z-max

[arkainzeye]

i wanted to know how is it legal for zmax to still be running ad;s for their product on the Speed Channel making all them claims about reduced wear, long lasting engines etc etc. i thought the FTC jumped all over snake oil companys and stopped these false claims.. how are they allowed to do this still after tests proven it was colored mineral oil.?

 

[ccs v2.0]

Hey if Carroll Shelby stakes his name on it, it must work...

 

[forcedtalon]

I dont even look at oil additives anymore. Its a waist of time and money. Its all a bunch of ________. Just use a high quality synthetic oil and thats it.
I think in the future we will see less and less of these additives with the quality standards of oils these days.

 

[Big Jim]

Snake oils are extremely effective at their intended purpose.

What you must understand is that their intended purpose is to part you from your money. To do so, the add copy must be very compelling.

Any additional benefit is nearly accidental.

 

[Mystic]

Personally I used to be very interested in every new oil supplement that came along although I actually used only a few. I can remember that one I considered using was a supplement that contained Moly. It was a good thing I did not actually use it because it was the wrong kind of Moly. Now there is Moly in a suitable chemical form in most new motor oils.

Really the only oil supplement or engine cleaner that I believe in today is Auto-RX. Auto-RX seemed to work for me and it can even be used to clean transmissions, power steering units, and probably transfer cases and differentials although I have not tried it in any of these.

I personally think that 99.99% of all oil supplements are useless. You are better off using a good quality motor oil and changing that motor oil at reasonable intervals. The big decision is whether to use conventional or synthetic oil.

 

[Tempest]

Here is how: Z-max agreement.
Not saying I approve, but this is the info you seek.

Looks like most of the "improvements" are from cleaning, not lubrication.

Couldn't find an MSDS on the site, but it soulds more like a solvent than a lube.

Just had to add this from their website:

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And, using zMAX will not overfill your normal oil level, because it soaks into metal.

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[ewetho]

Not sure that is too far fetched as an Indy car back in the day had that problem, oil additive leaching through the block contaminating coolant and tech would not let them fun at first.