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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 March 2015, 13:13:42
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Snake oil.......or does what it says on the tin?
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Better off buying magic beans
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Better off buying magic beans
As bad as that. :'(
Fortunately I don't have a cow I can P/X for the beans. ::)
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Does a reasonable job on my 2.6, 3.2 never needed it though as it never suffers any lifter noise.
Quite a few on here will vouch for it - it's the only snake oil that isn't entirely pants.
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Does a reasonable job on my 2.6, 3.2 never needed it though as it never suffers any lifter noise.
Quite a few on here will vouch for it - it's the only snake oil that isn't entirely pants.
Agreed, makes a noticeable difference :y
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Maybe I'll give it a whirl.
Leave the beast for a couple of days and she gets a bit arsey when I start her up.
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What oil do you use? 10w40 semi or 5w30 fully synth :-\
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What oil do you use? 10w40 semi or 5w30 fully synth :-\
GM usually.
But this time Fuch Titan 10/40 semi.
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Try a couple of oil changes first and see if that helps, if only to clear out any crud that might otherwise get dislodged by the lifter cleaner and clog the pickup. :y
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Try a couple of oil changes first and see if that helps, if only to clear out any crud that might otherwise get dislodged by the lifter cleaner and clog the pickup. :y
Every 3000 miles I refresh her lubrication so she is nice and slippery.
If I dip my fingers inside her, and then rub them together, I can tell that she is well looked after. :)
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Try a couple of oil changes first and see if that helps, if only to clear out any crud that might otherwise get dislodged by the lifter cleaner and clog the pickup. :y
Every 3000 miles I refresh her lubrication so she is nice and slippy. :)
I should have guessed that you'd be tending to her lubrication with such dedication. ::)
Straight in with the Wynns, then. :y
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Reason for asking is that 5w30 is thinner, so tends to drain down more readily, but flip side is that by virtue of being thicker, 10w40 takes a while to reach all the nooks and crannies until it's warmed up, that's where the lifter treatment comes in :y
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Only about 100 miles since the last oil and filter change. So now seems as good a time as any.
Does it (Wynn's) work immediately, or will it take a few miles before I notice the difference?
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On advice from this excellent forum, I tried the Wynn's and it worked immediately - no noises at all!
Thanks gents, as ever, so very helpful.
Ron.
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Only about 100 miles since the last oil and filter change. So now seems as good a time as any.
Does it (Wynn's) work immediately, or will it take a few miles before I notice the difference?
You should hear the difference as it circulates :y
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If I dip my fingers inside her, and then rub them together, I can tell that she is well looked after. :)
;D ;D ;D
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Didnt do any good on my old elite but maybe it was past its best :(
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Better off buying magic beans
No,wynns lifter treatment actually works,it won't fix a buggered cam but will free a sticky lifter :y
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Thanks chaps. :y
I've ordered a 350ml bottle for £6.99 delivered.
Halfords want £8.99 collect in store.
Will 350ml be enough?
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Only about 100 miles since the last oil and filter change. So now seems as good a time as any.
Does it (Wynn's) work immediately, or will it take a few miles before I notice the difference?
Depends on the lifter noise, for me the 3.2's lifters are silent on start up.
It's only when everything is hot, does it get fair bit of lifter noise. Master diagnosed a dead/sticky lifter on the passenger bank, chucking in the Wynn's did naff all. :(
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Only about 100 miles since the last oil and filter change. So now seems as good a time as any.
Does it (Wynn's) work immediately, or will it take a few miles before I notice the difference?
Depends on the lifter noise, for me the 3.2's lifters are silent on start up.
It's only when everything is hot, does it get fair bit of lifter noise. Master diagnosed a dead/sticky lifter on the passenger bank, chucking in the Wynn's did naff all. :(
Probably a different issue, since normally it's the other way round. Rattling when the oil is hot is probably more likely down to the lifters leaking down due to wear whereas failure of them to fill quickly on startup is more likely due to contamination.
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Only about 100 miles since the last oil and filter change. So now seems as good a time as any.
Does it (Wynn's) work immediately, or will it take a few miles before I notice the difference?
Depends on the lifter noise, for me the 3.2's lifters are silent on start up.
It's only when everything is hot, does it get fair bit of lifter noise. Master diagnosed a dead/sticky lifter on the passenger bank, chucking in the Wynn's did naff all. :(
Probably a different issue, since normally it's the other way round. Rattling when the oil is hot is probably more likely down to the lifters leaking down due to wear whereas failure of them to fill quickly on startup is more likely due to contamination.
Yep. Mine is fine when warm. More vocal on start up.
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I believe Tunnies issue is not lifter related, hence it didn't work for him.
However, it worked well on both my 3.2's as they did have a lifter related tap from cold, in conjunction with a couple of oil changes as said, it works well.
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Only about 100 miles since the last oil and filter change. So now seems as good a time as any.
Does it (Wynn's) work immediately, or will it take a few miles before I notice the difference?
Depends on the lifter noise, for me the 3.2's lifters are silent on start up.
It's only when everything is hot, does it get fair bit of lifter noise. Master diagnosed a dead/sticky lifter on the passenger bank, chucking in the Wynn's did naff all. :(
Probably a different issue, since normally it's the other way round. Rattling when the oil is hot is probably more likely down to the lifters leaking down due to wear whereas failure of them to fill quickly on startup is more likely due to contamination.
Hopefully should find out soon, plan to get them swapped out for another set :)
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Has oil pump been discounted then? Since last thread?
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Has oil pump been discounted then? Since last thread?
On a trip to Nottingham, master said (from about 15 feet away) that it was a dead lifter. Most likely on the passenger bank, very kindly gave me a bag of good lifters. I've just be lazy at fitting them.
Since Dbug appears to have good results on gaskets, going to use those on the rebuild. It's over-due a belt too, so thought do the whole lot in one go.
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Aha. A plan! :y
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Have also had positive results with Wynn's lifter treatment in the 3.2 :y
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Thanks chaps. :y
I've ordered a 350ml bottle for £6.99 delivered.
Halfords want £8.99 collect in store.
Will 350ml be enough?
If you were down Cornwall / Devon way you could call into Trago and buy it for £4.99 a bottle. ::)
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I like Trago! :y
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I shall be passing (read as calling in in works time) the Newton Abbot one so will call into their motor section to pick up some more bottles of the afformentioned fluid. :y
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I've used it with oil changes when I remember to put it in. It defo makes cold starts quiter. Although not really bothered about a 20 second tapping-fest (Easy stmo lol) in the mornings
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Is Wynn's similar, or the same, as Slick 50 and STP oil treatment?
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no slick has ptfe in it (think non stick pan) and wynnes has thousands of pixies that fix things by magic. :y
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Is Wynn's similar, or the same, as Slick 50 and STP oil treatment?
Slick 50 is the work of the devil.
Wynns lifter treatment works by softening the gunk in the lifters I believe.
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I've used it with oil changes when I remember to put it in. It defo makes cold starts quiter. Although not really bothered about a 20 second tfapping-fest (Easy stmo lol) in the mornings
Fixed for STMO. ::)
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Thanks chaps. :y
I've ordered a 350ml bottle for £6.99 delivered.
Halfords want £8.99 collect in store.
Will 350ml be enough?
If you were down Cornwall / Devon way you could call into Trago and buy it for £4.99 a bottle. ::)
Blimey, are they still going, IIRC Trago Mills started when I was stationed at St Mawgan in the '60's. ???
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Thanks chaps. :y
I've ordered a 350ml bottle for £6.99 delivered.
Halfords want £8.99 collect in store.
Will 350ml be enough?
If you were down Cornwall / Devon way you could call into Trago and buy it for £4.99 a bottle. ::)
Blimey, are they still going, IIRC Trago Mills started when I was stationed at St Mawgan in the '60's. ???
Yep,Falmouth, Liskeard and Newton Abbot,still going strong