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Stop smoke additives - do they really work ?
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Author:  white_mini_man [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Stop smoke additives - do they really work ?
Just a question out of curiosity. I have seen nulon stop smoke additive in the shops and was wondering if anyone here has used products like this and do they really work.
White_mini_man
Author:  cush [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:48 pm ]
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NO! white_mini_man NO!
Author:  Mike_Byron [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:03 pm ]
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No such thing as an engine recondition in a can.
Author:  sports850 [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:12 pm ]
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The liquid stuff you pour in burns just as well as the oil . The metalic gloop you pour in is dangerous (don't think it's available anymore thankfully) , it's claimed to build up metal on warn parts , it builds up metal in oil galleries , bearings and cylinder heads instead :shock: :shock: :shock:
Author:  white_mini_man [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:22 pm ]
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Love the replies and I will certainly give this to a wally at work who swears by the stuff. I had my reservations and believed it was a marketing scam but never having any experience with the stuff I couldn't comment either way.
You guys confirmed my suspicions. Thanks
Author:  cush [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:23 pm ]
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Mike_Byron wrote:
No such thing as an engine recondition in a can.


actually...

$15 for one of these...

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Author:  gzeVan [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:37 pm ]
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i put a full bottle into the morris minor and the thickest oil i could buy and it made no difference at all :oops:
Author:  doogie [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:43 pm ]
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Lucas oil stabilizer is a wonderful thing, stopped a bearing knock in a commodore V6 motor i had a few years ago. I have seen it reduce, but not stop a engine smoking, $16 a bottle from Supercrap.

Doogie
Author:  Timbo [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:50 pm ]
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I've used wynns stop smoke in a Mini and it worked fine. The only problem was that the increased oil viscosity caused major clutch drag and I couldn't change gears without grinding them.

Tim
Author:  white_mini_man [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:03 pm ]
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Timbo wrote:
I've used wynns stop smoke in a Mini and it worked fine. The only problem was that the increased oil viscosity caused major clutch drag and I couldn't change gears without grinding them.

Tim


Again out of curiosity How bad was the engine smoke, was it only startup smoke or did it reduce continuous smoke?


p.s - how cold is it in Tassie for you guys this week?

white_mini_mad
Author:  Timbo [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:10 pm ]
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It mostly on startup but was visible any time you accelerated. I ended up using about a half dose to try to get the best compromise between reducing smoking and having the clutch still work. It helped to have clean, high quality oil in it to start with.

Its been pretty cold. I had to turn the heater on in the Moke. Any colder and I'll have to start wearing long pants rather than shorts.

Tim
Author:  white_mini_man [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:14 pm ]
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A moke, in tassie, nearing winter :shock: , your mad!
Author:  MiniMan_Alis [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:28 pm ]
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i put some of the stop smoke in my charade an it stoped using oil ..
for a while :P
its using heaps of oil now :P needs an oil change tho







*it works*:)
Author:  Marvin [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:58 pm ]
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white_mini_man wrote:
A moke, in tassie, nearing winter :shock: , your mad!

Image their winter is 10 months long! :P
Author:  benoz [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:03 pm ]
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If you have a minor smoke issue I find it can slightly reduce the problem for a few months, so it might get one of our less fiscally able brethren (ie me!) a little more time to save up for the engine rebuild but the end result is always the same.
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