Slick 50

[southside]

Wondering if Slick 50 is worth using in my<br>new 26hp efi Kohler?<p>Karl<br>

[Charles]

I put slick50 in my van because it was overheating. Hasn't over heated since. Don't know how that would translate to equipment. This product is as good as anything else I guess

[Starling Lawn]

karl,i would just use a synthetic oil like mobil,or amsoil.you would come out just as well.<br>dave

[GrassRoots Lawn Care]

I too would recommend a synthetic oil over Slick 50. Slick 50 will void some warranties, for what it's worth.<p>----------<br>Mike Reynolds,<br>GrassRoots Lawn Care, Florida<br><p><font size="1">Edited by: GrassRoots Lawn Care

[fdew]

I was having trouble with my cars standard transmision. Hard to shift and grinding gears. Changed the oil, no change. Changed the oil again to Slick 50. It is like new.<br>That's all I know<p>Once is never<br>Twice is always

[bdemir]

Slick 50, amsoil, mobil1, prolong, they will all make a difference in thge summertime exspecially but the go forever without changing your oil is a myth you need to change your oil just like regaular oil changes and that is what will make your engine last the longest.

[Keith]

I wouldn't compare Slick 50 and Prolong to synthetic oils. They are not the same and i would avoid the use of PTFE products.<p>Articles worth reading:<p>&lt;a href=&quot;http://vtr.sanders.com/maintain/oil-additives.html&quot;&gt;Snake Oil&lt;/a&gt;<p>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mustangworks.com/technical/articles/misc/OilNotes.html&quot;&gt; Ed Hackett's Oil Notes&lt;/a&gt;<p><p><p><font size="1">Edited by: Keith

[bdemir]

One thing i dont agree with. In the article it says that sythetics can go three times linger than sregular oils and i just look at my dipstick and when it turns black and has metal deposits and feels scratchy when you rub your fingers together and you can feel a difference in your engine then its time for an oil change. I do beleive your article about additives and will say that synthetic oil is in my opinion better that any additive because it takes up your whole cranckcase instead of just alittle amount of concentrate just poured in to make a big difference.

[Keith]

bdemir, a synthetic will resist heat related breakdown longer than petroleum if it was in a perfect enviroment. You are right, 3-4 times as long is a bit much to be expected. In an internal combustion engine, oil becomes contaminated quickly and this is the primary reason for frequent oil changes. <p>I change mine (Kohler) every 100 hours w/ filter. Using a high grade filter is just as important.

[Eric ELM]

I change my oil every 50 hours and the filter every 100, which is 1/2 of what is recomended. I figure it is cheaper to change the oil than it is the engine.<p>----------<br>&lt;a href=&quot;http://pages.prodigy.net/eric.erickson/&quot;&gt;Eric@ELM&lt;/a&gt;<br>The Grass is always Greener on the other side of my competitors fence

[John DiMartino]

I wouldnt use any additives or synthetics until full break-in of at least 100 hrs,preferabbly 200 to be safe.Stay away from PTFE,it has been known to clog filters and if its so slippery-hows it stick to the parts?Id try Tuff-oil if your must add something.Additves arent neccesary-and they rarely will do anything except make you feel better.BTW-is that efi 26 strong?<p>----------<br>John D<br>

[plowking35]

The whole synthetic breakin period myth cracks me up. If GM sends a vette from the factory with mobile 1 then the break in period is not needed.<br>Now on rebuilt engines I use coneventional oil only because I drop the oil after a short run time and then the first 1000 mi because of residual contaminats in the block and dont want to waste 3.50 a quart.<br>As far as PTFE its not good,pieces of teflon floating in any engine is not a good idea.<p>

[southside]

John D,<br> With the 48&quot; deck the 26hp efi seems<br>almost overpowered.Then again my last machine<br>was a Kubota with a water cooled Kaw 17hp<br>with 44&quot; deck and catcher. New machine is a <br>Walker with GHS. New machine took 5 hours <br>off my normal mowing time on subdivision,on the first try.<p>Karl<br>