Ceramic Oil Additive

[Matt_Harrington]

Anyone tried one of these ceramic oil additives? I was wondering if it was better than MoS2 (like the old MolySlip etc)

[Johnwebley]

Anyone tried one of these ceramic oil additives? I was wondering if it was better than MoS2 (like the old MolySlip etc)

If it is really good, I would say mind your clutch

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[Bryanj]

Doesnt the handle of the mug get stuck in the filler hole

[Matt_Harrington]

Doesnt the handle of the mug get stuck in the filler hole

[Matt_Harrington]

Anyone tried one of these ceramic oil additives? I was wondering if it was better than MoS2 (like the old MolySlip etc)

If it is really good, I would say mind your clutch

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Actually I was thinking about it in my Guzzi Le Mans (which is a dry clutch) - but good point....

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Can't remember the Brand now, when I was in the car trade Circa 1978 we retailed an oil additive from the USA ( like Slick 50) that was a one time use product that cost about £25.

I tried to convince myself it worked as it used to make my car engine idle speed rise. Many have come and gone since.

Ceramic is the new Buzzword hence I have some Ceramic Wax.
For a while Nano Technology ruled new product launches - suspect a lot of it is pseudo science.

[K2-K6]

I've a similar view of additives, highly suspicious and very difficult to even pin down what's inside them.

This is informative  https://youtu.be/CAGT5inQScE?si=iH8W1_oYNBsC0K5K as it looks at the constitution of them broadly.

As he notes on there, pick and use a good oil for the engine you've got to best maintain it.

I've been using synthetic type oils in older design from the early eighties, so anecdotal experience over many situations.  There's some considerable advantages to them, not that they are more slippery and common views of them like that.  Worthwhile considering to suit that application.

[Bryanj]

Ted, would it have been STP?  When i used to build a lot of Ford Kent and Essex engines always coated the shells in that

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I remember STP I think they still suply racing  lubricant - it might have actually been Slick 50 before it was released for general sale or a trade only version.

I believe the Teflon content of Slick 50 became a law suit issue in America.

[Bryanj]

I remember Slick 50 getting together with Lister Diesels and after a regulated treatment they drained the oil and it ran for a phenominal time without siezing

[K2-K6]

Can't remember the Brand now, when I was in the car trade Circa 1978 we retailed an oil additive from the USA ( like Slick 50) that was a one time use product that cost about £25.

I tried to convince myself it worked as it used to make my car engine idle speed rise. Many have come and gone since.

Ceramic is the new Buzzword hence I have some Ceramic Wax.
For a while Nano Technology ruled new product launches - suspect a lot of it is pseudo science.

Exactly, and Boron or derivatives in status would appear to fulfill that link to "Ceramic" moniker desire to be cutting edge. Boron component is in many oil formulation in contribution to that makeup. Essentially adding more of it at high cost in small cans is really what the secondary market is about.

The link above speaks of this aspect and its value too.

[SteveD CB500K0]

I remember Slick 50 getting together with Lister Diesels and after a regulated treatment they drained the oil and it ran for a phenominal time without siezing

Wasn’t that “Molyslip”?


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[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

My ex-BiL drove his Simca 1000 about 12 miles home with zero oil pressure having purchased a Molyslip Lubrication Kit a few months earlier. The only damage was to one cylinder bore  when he rebuilt the engine. The bore was scored by a gudgeon pin that moved sideways. IIRC he just replaced the liner plus the shells! Circa 1968/9.