Remember the 'Teflon" additives, what was it??

[Mr_Incredible]

If teflon is good on your frying pan (which is hot) it MUST be good in your motor (which is not nearly as hot).

Makes sense to us...

 

[Mystic]

I stopped using Teflon coated cookware a long time ago. Have you ever taken a really good look at a well worn Teflon coated frying pan? I use stainless steel cookware myself.

And the Teflon on that cookware is put on at a factory using very clean surfaces and high temperature. There is no way that is going to happen in a engine with free floating PTFE particles and dirty conditions and no special factory techniques for getting the PTFE to coat the engine walls.

People actually have coated Teflon on cylinder walls in an engine. But it was done in a factory.

 

[BobXRC]

I seem to remember a STP bottle saying it had twice the PTFE concentration as SLICK50.

I also remember my first introduction to Slick50 was similar to the Amsoil approach for dealers, actually a little worse, they actually went door to door trying to sell it. I think that was like 1980. I thought it had died, next thing I know they were selling it in stores in 1990+.

I guess the science of particle size and ring/cylinder wear just isn't communicated.

Every time I saw an oil burner on the street, I wondered if they had dumped this stuff in the oil for the last few years.

It absolutely blows my mind that Quaker State sees some value in keeping the name alive. Every time I see the combo pack of new formula Slick50 and 4 quarts of Quacker (sic) State I want to gag.

 

[Volumex]

I have used an additive (a brand not mentioned yet in this post). Before I added it, the fuel consumption at idle was 1.8/1.9 L/h (according to the digital display). After adding it, it dropped to 1.5/1.6 L/h.

So for me, it has reduced friction at idle.

 

[obbop]

In the shanty Coot is just itchin' for some friction.

 

[RF Overlord]

Quote:

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A lot of consumers were willing to believe teflon worked as a engine oil additive and were dumping it into the crankcase!

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Was it P.T. Barnum or W.C. Fields who said "There's a sucker born every minute"?

 

[BrianWC]

Neither, although it is attributed to Barnum.

http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html

 

[obbop]

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