Toyota: Are oil additives any good or just a waste of money?

> >I remember reading a Consumer Reports test on one of those oil additives 
that 
on 

It is too bad a similar organisation doesn't exist to protect taxpayers from
false advertising by governments. They tell you tax money is being used for
this and that but, the reality being different.

JP

The best additive I find is the one in high grade oils. In that respect, I
only use Mobil 1 5W30 full synthetic oil. This way I get the best
protection for the engine.


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Car Guy wrote: 

I used various semi-synthetics for years. Works great and only costs
a couple of dollars more.

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:39:23 GMT, "That Guy" <7@f.com> wrote:
 

Exactly. They are BS. Remember the infomercial where they ran an
engine with the pan off and hit it with a fire hose? Remember that
oil is actually your primary coolant. The dousing with the fire hose
COULD be enough to keep the engine cool enough to keep it alive for
the 30 seconds or so that it was run.

DuPont has come right out and said that PTFE (Teflon) should not be
used in the oiling system of engines.



--- Rich
http://richlockyer.tripod.com/

You don't need any oil additives, just use good oil. Besides, "third
party" additives may even react with or neutralize the additives
already in the oil...who knows for sure that they don't?

I use Mobil 1 synthetic myself...no additives.

John D.




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