Wynn's Wins or does it?

[maytag]

Originally Posted by 911monty

When the engine is shut down, one or several lifters are in various states of lift and are under compression by the valve springs. With no oil pressure, the oil in the lifter is forced out. Contamination in the lifter can stick the lifter in the compressed state. The resulting clearance can damage the lifter from hammering.

Yup.... all true.
So how do you think an additive will solve this? I know how I, and thousands of other Racers have solved this over the years, but I would love to know how someone thinks and oil additive will solve this.

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[911monty]

Originally Posted by maytag

Yup.... all true.
So how do you think an additive will solve this? I know how I, and thousands of other Racers have solved this over the years, but I would love to know how someone thinks and oil additive will solve this.

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According to the good doctor Raby it may actually make things worse. The lifters are at the end of the lubrication stream. An additive may cause any contaminants cleaned from the engine to be deposited in the lifters which are not flow through, potentially causing them to fail. This is another good reason to keep up on oil changes.

[maytag]

Originally Posted by 911monty

According to the good doctor Raby it may actually make things worse. The lifters are at the end of the lubrication stream. An additive may cause any contaminants cleaned from the engine to be deposited in the lifters which are not flow through, potentially causing them to fail. This is another good reason to keep up on oil changes.

Exactly.
This is only ONE of the results that can cause major damage internally.
I just wanted the O.P. to think through it with us, so he'd have buy-in, since his posts suggest that he is sold on these additives.

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[911monty]

Please forgive my audacity for quoting Jake Raby previously, I do not speak for him. I have attached a thread that allows him to speak for himself. It contains much good information pertaining to this subject and was given for free. Yes some say he has his own agenda. I think his thoughts no longer on this forum is a great loss. YMMV.

read this and be warned about your motor

[maytag]

Originally Posted by 911monty

Yes some say he has his own agenda. I think his thoughts no longer on this forum is a great loss. YMMV.

Why doesn't he post here any longer?
Just because somebody has an agenda, doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about all the time. It simply means you need to confirm with multiple sources when it starts sounding like a sell-job.


To the original poster: yes, there are a lot of "may"s going on here. As well as a few "have"s, as in: it HAS happened. I told you about some of my own.

Does that mean it WILL happen to you? That you'll have engine failure if you use an oil additive? Of course not. a specific set of circumstances would fall together to cause it. My friend's motor was experiencing some issues already, and he tried to use the "band-aid du jour" oil additive to save it, and it instead accelerated the issue dramatically. If your lifters are indeed ticking, and if it's because of build-up internally (we don't know, because you didn't respond to any of my "find-out" questions) then you certainly COULD exacerbate the problem with an oil additive. "WILL"? I dunno. but "COULD", absolutely.

Here's the REAL question: You've already told us that you didn't see any improvement from using it.... so why are you still a believer? Stock ownership? :-) Hahaha.

[YellowS2000]

Originally Posted by 911monty

According to the good doctor Raby it may actually make things worse. The lifters are at the end of the lubrication stream. An additive may cause any contaminants cleaned from the engine to be deposited in the lifters which are not flow through, potentially causing them to fail. This is another good reason to keep up on oil changes.

Wow theres a lot of "mays" going on in this thread