stupra Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Banzai are trying this in their Aristo, it's supposed to repair worn area's in the cylinder walls caused by friction, restoring cylinder compression and improving engine performance. It's also said to reduce oil burning, smoking exhausts and help with fuel economy. It's said to have a good reputation in the States where it's been used for year's. (Got this from the mag). What do people think of this stuff ?, may be good for car's with higher mileage.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Does it fix knackered turbo seals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt _Aero top_ Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 How can a lubicant additive repair worn areas in cylinder walls etc ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupra Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 How can a lubicant additive repair worn areas in cylinder walls etc ? Don't know mate, just going by what is said in the mag. It also says that a guy (colleague of the writer), with a 170,000 mile porche 944 noticed a differance after putting it in the engine. Could be crap though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Sounds like snake oil to me. Wonder what Opie Oils would say about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBDJ Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Wonder what Opie Oils would say about this? He's already aware of it... http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=66&t=225143&p=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham S Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 End of the day mate, if something internal is broken, no matter what you are using it ain't gonna fix anything.. or make anything any better.. If something is worn its gonna stay worn, might possbily prolong it wearing at the same rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 End of the day mate, if something internal is broken, no matter what you are using it ain't gonna fix anything.. or make anything any better.. If something is worn its gonna stay worn, might possbily prolong it wearing at the same rate. yeah exactly, if internal parts are worn no oil is going to replace the worn areas, that would literally be 'magic' and that ain't gonna happen. Most likely it's just a thick oil that works well in worn engines and maybe helps the owner to think things aren't as bad as they really, for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I have a few magic beans and also some wonder pills that will make your penis larger. Give me a shout if you want some.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBDJ Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Most likely it's just a thick oil that works well in worn engines and maybe helps the owner to think things aren't as bad as they really, for a while... On page 3 of that PH thread I posted, the chemist reckons that at -10 degrees its effectively rock solid apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 some wonder pills that will make your penis larger. Give me a shout if you want some.... If the rumours are true they are unopened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 If the rumours are true they are unopened. They are opened but I made a mistake and thought they were suppositories so they probably did not work as they were supposed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest enginerestore Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 How can a lubicant additive repair worn areas in cylinder walls etc ? Its called engine remetalizing and has been going on for years with plazma sprays but we now do it with copper-lead micro spheres and here are some real users: http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=enginerestore&ftab=AllFeedback&sspagename=STRK:ME:UFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 They are opened but I made a mistake and thought they were suppositories so they probably did not work as they were supposed to. Probably like the Viagra eye drops that just make you look hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Its called engine remetalizing and has been going on for years with plazma sprays but we now do it with copper-lead micro spheres and here are some real users: http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=enginerestore&ftab=AllFeedback&sspagename=STRK:ME:UFS Do you just trawl the internet searching for a fight??!! You don't really want to come on here and start the same bollox as you did on pistonheads do you??? We don't need your wonder product...please peddle it elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I have seen this product first hand.. My father in law used it on his morris minor which rattled due to worn shells (Not my choice, but he wanted an extra 2 weeks before the shells arrived). This product certainly may have quitened down the rattle but I've taken a look at the crank and there appears to be a fair amount of scoring on the crank, more so than what was there prior to the addition of this stuff (and this was only over a two week period). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 im sure it would do the turbos on a mkiv a world of good then.. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Moved to tech for discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Moved to tech for discussion. Technically, it's pouring metal into the engine.... Technically, it's bloody frightening that someone is trying to peddle it. Technically, it's putting something in, in a vein attempt to mask an underlying issue. Technically, if you think you need this, you are wrong. Technical enough?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Oh bugger I wish I had known about this stuff before I took the head off to check the pistons, couple of glugs and I would have been away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I read some of the thread on pistonheads. It is such 100% junk science I'm not wasting my time or anyone elses on it. I got it moved to technical just so I could go: "Piss off with your snake oil, you aren't welcome here." And then lock the thread -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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