Re: Militec-1 additive

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

OK,

This is just a personal opinion, but I don't believe in any oil additives.
The claims are ridiculous, and my common sense says stay away. When it
sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

Not to mention the price. I figure that if I go our and buy the best
synthetic oil on the market (I consider it to be Red Line) I'm paying from
$6.50 - $8.00 per quart. Sounds pretty expensive, right? Well this stuff
you're talking about is $175.60 per quart! (8 oz = 1 cup & 8 cups = 1 quart,
so 8 X $21.95 = $175.50) Would you pay that much for oil?

Plus I just don't feel right about putting that unknown stuff into my
engine. I don't use anything but oil. Like I said, it's just my personal
opinion.

--Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For the Wife & baby)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
Northern California, USA




----- Original Message -----
From: Aaron Ness <aaron@makuta.com>
To: 'scirocco' <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 8:09 AM
Subject: Militec-1 additive


> Anyone ever hear of this stuff?  They say it's not an oil additive,
because
> although you add it to the oil, it doesn't modify the oil in any way.
They
> are claiming it adheres to the surfaces inside the engine and undergoes
some
> kind of reaction at 100-150 degrees F, increasing the stiffness (not
> hardness) of the surface by a factor of 17.  (I think that number sounds a
> little fishy - seems that number could only be valid for a specific
> material.)
>
> Anyway, the stuff is $21.95 for the 8 ounces they recommend adding to a
4-6
> quart oil system in an engine.  They say it should be added every 15k
miles.
> There's a report submitted by the Maryland DOT giving some results of a
> study they did in which they sampled the oil before and after treating the
> engine with Militec-1.  They cited a 63% reduction in iron particles
> (measured in ppm), and the tin and copper reductions were both at least
70%
> after treatment.  Seems to indicate that the engine block, rings, and
> bearings were all wearing considerably less after treatment.
>
> They also recommend using it in transmissions - I wonder if it would
> preserve synchros better.
>
> Aaron
> '82 Scirocco
> '70 Beetle
> '87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
> '81 Honda CX500
>
>
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