So I guess you are saying it doesn't work then so my engine should fill up with sludge along with everyone elses engine using it and my brake lines are going to be full of water from using DOT5 brake fluid instead of sludge full of broken soggy DOT3 fluid. Maybe you should try BOTH before you decide like I did.

 

Actually, I never said that. You are jumping to conclusions.

There is no data about synlube whatsoever, pro or con. No research reports, no SAE technical papers, not even a string of oil analyses. This complete lack of publicly available information makes it look a bit suspicious.


1- Synlube contains PTFE. PTFE naturally is attracted to itself, clotting much like blood. Dispersants can retard this behavior but we have to wonder whether the benefits of PTFE outweigh the risk in using it.

Remember what the courts said regarding Slick50? They called it worst harmful to motors. At best, it was a waste of $$$.

Do you remember what Dupont, makers of PTFE said about its use in engines? They said not to do it.

2- Synlube is a 5W50 "oil". I know the website claims it is safe to use in engines that spec a 5w20 or 5w30 oil, but the truth is that at operating temps, it is too thick for the 1.5L xB motor.



If you wish to use it in your motor, then go right ahead. If you wish to endorse this stuff on this board, understand that there will be some rebuttals. I feel it is not safe to use for 10 years.

 

But it has been used for over 20 years and is in the rovers on the moon and mars and the space station and it is not TOO thick for 50 weight it just stands up to high temperatures like a 50 weight oil like 500 degrees without breaking down and yeah the PTFE gets stuck in a few places making the tolerences a little tighter and reducing rattle and noise and improving oil pressure. As for Slick50 I used it in all my engines and trannies and they ran fine pushing oil change intervals to 8000 miles on regular oil and Castrol syntec blends and my motorcycles without problems. Papers I dont need no stinking papers all you have to do is look at the fleet users that run it in their trucks for 100s of thousands of miles and come back for more. You don't have to be a big company to have a great product and what other company do you know of where you get to speak to the person who developed the product and can answer any question about it and in fact will not sell it to you until you do speak to him first. You should look through their website a little more closely and do a little reading and then let me know what you think. There is a lot of information there about their product and about Dino Oil.