RE: prolong engine treatment

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

> has anyone seen the infomercial where this stuff is dumped in an engine,
> oil ...
> 
Yup ...

> so guys and gals, what's the deal with this stuff? will admit i bought
> some
> (heck, the whole kit, including tranny "conditioner") but didn't notice
> any
> difference in my 91 taurus sho at the time (*wish* it had some effect on
> that
> beast's tranny...).
> 
I saw the stuff for sale at the auto parts store that my BIL used to work
at.  Rick said that the stuff has been around for many years, but I guess
some company bought the rights and started mass marketing.  It's been a
while since I asked, but I think he said the stuff was developed by a guy
that built dragster engines back in the 60s.  He said that he worked on a
sprint car team that used the stuff and you could see the difference in
water temps with Prolong, and in the tranny it seemed to help the tranny
last a couple more races ...

I've toyed with buying the stuff, but never have done it yet so I don't have
any personal experience.

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)