Ceramic engine paste opinions please

[Sparticus]

Hi guys, was wondering if some of you (especially engine builders) have any opinion on ceramic paste for coating cylinders in engines?

Engine additives, gearbox additives, fuel savings, engine restore - starting of engine , friction , reduction of friction

is it effective or are ther better methods? Someone i know is considering using it to:

increase life of engine/less engine wear
More pressure in cylinder
More power
Durability
Less oil and fuel used
Apparently you can even drive on an engine (without any oil) for 500Km (if you have sump leak or something

Could do with your views ASAP as i think my friend is planning on getting work done on his engine pronto

I await your sagely advice

Cheers

Si

[wilf]

Snake oil.

[Sparticus]

hi wilf. I don't follow....."snake oil".... is it a brand, a remark or an opinion? :S

Si

[Steve]

Agree with Daryl


If any of these additives were really useful, the oil companies would be adding them as a matter of course.

[wilf]

Originally Posted by Sparticus

hi wilf. I don't follow....."snake oil".... is it a brand, a remark or an opinion? :S

Si

Sorry Si, I was a little obtuse there, so let me clarify matters - snake oil = waste of money. HTH.

[Steve]

wasn't "snake oil" an old medical cure all, sold by unscrupulous types back in the 1800's in the usa??, now the term in the us implies a product sold by chancers, with no real value

[David Large]

Just found this, I need to go out more.

I'm with Wilf here.

DL

"Snake Oil - Vindication of Snake Oil

Snake oil originally came from China, where it was used to alleviate inflammation and pain in rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, and similar conditions. Chinese laborers on section gangs doing the grunt work involved in building the railroad tracks link North America coast to coast gave it to Europeans with joint pain (bursitis, arthritis). When rubbed on the skin above the pain, snake oil brought relief. the story goes. Patent medicine men ridiculed the claim.

1989, a nutrition-oriented medical doctor from California decided to find out what snake oil contains. He obtained a sample of the oil from San Francisco's Chinatown, had it analyzed, and found that it contains 75% unidentified carrier material, presumably for emulsifying the snake oil and helping'to transport it through the skin. It also contains camphor. The remaining 25% of the product is oil from Chinese water snakes, which contains 20% of the important omega 3 derivative eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) as well as 48% myristic acid , 10% stearic acid (18:0), 14% oleic acid, and 7% linoleic plus arachidonic acids. At 20% EPA, Chinese water snake is the richest known natural source of the parent of series 3 prostaglandins, which inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory series 2 prostaglandins. Like essential fatty acids and their other derivatives, EPA can be absorbed through our skin. Salmon oil, the next-best source of EPA, contains a maximum of only 18% EPA. Other fish oils contain less.

Not all snake oils contain 20% EPA. Rattlesnake oil contains only 8.5% EPA. Other snake oils have not been tested. Here is a worthwhile project for a budding young scientist, which could earn him/her a PhD, and start a new field of research: 'snakeoilology' - the scientific study of snake oils. But the bottom line is that traditional snake oil is natural and therapeutic. The snake oil salesman is vindicated. The patent medicine salesman can expect a dimmer future."