Slick 50...

["Dan Sinclair" <sinclair@prospro.com>]

Slick 50 and several other additives contain particulate matter (Teflon,
Copper, and other inert ingredients).  I've heard from several sources on
numerous occasions that these additives should be avoided -period.
Particulate matter of ANY kind will ultimately wind up in filter elements or
screens within the oil passages, and neither location is of particular
benefit to engine lubrication...

As for non-particulate lubricants, as someone already mentioned, I think you
have to be wary of their deterioration and/or transformation into less
beneficial compounds over time.

Dan Sinclair
1988 Audi 90, 69K mi.
Walla Walla, WA
Pics&details: http://131.107.68.28/a4.org/registry/details.asp?car=761

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
Behalf Of John Larson
Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 1:24 PM
To: quattro@audifans.com
Subject: Re:Slick 50, et al


There was recently a link on one of the lists in which I participate,
maybe even this one, to a federal website that included the complete
text of an injunction against the various corporate partnerships making
and marketing Slick 50. The wholesale sellers are enjoined from
advertising that their product does ANYTHING. (Except, perhaps, that it
takes money out of your wallet.) This injunction includes provisions
that they provide verifiable notice to retailers to cease and desist all
making any and all claims for the product. Proof is to be submitted to
the court. Knowledgeable people in the engine business report abnormal
sludge buildup and oil filter contamination with the use of these
products. I have always been non-committal about their use. Now I refuse
to install this type of product in customer vehicles, whether in the
engine or the transmission.
HTH, John