Slick 50 - FROM THE BEGINNING?

HLS wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > The maker of Slick 50 has not proved that their
> > product reduces engine wear at all, even receiving a reprimand by the
> > FTC for making false claims, and Consumer Reports (July 1996) found the
> > addition of Slick 50 produced no significant reduction in engine wear
> > over SH quality oil, the best available back then (now the best is SL).
>
> Respectfully, I don't believe that they were reprimanded for making false
> claims...they were reprimanded for making claims which they did not have the
> data to prove. There is a fine distinction.

http://www.ftc.gov/os/1997/12/bluecora.do.htm

Slick 50 is a slick way to separate you from your money, but that is
about all.

The best way to extend the life of an engine is to follow the
manufacturers guidelines for oil weight and change oil more frequently
the minimums contained in the owners manual.

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:16:33 -0700, "Bob M." > wrote:

>"Tom Adkins" > wrote in message
...
>> Slick 50 will certainly not harm your motor, but there is no real way to
>> tell if there is any benefit. If Pop insists on it, pour it in. Then you
>> will both be happy.
>>
>> Regards, Tom
>
>Slick 50 and it's ilk will definitely harm your motor. The PTFE (Teflon) in
>it plugs the tiny oil passages, effectively starving that part of the engine
>for oil, greatly -increasing- wear.
>
>Plus, the makers of Slick 50 were busted by the FTC about 5 years ago for
>deceptive advertising.

Not a slick 50 fan, but the ftc comment can be misleading.
Advertisers will constantly push the limit, because they got smacked
around doen't void the product. Example I saw some new blurb about
listerine being forced to stop saying their mouthwash was healthy for
your teeth like flossing. Not a reflection on the product, just how
they were advertising it.

>
>The OP should stay away from it. Regular oil changes with regular oil, not
>the $expensive Mobil 1, will work just fine. If you don't race your car,
>regular oil will work just fine.
>


later,

tom @ www.BookmarkAdmin.com

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 05:22:50 -0500, "pick one" <try again!> wrote:

>
>"Tom Adkins" > wrote in message
...
>> pick one wrote:
>>> "Bob M." > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>>"Tom Adkins" > wrote in message
...
>>>>
>>>>> Slick 50 will certainly not harm your motor, but there is no real way to
>>>>> tell if there is any benefit. If Pop insists on it, pour it in. Then you
>>>>> will both be happy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Tom
>>>>
>>>>Slick 50 and it's ilk will definitely harm your motor. The PTFE (Teflon) in
>>>>it plugs the tiny oil passages, effectively starving that part of the engine
>>>>for oil, greatly -increasing- wear.
>>>>
>>>>Plus, the makers of Slick 50 were busted by the FTC about 5 years ago for
>>>>deceptive advertising.
>>>>
>>>>The OP should stay away from it. Regular oil changes with regular oil, not
>>>>the $expensive Mobil 1, will work just fine. If you don't race your car,
>>>>regular oil will work just fine.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Slick 50 also almost did not make it to market because of this. Dupont did
>>> not want to sell the PTFE ( Dupont is the creator of PTFE ) to the makers of
>>> Slick 50 for that very fact and warned the makers to not produce the product
>>> for it's intended purposes. The makers of Slick 50 as far as I know sued and
>>> won, Dupont had no choice.
>>
>> I stand corrected, big time. I wasn't aware of this. I don't use oil
>> additives and don't recommend them. I tend to consider additives as snake oil
>> (useless) but I've never heard about them actually causing harm. If a customer
>> insists, I go along with his wishes with the proper caveats.
>> Does anyone have documentation that Slick 50 or any other additive actually
>> causes harm in a motor?
>> Tom
>
>http://skepdic.com/slick50.html
>http://www.blbglaw.com/settlements/q..._consumer.html
>You can find more if you just do a search.
>
>
>


Good links, thanks!

later,

tom