XADO additive - has anyone tried it?

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I did a bit reading about this product and it seams that it has big following worldwide with quite favorable results.

Has anyone on this forum used their product in engine, tranny or power steering?

Did it work as advertised? What is your take on it?

Their claims:

Problem:


As soon as a mechanism goes into operation, it begins wearing out. Heat and friction strip metal particles from load surfaces and parts wear out. Mass produced parts cannot be made to exact tolerances, which adds to the problem.

What is XADO Gel?

* XADO is a revolutionary engine treatment capable of improving overall car performance. Its unique qualities make it good auto maintenance, and when needed, it can virtually perform an engine rebuild. XADO has been used for years in Europe and is now being introduced to the United States.

Why should I buy XADO?

* XADO saves fuel and energy
* XADO results in noticeable improvement in engine performance
* XADO extends the life of moving parts by two to three times
* XADO provides economical car repair with no down time
* XADO is good for the environment
* XADO is safe
* XADO is guaranteed

Solution:

Metal-Ceramic interfaces are widely known and used in industry. Xado's engineers have developed the technology to apply a metal-ceramic coating to friction surfaces in machines while they run. This revolutionary technology allows moving parts to be repaired and custom fit while in place. The usual 'metal to metal' friction pair is replaced by an incomparably more durable 'cermet to cermet' combination. Xado's patented formulas are available to revitalize virtually any machine.

Fuel economy:
XADO will reduce your vehicle's fuel consumption. Fuel savings of 10% to 15% is very common. Even brand new vehicles have been shown to increase gas mileage by 5%. In industrial applications, a similar savings can be realized in electric usage.

Performance:
XADO will make your cars motor run more smoothly with less friction. It also works to improve engine compression. The result is a smoother, quieter engine with more power.

Extends life:
XADO produces a surface much harder and smoother than steel. It penetrates metal to a depth of 10 to 30 microns, becoming part of the surface it protects. The XADO coating is extremely resistant to corrosion. As XADO works, it "customizes" the tolerances in each unique assembly, resulting in smoother operation. All of this acts to extend the life of machinery by a factor of two to three times. XADO is car maintenance.

Economical repair:
XADO works while the machine works. This means no down time and no new parts. The coating results in actual engine repair. In gearboxes it has been shown to reach a thickness of 63 thousandths of an inch. In piston/cylinder groups, it has reached nearly 8 thousandths. In a high pressure fuel pump, 0.8 thousandths. XADO's greases are formulated to revitalize assemblies worn as much as 80%. No down time, no parts no costly labor. XADO revolutionizes car care! In most cases Xado will eliminate lifter tick noise and reduce piston slap.

The Environment:
XADO works to improve the tolerances in your engine, reducing exhaust emissions dramatically in a remarkably short time. We have documented carbon monoxide being reduced as much as 82%. (See the News piece 'XADO proves it's Environmental Friendliness'.)

Safety:
XADO works where there is excess friction. As the coating is formed and the friction becomes less, the process is stopped. It is self limiting. The coating grows until it has done its job, then it stops. XADO is inert with respect to fuels and lubricants. It does not interact with them or change their properties in any way. XADO works as an engine coating, not as a lubricant.

Guarantee:
XADO guarantees the durability of our coatings for one year, regardless of mileage driven, or hours of usage, when properly applied. In practice, the coating can be effective for a remarkably long time. In a reducer of a locomotive in Ukraine, the coating is still growing after almost 118,000 miles. We guarantee you will be completely satisfied with the results you obtain with XADO Products or we will promptly refund your purchase price.

XADO, the only technology in the world that adds both weight and dimension to worn parts in operation. Xado fully restores their geometry. Chemistry with XADO works. Xado = more power, saves fuel, less wear.
 
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Sounds like Cermax to me, I have 362,000 miles using something called motor oil and of course Auto-Rx, which in NO way is a snake oil but a metal cleaner so oil can go everywhere it needs too go inside your engine.
 
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Don't wast your money at snake oil, nothing can save fuel by 10% or more.



Actually just driving more conservatively and below say 65mph will net the 10% savings.

I am more looking into this to reduce the wear and friction in my engine (2.7L twin turbo ~ 350HP)

I did find a Saab enthusiast group that tried XADO engine treatment in their high mileage sabbs with very good results..nice increase in compression across the board:

http://www.fleetwatermarine.com/xadouk/m...vitalisants.pdf
 
Originally Posted By: c3po
Sounds like Cermax to me, I have 362,000 miles using something called motor oil and of course Auto-Rx, which in NO way is a snake oil but a metal cleaner so oil can go everywhere it needs too go inside your engine.


so what has been consensus here on the Cermax?
 
I am more looking into this to reduce the wear and friction in my engine (2.7L twin turbo ~ 350HP)


{ans}: unless you have a GD3(L15A) VTec engine such as mine which already comes stock with "moly coated" skirted pistons,offset crank rod shaft, etc. otherwise, your ability to add "aftermarket" additives, add-ons, etc. to further reduce internal engine moving component frictions is, for the lack of better word:" minimal" at best.

I did find a Saab enthusiast group that tried XADO engine treatment in their high mileage sabbs with very good results..nice increase in compression across the board:

http://www.fleetwatermarine.com/xadouk/m...vitalisants.pdf

(ans): these are just "testimonials" with no scientific backings and such. Owing to the fact that these are not done by reputable research facilities in a highly controlled, repeatable conditions, thus the observations by these enthusiasts groups are just "observations" at best.

Once again, I'm a strong critic on all these so-called add-ons.Any outrageous claims about the ability to restore worn components (come-on now, can you re-plate a worn, out-of-taper cylinder with some liquid-in-a-can addons??!? even my 5 yr old son can give you a rather affirmative "no" to that).

Have a read on this:
http://www.fuelsaving.info

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Something that plates the inside of my engine? Hmm, try some Schaeffer's motor oil with the tons of molybdenum in it. That at least has evidence it works.

Take the money you'd spend on this, contact the Schaeffer's rep on this board and order a case or two of your favorite grade. That will protect against wear much better than this stuff. And net you some top-notch oil.
 
Originally Posted By: Steve S

Economical repair:
XADO works while the machine works. This means no down time and no new parts. The coating results in actual engine repair. In gearboxes it has been shown to reach a thickness of 63 thousandths of an inch. In piston/cylinder groups, it has reached nearly 8 thousandths. In a high pressure fuel pump, 0.8 thousandths. XADO's greases are formulated to revitalize assemblies worn as much as 80%. No down time, no parts no costly labor. XADO revolutionizes car care! In most cases Xado will eliminate lifter tick noise and reduce piston slap.

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So they state that is it a cermet technology based tretment..

This is what Wikipedia says about cermet:
A cermet is a composite material composed of ceramic (cer) and metallic (met) materials. A cermet is ideally designed to have the optimal properties of both a ceramic, such as high temperature resistance and hardness, and those of a metal, such as the ability to undergo plastic deformation. The metal is used as a binder for an oxide, boride, carbide, or alumina. Generally, the metallic elements used are nickel, molybdenum, and cobalt. Depending on the physical structure of the material, cermets can also be metal matrix composites, but cermets are usually less than 20% metal by volume.

Cermets are used in the manufacture of resistors (especially potentiometers), capacitors, and other electronic components which may experience high temperatures.

In the tool world, tungsten carbide is considered a cermet although tungsten carbide is so widely used that it is considered a class by itself.

Cermets are being used instead of tungsten carbide in saws and other brazed tools due to their superior wear and corrosion properties. TiCN, TiC, TiN and similar can be brazed like tungsten carbide if properly prepared however they require special handling during grinding.

More complex materials, know as Cermet 2 or Cermet II, are being utilized since they give considerably longer life in cutting tools while both brazing and grinding like tungsten carbide.

Some types of cermets are also being considered for use as spacecraft shielding as they resist the high velocity impacts of micrometeoroids and orbital debris much more effectively than more traditional spacecraft materials such as aluminum and other metals.


more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cermet
 
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