Hi Ken,
The stuff I added is an oil detergent....I wouldn't even think of adding
anything with Teflon or slick 50 or anything thick.  CD-2 has the
consistency of 20w motor oil and probably works something like Mystery Oil.
I would like to stress that your right in the sense that I would not
recommend putting any additives in your vehicle that has no problems in the
first place.
Also, I added CD-2 with 20w50 motor oil which I would normally add 10w40
because I knew that CD-2 would thin out the oil a bit.
At least in my case bought me some time because the motor has about 10k on
new heads and 100k on the motor.
I hope this clears things up a bit.
Thanks
Karl Batzler
84 Vanagon
192k miles
La Quinta, CA
>-----Original Message-----
>From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM <KENWILFY@AOL.COM>
>To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 2:59 PM
>Subject: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed, I
think
>
>
>>I am glad that Karl has found something to keep his van on the road and I
>>wasn't going to say anything until he started encouraging other Vanagon
>owners
>>to try this stuff.  I found no problem with Karl trying it since his van
>had
>>high mileage anyway (190k miles I believe) but I must warn you that as a
>>mechanic I would advise anyone with a halfway decent motor to please not
>put
>>any oil additives into thier motor (Slick 50, Motor UP, CD-2, motor Honey,
>any
>>Teflon based additive et al).  Why?  These additives usually do nothing
>>beneficial in a motor (usually find it in a big clump on the bottom of the
>oil
>>pan when it comes time to rebuild the motor) and can in fact damage a good
>>motor by restricting oil galleys and other orifices inside the motor.  I
>hear
>>very few good stories about these additives but many horror stories.
>>Just think about it: If that stuff you are pouring into your motor flows
>like
>>honey in the heat of the summer, what do you think it is doing in your
>motor
>>in the winter?
>>I can understand folks with tired motors trying these additives as a last
>>effort to try and get another year out of their engine, but to put this
>stuff
>>in a good motor would be a crime.
>>This is my 2 cents on this subject anyway.
>>Ken Wilford
>>Van-Again
>>John 3:16
>>
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