 11-29-2006, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 92BonneSE
Picked up from oil from a supermarket about a month ago and with the purchase of a case or oil you got a free box of Slick-50 Engine Treatment. So I got 2 cases and 2 boxes of this stuff. I also believe Castrol uses it in their oil if I'm not mistaken. It tested by Shell Lavatories so it cant be that bad.

So...Should I run one bottle though each Bonne next oil change?

Does that mean they only tested it in the bathroom? As compared to their Laboratories???

I used it once. Couldn't tell ya if it did any good or not, tho, as the car was a POS to begin with, and no matter how much you polish a turd....
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Anyone here willing to run a test for us?

I need a reasonably high mileage bonne (shouldn't be hard to find), stock is preferred.

Colder the weather the better, I'd like a vid of a cold morning start up (no heaters..sorry) .. I'm expecting to hear some valvetrain noise.

I'll send you money for slick 50. Then change the oil, drop in the S50 and run for about 30 minutes. Next morning.. new vid.

Let'* run our own test and see what occurs. Who'* game for a free bottle of slick 50?
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Anyone here willing to run a test for us?

I need a reasonably high mileage bonne (shouldn't be hard to find), stock is preferred.

Colder the weather the better, I'd like a vid of a cold morning start up (no heaters..sorry) .. I'm expecting to hear some valvetrain noise.

I'll send you money for slick 50. Then change the oil, drop in the S50 and run for about 30 minutes. Next morning.. new vid.

Let'* run our own test and see what occurs. Who'* game for a free bottle of slick 50?
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For what it'* worth, I used Slick 50 in the 90 SSE and with 484,000km I figured if it was good for another 200,000km. I used Slick 50 about 3 times in that car. I don't have Slick 50 in the 95 SSEi, but as Bill suggests. I'll pick up a bottle today and well see how this works, although it doesn't get that cold in Canada.........eh?
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I have never used Slick 50 because I once heard that all it does is mask a problem for a short time, but eventually the problem will return. I know quite a few people that have used it in their cars to mask problems so they can sell the car. I wouldn't recommend using it, just fix what'* wrong with the car and get it over with. Not saying there is something wrong with your car, just making a statement. (JUST MY OPINION, DON'T YELL AT ME LOL)
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oil now is high tech enough and loaded with additives and such so that the use of a seprate additve would be point less, it may even shorten the life of your oil. thats just what i learned in school about this junk.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Anyone here willing to run a test for us?

I need a reasonably high mileage bonne (shouldn't be hard to find), stock is preferred.

Colder the weather the better, I'd like a vid of a cold morning start up (no heaters..sorry) .. I'm expecting to hear some valvetrain noise.

I'll send you money for slick 50. Then change the oil, drop in the S50 and run for about 30 minutes. Next morning.. new vid.

Let'* run our own test and see what occurs. Who'* game for a free bottle of slick 50?
How high you talkin?

I would be willing to for sure.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Anyone here willing to run a test for us?

I need a reasonably high mileage bonne (shouldn't be hard to find), stock is preferred.

Colder the weather the better, I'd like a vid of a cold morning start up (no heaters..sorry) .. I'm expecting to hear some valvetrain noise.

I'll send you money for slick 50. Then change the oil, drop in the S50 and run for about 30 minutes. Next morning.. new vid.

Let'* run our own test and see what occurs. Who'* game for a free bottle of slick 50?
I'm willing to participate. Exactly 160,000 miles, but I have no valvetrain noise on cold startup. Never have had any abnormal noises.
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Originally Posted by popatim
Lets put it this way, Slick 50 is just a PTFE additive and back in 96 or 97 the Federal Trade commision went after them for false advertising. PTFE does not coat your engine, its sits down in the oil pan witht he rest of the oil and so offers no cold-start protection above normal oil, it does not meet Military specs, and is not used in governmental vehicles; which is probably why we see very little slick-50 ads anymore.

Just my $o.o2
IIRC DuPont nailed them for the same things, that is why you don't see "Teflon" on the label.


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