Oil Anyone used an Oil Treatment?

jenny29 · 7th November 2007, 00:45

Just wondering if anyone uses an oil treatment both flushing and general additive, I used STP I got from halfords.

Given modern oils seem so good , am I wasting my money?

jenny29 · 7th November 2007, 07:40

used some of this stuff www.stp.com ,I used the oil treatment which says "
Fights Friction to Help Protect Against Engine Wear by Providing a Thicker Cushion Between Moving Engine Parts"

Anyone else used it? any views?

(wonder why my text is going green?)

GHGH · 7th November 2007, 08:02

Have never used any oil additives, shouldn't be necessary.
But I don't really know anything about it.

cylon2007 · 7th November 2007, 08:30

As you say modern oils are so good anyway so it seems like a waste of money to me

dylang652 · 7th November 2007, 11:23

I just found this on pistonheads:

Addatives - Don't do it!

They seem to be saying "Don't bother - it's not worth it!" and in one case "They may cause problems"

I for one will not be using them!

jenny29 · 25th December 2007, 15:25

thanks for the comments (been away for a bit!) given the views I'll ignore the oil treatment next time.

hgt · 26th December 2007, 18:57

I used some Wynnes injector cleaner in a Fiat Coupe 20v once, it stuffed the lambda sensor almost instantly. I would never put anything in the fuel ever again. Wynnes did not want to know. Nether did the shop where I bought it.

lobey dosser · 31st December 2007, 00:40

I used some injector cleaner in my 1.8 Focus.

The only effect it had was to "fix" the dodgy fuel gauge.
The gauge had become erratic and tended to stick at full or empty and read very jerkily in between. The injector cleaner got it working smoothly again and I never had any further trouble with it.

I guess it was the sender in the tank that was a bit gummed up.

Munro · 31st December 2007, 10:00

I used some of this in my last car and reckoned it worked very well

Extralube ZX1 Friction Eliminator

However there are lots of people who say most oil additives are a waste of money. The best advice I have seen is to spend the money on a high quality engine oil and change it regularly. I am planning to convert to a full synthetic oil (Mobil 1) once my engine is fully run in.

P@tje · 3rd January 2008, 20:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenny29

Just wondering if anyone uses an oil treatment both flushing and general additive, I used STP I got from halfords.

Given modern oils seem so good , am I wasting my money?

just choose for the best quality of oil and never add anything else.
choose for a good fuel instead. Like V-power.

P@tje · 3rd January 2008, 20:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Munro

I used some of this in my last car and reckoned it worked very well

Extralube ZX1 Friction Eliminator

However there are lots of people who say most oil additives are a waste of money. The best advice I have seen is to spend the money on a high quality engine oil and change it regularly. I am planning to convert to a full synthetic oil (Mobil 1) once my engine is fully run in.

well changing oil regularly is a waste of money too ! ( if you mean to change for shorter schedules)

P@tje · 3rd January 2008, 20:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by lobey dosser

I used some injector cleaner in my 1.8 Focus.

The only effect it had was to "fix" the dodgy fuel gauge.
The gauge had become erratic and tended to stick at full or empty and read very jerkily in between. The injector cleaner got it working smoothly again and I never had any further trouble with it.

I guess it was the sender in the tank that was a bit gummed up.

This is why I choose for Shell V-power or BP Ultimate. These fuels have the cleaner built in !!

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jenny29 Valve Cap Join Date: 4th October 2007 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	used some of this stuff www.stp.com ,I used the oil treatment which says " Fights Friction to Help Protect Against Engine Wear by Providing a Thicker Cushion Between Moving Engine Parts" Anyone else used it? any views? (wonder why my text is going green?)

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GHGH Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 13th March 2007 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 941 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Have never used any oil additives, shouldn't be necessary. But I don't really know anything about it.

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cylon2007 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 14th April 2007 Location: South Manchester/North Cheshire Posts: 469 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	As you say modern oils are so good anyway so it seems like a waste of money to me

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dylang652 Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 6th September 2007 Location: Northampton Posts: 177 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I just found this on pistonheads: Addatives - Don't do it! They seem to be saying "Don't bother - it's not worth it!" and in one case "They may cause problems" I for one will not be using them!

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jenny29 Valve Cap Join Date: 4th October 2007 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks for the comments (been away for a bit!) given the views I'll ignore the oil treatment next time.

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hgt Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 11th October 2007 Location: Holmes Chapel, Cheshire Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I used some Wynnes injector cleaner in a Fiat Coupe 20v once, it stuffed the lambda sensor almost instantly. I would never put anything in the fuel ever again. Wynnes did not want to know. Nether did the shop where I bought it.

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lobey dosser Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 21st May 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 187 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I used some injector cleaner in my 1.8 Focus. The only effect it had was to "fix" the dodgy fuel gauge. The gauge had become erratic and tended to stick at full or empty and read very jerkily in between. The injector cleaner got it working smoothly again and I never had any further trouble with it. I guess it was the sender in the tank that was a bit gummed up.

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Munro Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,071 Thanks: 24 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts	I used some of this in my last car and reckoned it worked very well Extralube ZX1 Friction Eliminator However there are lots of people who say most oil additives are a waste of money. The best advice I have seen is to spend the money on a high quality engine oil and change it regularly. I am planning to convert to a full synthetic oil (Mobil 1) once my engine is fully run in.