Oil additives

CLJohnson72 · 03-02-2006, 10:54 AM

Has anyone elected to treat their Prius with an oil additive such as slick 50 to reduce wear and/or friction? Is this recommended or not?

jayman · 03-02-2006, 10:55 AM

Those companies have had FTC fines in the past for their claims. If you go straight to the source, DuPont claims that Teflon © should *never* be used in a motor.

A high quality motor oil is all you need.

skruse · 03-02-2006, 10:59 AM

Consumer Reports and Car Talk have addressed "Slick 50" type products repeatedly. All conclusions are to save your money, do regular oil changes and avoid "snake oil" products.

jeromep · 03-02-2006, 04:09 PM

Take a look inside your typical Schuck's, NAPA or other auto parts store. Aside from the parts they sell to do real maintenance and repair on a vehicle, nearly half of the rest of a typical store's shelf space is filled with vehicle snake oil products and corny accessories. That is where the real profit is in auto parts. Alternators, batteries and starters are pretty low profit compared to steering wheele covers, mudflaps and oil additives.

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03-02-2006, 10:54 AM	#1
CLJohnson72 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Howell, Michigan Posts: 14 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Has anyone elected to treat their Prius with an oil additive such as slick 50 to reduce wear and/or friction? Is this recommended or not?

03-02-2006, 10:55 AM	#2
jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 6,415 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	Those companies have had FTC fines in the past for their claims. If you go straight to the source, DuPont claims that Teflon © should never be used in a motor. A high quality motor oil is all you need.

03-02-2006, 10:59 AM	#3
skruse Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Great Central Valley, Fresno, CA Posts: 1,132 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	Consumer Reports and Car Talk have addressed "Slick 50" type products repeatedly. All conclusions are to save your money, do regular oil changes and avoid "snake oil" products.

03-02-2006, 04:09 PM	#4
jeromep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Eastern Washington State Posts: 821 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Take a look inside your typical Schuck's, NAPA or other auto parts store. Aside from the parts they sell to do real maintenance and repair on a vehicle, nearly half of the rest of a typical store's shelf space is filled with vehicle snake oil products and corny accessories. That is where the real profit is in auto parts. Alternators, batteries and starters are pretty low profit compared to steering wheele covers, mudflaps and oil additives.