Scott, how would you define high mileage? My brother has 450,000 miles on
his Toyota. Bob K
----- Original Message -----
From: "zman" <zman@gibbon.kungfumonkey.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] fuel savers
> On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, Bob KNOTTS wrote:
> > I haven't tried those products, but I have been using Fram's oil filters
> > with Teflon. With Castrol synthetic blend 10-30 oil, my gas mileage on
the
> > highway went up 14%. The bad news is Castrol says Teflon does bad things
to
> > their oil. I checked with Quaker State. They say no problem with Teflon.
In
> > fact, they bought Slick 50, a Teflon based oil additive. I haven't tried
the
> > Quaker State oil yet-they suggest their 4X4 formula for my car (2000
Camry),
> > which probably sees 75-80 percent of it's miles on the highway. As soon
as I
> > change oil to Quaker State, I'll run another mileage check. Bob K in
PHX,
> > AZ.
>
> Beware of using those additives in a high mileage engine. The use of
> Teflon on a high mileage motor can cause irreversable oil useage and loss
> of compression.
>
> --
> Scott H. Zekanis
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