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Old May 10, 2002 | 12:23 PM
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Was does it do ?
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Old May 10, 2002 | 12:30 PM
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Nothing, its a big con. Good Synthetic oil is all thats required.

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Old May 10, 2002 | 04:02 PM
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iv`e always used stuff called zx1 it`s good gear iv`e used it in every turbo car that i have owned and it really does work you can put it in any engine gear box final drive cooling system fuel system any where you need to lubricate and reduce friction you can get it from halfords with ripspeed in store go in and read about it
it cost £16 for 500ml

ps has any one else used it and what did you think of it??
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Old May 10, 2002 | 04:26 PM
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I've used ZX1 too. Very good stuff - made the engine (a diesel with sensible mileage) smoother and quieter. Performance wasn't affected much, but the pickup was better and the engine braking wasn't quite as significant. Can definitely recommend it.
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Old May 10, 2002 | 04:37 PM
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I've used these products in an old banger of a mini that had a major oil leak... skint at the time.. and an old MR2... reckon Slik saved me an engine on the mini as once the sump was EMPTY!

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Old May 10, 2002 | 04:42 PM
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Don't do it. IMHO (and others)it just blocks the oil filter and will lead to the an earlier end to your engine.
This is why oil manufactures do not use it!
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Old May 10, 2002 | 04:42 PM
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the reason why slick 50 should not be used is it contains ptfe which over time/miles clogges up oil ways.where as ZX1 does not.
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Old May 10, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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all the top race teams use ZX1 and i had a cosworth and rs turbo both chipped both with over 120,000 miles and had no problem with blocked oil filters or dead engines/turbos.
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Old May 10, 2002 | 04:59 PM
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" All the top race teams use ZX1 "

Sure about that ???

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Old May 10, 2002 | 07:40 PM
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OK, for more than you ever wanted to know about oil additves Click HERE

Make sure you have a spare hour.

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