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• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 21:35:33 PDT
  Slick 50 was a slick con >There was brief discussion about Slick 50 while answering my whining >problem. > >It seems that for the engine...
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:37:49 PDT
  ...He uses Slick 50 every 50,000 miles, the >head, oilpan, and injector pump have never been touched. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
• Recommendation on Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Fri, 20 Oct 1995 10:06:09 +1000 (EST)
  To All I was at the Sydney Motor Show on Wednesday and a man on the Slick 50 stand impressed me with his display...
• Re: Recommendation on Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 20:42:12 -0400 (EDT)
  > > I was at the Sydney Motor Show on Wednesday and a man on the Slick 50 stand > impressed me with his display of engines...
• Re: Transmission Oil Additives
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 06 May 1997 09:31:05 -0500
  Niel Blackwell wrote: > > Has anyone tried the SLICK 50 type (moly based) additives in their manual > transmissions? Any success? > > 84 Westy "Wally" Wally and...
• Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:00:16 -0500
  ...Flush engine, treat with Slick 50. Never tried it in a Volkswagen. > I would not put Slick advertising, ugh, I mean 50 in your...
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:38:06 EDT
  ...He uses Slick 50 every 50,000 miles, the head, oilpan, and injector pump have never been touched >> This may not necessarily be attributable...
• Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 04:58:14 -0400
  ...I used Slick 50 oil treatment twice on my 90 vanagon that now has 181,000 miles on it's original engine and still...
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:26:46 -0000
  ...He uses Slick 50 every 50,000 miles, the head, oilpan, and injector pump have never been touched. [text/html]
• Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:51:36 -0800
  ...Flush engine, treat with Slick 50. Never tried it in a Volkswagen. There has been a lot of bad reports of Slick 50 - in...
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 11:12:46 +1000
  Daryl, I put 1 litre of Slick 50 in to my engine when it was new in 1982, 280,000 Km later the motor...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:24:15 -0800
  Slick 50 is BAD stuff, with PTFE or Teflon , a solid that accumulates in oil passageways. http://skepdic.com/slick50.html Robert 1982 Westfalia...
• Slick 50 any good?
  Historical mailing list - peterleolkes
  Fri, 1 May 1998 21:24:05 +0930
  ...in top condition, I thought I might use the oil additive Slick 50. Has anyone had any experience with this product and if so...
• Re: Whine during acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:23:23 -0700
  Matthew, I have heard a lot of negative things about Slick 50 for engines, and also that synthetic oil interferes with Slick 50's...
• Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:51:30 -0400
  There was brief discussion about Slick 50 while answering my whining problem. It seems that for the engine, it should be stayed away from...
• Re: Slick 50 any good?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 1 May 1998 08:53:25 -0700
  ...I slick 50'd a Geo at 110K because it had an oil leak and I thought the S50 would be insurance if I...
• Re: New to the list
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 12:17:21 -0700
  ...add Slick 50 oil treatment and/or add STP oil treatment. I Say: Don't bother with Slick-50. Good way to waste $20...
• GL-5 tranny lube
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 16:12:44 -0400
  ...Therefore, I used Slick 50 synthetic, which is a GL-5. I would never use a Slick 50 product in an engine, but I...
• Oil is Killing our Cars?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:13:19 -0500
  > I think I'm going to get some of that Slick 50, which lubricates so well > you > can run your engine WITHOUT OIL! Dang...
• Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 20:41:54 -0500
  ...Flush engine, treat with Slick 50. Never tried it in a Volkswagen. > > > I would not put Slick advertising, ugh, I mean 50 in your...
• Re: repost: 82 camper for sale (Ohio)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 17 Aug 94 08:54:46 CDT
  ...some folks love Slick 50 and Duralube. other folks (like me) don't see any difference after trying it. the biggest vote AGAINST the...
• Re: Slick 50 any good?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:08:25 -0500
  ...in top condition, I > thought I might use the oil additive Slick 50. > Has anyone had any experience with this product and if so...
• Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 06:55:20 -0400
  ...I've used a Slick 50 for Manual transmissions additive (about a 12 oz bottle for $6.00) in a couple of 091 transmission...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission of 91 Westy,Opinion?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 14:23:29 -0500
  Vanagon man wrote: > > Slick 50 is a waste of money. Just use 20w50...........some use synthetics, > but they are thinner, and with you not...
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 22:41:10 -0400
  The only thing Slick 50 will do is ruin an engine or transmission. PTFE is a coating product. Dupont, the creators and makers of...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:48:28 -0800
  ...So, what is better, slick-50 or tuf-oil, or other PTFE sh..I mean stuff? I'll add it and report back. Ok...
• Re: Fram Double-Guard Filters and Steering Wheel Odometer Woes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 16:52:04 +0000
  > Are there problems with the teflon-impregnated filters? I would say the same caution as Slick-50 applies. See the Engine Oil Bible on...
• Transmission Oil Additives
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 May 1997 04:37:23 -0500
  Has anyone tried the SLICK 50 type (moly based) additives in their manual transmissions? Any success? 84 Westy "Wally"
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 11:08:26 -0400
  ...Slick 50 for Manual transmissions << Message: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions >> Bulley, I have seen the damage that these types of products do to...
• Re: Slick 50 any good?
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
  Fri, 1 May 1998 15:19:39 +0200
  >> In the interests of continuing to keep my '89 syncro in top condition, I >> thought I might use the oil additive Slick 50. An...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-617)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 20 May 2002 17:14:01 -0700
  ...Mike Snow Larry Calhoun wrote: > Hi one and all, > > Duralube, Slick 50, Power Up, Prolong, No mystery oil for me! > > A few years ago...
• Re: Most miles on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:43:14 -0700
  ...Apart from regular >servicing the only other thing I did was to put a can (1 litre) of "SLICK >50" in with the oil...
• Re: Think you know oil, slick 50 and others? A must read...false claims ahead...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 10:36:07 -1000
  ...Think you know oil, slick 50 and others? A must read...false claims ahead... I ran across the link to some info about oil...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission of 91 Westy, Opinion?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 19:12:40 -0400
  Slick 50 is a waste of money. Just use 20w50...........some use synthetics, but they are thinner, and with you not knowing the history...
• Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 11:29:02 -0800
  ...Thanks for the Slick 50 warnings, too. One thing I failed to mention in my first posting was the fact that I replaced the...
• Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:17:19 -0500
  ...Flush engine, treat with Slick 50. Never tried it in a Volkswagen. > No! No! No! No! Bad! If your motor still seals nice and...
• Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:13:08 +0300
  ...I would never clog the oil passages in my van with this kind of stuff (Slick 50). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1996/07...
• Re: Whine during acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:42:58 -0400
  ...It was an emergency (on a cross country trip with five folks) and believe it or not, after adding the Slick 50, we were...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:27:10 -0600
  ...Slick 50 has dropped almost every claim it used to make but I now see it being added to a brand name motor oil...
• Slick sick?
  Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:06:30 -0400
  ...Could slick 50 have done this? I suspect some other harder to figure culprit. Aux air regulator? Intake Boot? Somewhere Sensor? Computer? If only...
• Re: GL-5 tranny lube
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 13:36:11 -0700
  ...Therefore, I used Slick 50 synthetic, which is a GL-5. I would never > use a Slick 50 product in an engine, but I...
• Re: Tufoil
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 05:10:54 -0800
  ...Nothing spectacular, perhaps even detrimental if previous posts on Slick 50 and other teflon additives are (probably) correct. Just change your oil frequently and...
• Fw: Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:33:35 -0800
  ...Thanks for the Slick 50 warnings, too. > >One thing I failed to mention in my first posting was the fact that I >replaced the...
• Friday: Forget the van, get a camper shell for your Jetta pickup
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 22:39:19 +0000
  This Jetta conversion is way slick and just $3,500. Highly recommended from what I can tell. < http://www.trucktrend.com/news/1408-smyth...
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:11:25 -0500
  ...I used Slick 50 oil treatment >twice on my 90 vanagon that now has 181,000 miles on it's original engine >and still...
• Re Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Watkins
  Sat, 2 May 1998 07:47:04 -0600
  ...in top condition, I > thought I might use the oil additive Slick 50. > Has anyone had any experience with this product and if so...
• Re: trans maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 20 May 1999 14:11:09 -0400
  I used Slick 50, which is a GL-5 synthetic. Is this bad? Thanks, Michael Townsend >Hello, > >While I agree with switching to a...
• slick50
  Historical mailing list - susan ames
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:30:03 -0400
  ...Then he told me to take it home....and put a bottle of this Slick 50 into it. Said it was like jet fuel...
• FW: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission of 91 Westy,Opinion?
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:05:28 -0400
  ...Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission of 91 Westy,Opinion? Larry sez: If a synthetic is thinner, I don't understand how it would...
• Think you know oil, slick 50 and others? A must read...false claims ahead...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:53:53 EDT
  I ran across the link to some info about oil and additives and false claims really informative... http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/engineoil...
• oh no! Slick 50 again!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 12 Sep 94 10:01:57 CDT
  ...Petrolon, however, advises that use of Slick 50 isn't recommened with systems that filter particles 5 microns or smaller. Slick 50 shares the...
• Bi-Tron oil products
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Walser
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 13:42:14 -0500
  ...Can anyone tell me if this product is similar to the Slick 50 products. Does the Slick 50 transmission treatment give you the same...
• Re: Bi-Tron oil products
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 11:24:05 -0800
  ...Can anyone tell me if this product is similar to the Slick 50 >products. Does the Slick 50 transmission treatment give you the same...
• SLICK 50
  Historical mailing list - ron
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:06:11 +1000
  ...great (really!) I sometimes wonder if there is any value in Slick > 50 type stuff at that point in the life of any of...
• General/Sorta dirt-road worthiness of 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:42:55 -0700
  My understanding of why the Vanagon has something closer to 50/50 weight distribution was VW's response to "alleged" poor Bay directional stability...
• Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 10:45:46 -0400
  ...In this writer's experience, Slick 50 for Manual transmissions has been very effective in smoothing shift effort on four aging VW/Porsches, and...
• Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:08:44 -0700
  ...And unlike Slick 50, it doesn't hurt! Richard
• Re: Bi-Tron oil products
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 10:57:33 -0800
  ...Can anyone tell me if this product is similar to the Slick 50 > products. Does the Slick 50 transmission treatment give you the same...
• Re: Oil Additive - OK?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 13:57:45 -0500 (EST)
  Wendy, Slick 50 is about as useful as Splitfire sparkplugs which are as useful, pardon the expression, as tits on a bull. Don't...
• LOUD Engine now quiet again
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 10:34:18 -0700
  ...He suggested an oil change with some Slick 50. I did the oil change but passed on the Slick 50. I have heard questionable...