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Should You Use Engine Additives?
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Don't Use Engine Additives Engine additives glazes the bore or sleeves of the block. This results in ring slippage and lost compression - 'blow-by' past the rings. This results in ring slippage and lost compression - 'blow-by' past the rings. Don't add it to the diff or gearbox either, it makes the gears brittle and thus prone to break. Replace gearbox and diff oil every 30000km with SAE90 gear oil. Only the Isuzu TD280's gearbox must take SAE30 oil. Engine additives is probably the biggest consumer fraud in the automotive business. The only thing in your engine should be the relevent viscosity oil - period. A certain company that sells an engine additive has the following statement on their webpage: (Source: Wikibooks ) |
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