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Z MAX Lubrication ???

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Old 01-27-2003 | 01:33 PM
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anyone using that Z MAX lubrication system? is it as good as they say?
will it make my MCS sick? i may have it done at my check up, so i would appreciate any feedback.


 
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Old 01-27-2003 | 04:20 PM
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Don't do it. A new car (or an old one that has been properly maintained) does NOT need oil additives in addition to what is found in modern motor oil.
Repeat after me, "I will not put Z Max in my new car".

go to http://www.bobistheoilguy.com for more than you ever wanted to know about oil.
 
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Old 01-27-2003 | 11:20 PM
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Addatives bad for almost all motors. There are a few that work okay for certain problems but most are crap.
 
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Old 01-27-2003 | 11:22 PM
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Don't they show that stuff on infomercials??

I stay away from anything on an infomercial with one sole exception.......drumrool please........ The George Forman Grill. Yes that is a work of art.
 
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Old 01-28-2003 | 12:57 AM
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I agree on the George Foreman Grill :smile:
 
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Old 01-28-2003 | 02:29 PM
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>>Don't they show that stuff on infomercials??
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>>I stay away from anything on an infomercial with one sole exception.......drumrool please........ The George Forman Grill. Yes that is a work of art.


I'd like to third the motion on the George Forman Grill. Do we have a quorum?
 
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Old 01-28-2003 | 02:32 PM
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Even with just two of us, we like using the GF grill so much, that we need to upgrade to a bigger one, so that we don't have to cook each part of the meal separately.
 
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Old 01-29-2003 | 08:34 PM
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I prefer KY
 
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Old 02-02-2003 | 06:07 PM
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FTC has ruled that Zmax return all money to consumers that purchased their product as it does nothing at all.
No increase in gas mileage and increases wear of the bearings.

It was also discovered by the FTC that Zmax was dyed mineral oil.
 
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Old 02-03-2003 | 10:38 AM
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>>>>It was also discovered by the FTC that Zmax was dyed mineral oil.

DOH! Isn't that what they use for the first few hours of a new aircraft engine for run-in? Very thin stuff indeed...
 
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