Adding powdered teflon...

[hisilver]

This is a you toob response from a video entitled The Effects of Mobil 1.

'dont get ripped off with all those expensive oil and gas additives, just buy the powdered dry teflon lube and add about 1/2 gram per quart of oil and youll censored yourself. i added 4 grams to my oil in my 94 ford explorer 262,000miles and it now runs just like the day i bought it. added some to gasoline to see if it could work as an upper cylinder lube but havent noticed any bonus yet. but seriously, try the teflon thing, IT WONT EVER HURT THE ENGINE just helps it

 

[dave1251]

It won't help. It might hurt but at best it would do nothing.

 

[spasm3]

Dupont, who makes the teflon says it has no business in combustion engines.

 

[2cool]

I read a report on these PTFE additives, and it turns out that when some gets burned, a by-product is Chlorine gas. How's that for the bearings and rings? Really, there are NO miracle additives.

 

[Shannow]

It's hydrofluoric acid, and it's not much, but it's there.

I have used teflon additives in the past, and they DO have effects in the engine.

An oldie "PMT" (Permanent Motor Treatment), we used in a Renault 16, and got "pep"and mileage back. Work had a ford 250 6 that used copious amounts of oil. Nulon E10 worn engine treatment reduced smoke, and halved consumption...Had a 253 V-8 with lots of smoke and teflon did nothing.

That being said, I see no reason to add teflon to anything in my fleet

 

[Propflux01]

I cannot believe I am reading this post!

 

[fdcg27]

This is interesting.
The use of teflon as an oil additive has been completely discredited.
The original Slick 50 used PTFE, and it was found to do nothing.
DuPont has stated for the record that its product will do nothing in an engine.
I would also think that the oil filter would filter the powdered teflon out of the oil.
Could all of this be wrong?
Its your engine.
If you want to continue this experiment, be sure to update us with what you find.
Could teflon really have some value in an engine?

 

[demarpaint]

If the maker of Teflon said it is not good in an engine, need you look any further?

 

[hisilver]

What about in your gas as the quote states? You go first.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted By: hisilver
What about in your gas as the quote states? You go first.


I don't know how relevant it is but supposedly Powerservice uses PTFE as it's lubricity additive in their diesel fuel supplement. I'm not sure of the differences betweent gas and diesel injector.

 

[Vstrom]

Teflon? In Powerservice? Where'd ya hear that- from Ted Nugent??

 

[RedCorvette]

Originally Posted By: 2cool
Really, there are NO miracle additives.


I think PEA fuel additives are pretty impressive.

 

[Mark20]

A friend was a helicoptor mechanic in Vietnam. We ended up talking about Slick-50 and he said that is where PTFE additives were first used. Their only purpose was to provide residual lubrication to the helicoptor engine and transmission in the case of loss of oil pressure so the pilot would still have a minute or two of power to make a controlled landing.

No magic extend life or fix ills, just let the thing work for one more minute.

 

[antiqueshell]

My father worked for DuPont during the time that teflon and PTFE was developed and also states that there is no advantage to having the product in a combustion engine.

As it is in these products it IS a snake oil, nothing more, and nothing less.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted By: Vstrom
Teflon? In Powerservice? Where'd ya hear that- from Ted Nugent??

ran across a post about it on the internet when I was trying to determine if it was ok for my 335d. I emailed PS about it and never received an answer. Since PS has been quick to reply in the past I'm taking their non-answer as a yes.

 

[mechtech2]

The OP quoted a guy who put powdered Teflon in the GAS???
Scary...

I have used Slick 50.
I hate to say this, but:
The engines were peppier, and had higher idles that needed to be set down a bit.
I realize there was no Teflon plating taking effect, but I suppose the T on T cushioned and lubed things better.

But I do NOT recommend this type of additive. NOT!

 

[Shannow]

I agree mechtech, I have seen beneficial changes (in worn/heavily worn) engines with teflon.

Not playing in that field any more, I don't use them at all.