DeTomaso Mailing List: May 1997, Message #54
     



From: pantera@pobox.com (David Doddek)

Subject: Re: Oil Additives

Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 23:37:21 -0500 (CDT)



>All,

>

>Apparently either AOL or The List ate the text I had written last time.

> Basically, though, I agree with Jim Demick; based on what I've read in the

>POCA newsletter, this stuff is snake oil and will probably do more harm than

>good; don't you think the major oil companies, who's whole business is

>lubrication, would be marketing this stuff if it worked?  Also, since the

>active ingredient is PTFE made by DuPont, doesn't it mean something when

>DuPont specifically recommended it not be used in any automotive application,

>and refused to sell the stuff to the snake oil makers, then lost multiple

>lawsuits and had to resume sales and cease and desist with their warnings

>against its use in cars?

>

>'Nuff said.  Get some high quality gear and engine oil and be done with it!

>

>Mike

>

>

I have actually had good results with some of the stuff.  Made the engine

run cooler by about 5 degrees and made idle faster.(had to turn it down)



David Doddek     pantera@pobox.com    www.pobox.com/~pantera    217-422-3722

69 EFI Fairlane, 89 T-bird SC, 74 Twin turbo NOS EFI Pantera (I like to go fast)