Oil additives.
 

Can you use Slick 50 in an 850 T5?
Is it worth using Mobil 1 in a car with 166,000 Miles which has full VSH?

hi lee..., what makes you think you need slick 50 in your t5...i see that you have in the past used it in the 745....maybe it is just habit....
the 850's are quite happy on mineral oil, although i would recommend a semi or fully synthetic on your model due to the additional cooling required on the turbocharger....
i use 5w/40 fully syn, halford own brand and change the oil every 5k...i change the filter too and flush the engine with 5/40 to ensure that i have got all the oil out of the turbo circuit...i take a fair amount of stick because i flush the oil which some people consider unnecessary, however i cannot see the point in spending £30 on oil to leave 1/5 of the old oil in the turbo cooler...
Mobil 1 is a great oil but i would not recommend using a 0w/40 as this may lead to oil seal leak..due to its viscosity...iirc the only 10w mobil 1 is 10/30 but i could be wrong....
cheers
jod

i agree with everything said above ,bear in mind with regard to slick 50 quaker state corp who make the product had to pay large fines recently imposed by the federal authorites for making false and unsubstantiated claims for the stuff, you might as well put on your feather headress and do a "oil dance" round your car for the good it does

Ta for the giggle

Xado
 

Have just joined the forum to seek some views and advice, please.

I have recently experienced the beginnings of oil loss and blue smoke from my Volvo 940 2.4 SE LTP

After reading posts on this forum I have also searched the internet and come across a product called XADO. Has anyone had experience of this product?

Their web site is http://www.xado.co.uk

I was intrigued, as they seem to have Volvo Approval and provide a range of oils and greases as well?

Any thoughts please

im sure volvo do not approve there engine restoring product, its total boloxs ,you canot restore a worn engine by pouring snake oil into it, it just does not happen, theres only one way to restore a worn engine and thats to rebuild it, end of story

One thing I would STRONGLY recommend - is NOT to use Slick-50 in a recently reconditioned engine. Did that back in the mid 80s with a recon Capri engine. It seized solid less than 200 miles later :( I come out in a rash just thinking of that damned stuff!

If an engine needs attention, give it some TLC not a bottle of instant-fix. In my experience it doesn't work for long, if at all.

Re oil, I used Magnatec GTX semi-synthetic in my old 2.0 20v 850. It seemed to like it a lot. I tried Mobil 1 in it, but it was way too thin - the engine rattled like hell and it just didn't sound right at all - an expensive mistake as I had to flush it out and refill with Magnatec the same weekend...

If you're interested in this sort of thing I can highly recommend:

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

for engine oil info

http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html

for additives info

There is loads of useful (if cynical, but hell, I'm cynical too!!) advice and info on the site so I would definately check it out if you're at all interested in the mucky bits of cars.

Cheers,
J

Xado
 

Thanks chow and charltjr.

No information on Engine Oil Bible re XADO. I too am a sceptic on these sort of issues, but I thought I would report back.

I did stick my neck out in the end after much money spent on parts and treat of an expensive new gearbox and I tried tried the Xado for geabox. See http://www.xado.co.uk/engine_treatme..._additives.htm half way down the page.

For what it is worth it worked for me. Gearbox much smoother and not as noisy. Will see how long it lasts. My issue here was do I spend £16.99 for thier revitalazant or a huge amount of cash for a new gearbox. If XADO didn't work I had nothing to loose.

Looked into Volvos approval a bit more. Seems as though they have a certificate to prove it, if this is just for the oils or all not sure.

XADO are obviously a big concern in Russia and Ukraine etc. See http://www.Xado.com. http://www.xado.co.uk have a news section showing various news topics. What intrigued me was that they obviously have some money with their support of high profile sporting events!!

Ever the sceptic but will report back on how I get on. May even stick my neck out and try the Oil.

VM

Hi

Main dealers tend to use a product called Forte !!

This is a trade product but you can get it in good motor factors, not people like halfords etc.

No manufacturer will ever say their engines/cars will ever need anything except normal servicing, but i know for a fact that certain manufacturers have used certain Forte products to cure issues that happen and cannot be fixed without major investment/redeisgn.

i have used the fortifier. engine sounds sweeter and not so rough - would flush engine before using this and add it once every year when changing oil.

this is only my opinion and i'm sure others will have more advise for you..

hope this helps -- http://www.forteuk.co.uk/Home.htm

Pete