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Anyone ever use this oil stuff.
Anybody use this stuff call Swevco Oil improver. It is suppossed to quiet the hydro tappets in you motor, if so does it work ? Can I use it with Mobil 1 ??
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11-05-2004, 05:53 PM
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Do you mean Swepco?
I've been looking at that stuff for a long time myself. I'm torn - never really believed in the "snake oils" but Swepco is a trusted name. Anyone? Anyone?
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11-05-2004, 09:16 PM
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Mobil 1 is a great oil. I wouldn't take a chance on mixing chemicals inside my engine to see what happens.
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11-06-2004, 09:06 AM
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This sounds to me like the same stuff as Wynns hydraulic lifter fluid. It is an oil additive that serves a similar purpose.
My local mechanic (not a porsche guy! he thought my 944 had an audi engine in it!!!) recommended this as a fix for my noisy tappets, he said it's about 50/50 as to whether this stuff works or not. I tried it and it worked for about a week but then the noise returned. Very much a short term solution and as Dantilla says, diluting Mobil1 with anything other than more Mobil1 is probably not a good idea! Next time I will bite the bullet and do the engine overhaul I ended up doing anyway and save myself the £10 to drown my porsche sorrows with!!
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Thou shalt not put additives in the 944 oil.
Very bad. Clogs galleys. Search 'oil additives' and you will find a plethora of info.
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