| Slick 50 Oil Additive Well every car I have ever purchased I always add slick 50, which is an oil additive, its got liquid ptfe in I think. Basically drain the oil out and you can still drive the car at 50mph and not cease the engine – so they claim. Well as a builder, I tend to abuse my vehicles really bad. The proof for me on the slick is when I had a rover 218 diesel, put slick in as new. 3 years later driving through lanes to Aberwrystwth from Cardiff via Brecon lanes, I developed a water problem and popped the head. My choice was go home, cost £700 in wages or go for it. I drove the next 100 miles as per normal, with all the oil in the water like a grey mousse :-) I thought if the engine ceases so what, buy a new car.
Well it got me there and even back home, had head repaired for £100 all sorted. So I got some faith in that additive. When you put it in, it takes a third out of your temp gauge. So my question is this. Is it fine to put in the Diesel mini. The dealership reckon that it will do more harm than good, yet they’ve never heard of it. Plus it could invalidate my warranty.
My gut feeling is yes it will do good, as it coats moving parts, but then who knows it could coat non moving ie inlets, filter etc which is not so good. I’m probably going to leave it out until the warranty runs out. Has anyone put it in their beauty, what to the enthusiasts or mechanics think? Many thanks :-) MrE |