Extralube ZX1 question.

I have been recommended this Extralube ZX1 as an Oil additive which supposedly helps the oil lube the engine better. I've never really bothered looking into additives as most of them do nothing beneficial or worth their money. What do you guys/gals think of this ZX1 stuff?

Link to ZX1 - http://www.team-zx1.com/What-Is-Extralube-ZX1

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right, i used something the same as this called activ8 in a mini engine a long time ago. Not too long after using it the diff exited through the rear of the gearbox!

i cant advise you enough to stay away!

[Bibio]

well if you listen to everyone else then all you will hear is i used this stuff horror stories and its snake oil blada blada, but i have to date been unable to find anyone who has said that ZX1 has damaged their vehicle, its always been other brands.

i have been using ZX1 for around 10 years maybe more and will continue to use it. it works yes i know its just zinc phosphate or the likes but i dont care.

one example i can give is my mother-in-law's car. i took it down the workshop to weld up a few bitz and pieces and give it a good old service. i was mortified when i got it and checked the oil there was none, yup i was doing naughty speeds for the best part of 30 miles. i dropped the sup bolt and it had about 1ltr of oil in it. 6-8 months previous to that it had a service and i added said snake oil to it. ooohhh and before you ad 'but it used all that oil' the car in question was an old fecked up well abused high millage and due for the scrappy corsa.

i used it in my last bike and i use it in my new bike will no i'll effects. i also use it in every car i buy and none have ever broken down on me.

no i dont work or am affiliated with ZX1 in any way what so ever.

so call it hocus pocus snake oil if you want. i know it does what it says on the tin.

note to self, never buy anything that bilbo has owned.

Ive seen engines run dry before and restart after they have cooled down. Doesnt mean to say that stuffs saved them.

The guy who recommended it to me said he uses it in his bike most of the time and that he would go halfs with me if I decided to use it. I haven't found any horror stories about ZX1 yet and it seems to be a genuine product but is it worth the money? Is there any noticable differences in how the engine runs. I'm on the fence with this one.

[Bibio]

Andy you had a bad experience with another product that may or may not have caused the problem.

you put a snake oil in a car then it broke so you blame the snake oil.

i stay away from all other brands of snake oil and additives apart from flushes. namely slick 50 which i would not touch with a very long barge pole.

[Bibio]

it wont fix a crap engine or stop it smoking or rattling and is not a magic cure.

but the differences i have found is smoother running.

After doing some research I found out that apparently the Army uses this stuff in their vehicles. However I have also found quite a few places that urge people to stay away from ZX1 and one forum which had quoted a Chemical engineer or something that had said this stuff is old technology which was abandoned by manufacturers because of serious side effects which weren't apparent till later on in the engines life. Now whether this was an actual legit quote I can't say but I am going to stay away from this stuff for now.

oil works by creating a film between the 2 components. this stuff apparently works by breaking down this film and allowing the components to gring together providing a better surface finish.

Or have i got it wrong? so you spend a fortune on oil (40 quid for my bike) and then pop this stuff in that prevents the oil from working as it should? increasing the surface finish on components is all well and good but you have some surface finishes for a reason.

slick 50 (as many others) are very very old tech. They will help a very old engine however in modern stuff it is known to clog the oilways etc. hence why there was a load of law suits a while ago.