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ZX1 extralube - anyone used it?

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 23:41    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr Twister wrote:
Better than good old Slick 50 and a shot of Redex ?

have a 4JX1 3.0DT, and these need as much protection as they can get.


i've just one thing to say about slick50,it coats your engine in ptfe(and not the nice even coating they would have you belive,it only sticks to VERY hot things) and anything that reduces flow in oilways can't be good

now for any that listen,i've tried the pro-tec range in my car,and it's fantastic stuff. mind you,i don't have a trooper,mine is only a little 300bhp mitsi Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 21:05    Post subject: Reply with quote

how can slick 50 reduce flow in oil ways frank
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 21:09    Post subject: Reply with quote

It coats the walls with teflon, and therefore in theory can reduce the diameter of the oil pipe/passage, especially if it doesn't coat it evenly.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 21:52    Post subject: Reply with quote

mr twister i respect you you are building a great trooper but 1 or 2 microns come on mate this does not restrict flow frank
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 22:22    Post subject: Reply with quote

how big a gap is a turbo "bearing" frank?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 23:11    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never found additives to work waste of money change oil regular with good quality oil
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 15:57    Post subject: Reply with quote

montysa wrote:
Never found additives to work waste of money change oil regular with good quality oil


ZX1 certainly quietened my 3.1 motor down, so much so, I put it in the Merc too (2.2 TD) which works very hard on motorways and it is the quietest 2.2 around, including new models with only a couple of thousand miles on them. Otherwise, I totally agree with you.  Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 17:37    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stuck this in my 3.2 V6 a couple of weeks ago, it's gotten so quiet it's better than when I bought the car five years ago at 50k miles (now over 100k).

Well worth it - also seems to have sorted the valve rattle Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:49    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stuck some in mine on Friday, the jury's still out.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:33    Post subject: Reply with quote

have used ZX1 before in several cars including my beloved merc 190,always noticed a difference after using it Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 15:40    Post subject: Reply with quote

think i might get some of this for mine as im getting a bit of tappet rattle which some days you can hear it and other days you cant so if it helps it will be worth it
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:07    Post subject: Reply with quote

i used it in my 2004 rodeo 3.0 did not see any change ,i just keep the oil changed i change it every 3000m which is best as the oil is the life blood of the engine ,i have been working on vehicles since 1978 ones with regular oil changes run better ,give better mpg and run cleaner, all my customers have the 6month/ 5000m oil changes
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 18:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

So whats the verdict on useing it in the dreaded 3ltr then bois?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:31    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi all,

I'm with Hulk and the Bean on this one.

There have been a number of posts here, over the years, on different additives from Extralube to Redex, the last one I used was in a 1976 1275GT Mini and if my memory serves me well, was concocted from an ancient recipie of STP, sawdust and bird lime, though I forgert the quantities.

I have just purchased a 1999 3.0l so, although much happier with the underside which has decided to remain with the car (as opposed to removing itself flake by flake), I am, of course, now plagued with the worries of the 3.0l owner and have found myself driving slower than my Grandma (who would drive all the way around town to avoid reversing).

When she was awake.

So, I really want to make sure that the engine remains in tip-top condition (it's done 85000 so far on regular services) and would quite happily add anything to the oil if it will assist it's journey round the engine and end up where it started doing all the correct stuff inbetween.

After some years of this what are the opinions of the brave pioneers out there who dared breathe something into their filler caps that wasn't made up simply of wings and prayers?
I really would appreciate any feedback

Stu.

Now, where's that bird lime?
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 20:25    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, as an update, I put some in yesterday and the car still runs, though it currently has an unrelated running problem. Once I can get that sorted I will be able to give a better idea of the lubrication properties. I would say that the engine seems slightly smoother and possibly quicker upon start up, but seeing as I have some rough-running issues at the moment it's a bit too early to say.
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