Originally Posted By: jk_636
Thanks for the input crazyoildude!
Originally Posted By: Trav
Genuine snake oil. Just another worthless PTFE concoction.
That is a strong opinion. Any particular reason why?
PTFE or Teflon is not a particularly good thing in engine oil. Dupont, who invented Teflon (and owns the rights to the Teflon name) prohibits the use of the name in connection with engine oil additives. Search this forum or the net - responsible studies have only cast PTFE-as-oil-additive in a bad light. For example:
Originally Posted By: NASA Lewis Research Center, from a footnote in Wikipedia's article Oil Additives
"In the types of bearing surface contact we have looked at, we have seen no benefit [from presence of PTFE]. In some cases we have seen detrimental effect. The solids in the oil tend to accumulate at inlets and act as a dam, which simply blocks the oil from entering. Instead of helping, it is actually depriving parts of lubricant."
Here's word straight from the horse's mouth"
Originally Posted By: Dupont
DuPont's Fluoropolymers Division Product Specialist, J.F. Imbalzano said, "Teflon is not useful as an ingredient in oil additives or oils used for internal combustion engines."
This is not intended as a negative comment on Teflon - it's great stuff, but just not as an engine oil additive.
A popular infomercial scam (which almost always involves a PTFE-based additive) is to put in the additive, run the engine a a bit, drain out all the oil, and then drive off into the sunset. Of course, you could have done exactly the same without the additive (and after 12.63 miles - and off camera - your engine will be toast). For whatever reasons, the scammers truly love PTFE. Maybe because it permits them to have short, dramatic Youtube video demos that look really neat (and mean really nothing).
Another user mentioned the FTC vs. Slick-50 case (Slick-50 being another PTFE additive). At the end of that case, Slick-50 went bankrupt. The name 'Slick-50' was sold to an Ohio company who still makes an oil additive with the same name, but it's a whole different product.
Maybe someday, someone will figure out how to use PTFE/Teflon in motor oil. That day has not yet arrived.