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(Message started by: gaz01gaz on Dec 19^th, 2004, 10:49am)

Title: which oil ? magantex any good?
Post by gaz01gaz on Dec 19^th, 2004, 10:49am

can anyone advise..please :'( i have a 2.9 cos which does suffer from chain rattle on first start for a second or two......will using magnatex oil help in any way or is this problem gonna be fatal :'( :'( apart from the rattle at first the engine does sound pretty nice the rest time ;) ;) ;)

Title: Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
Post by john.n on Dec 20^th, 2004, 9:23am

I have always used magnatex 10/40 in my cossies (5) and have never had a problem. I also change oil and filter every 6 months regardless of miles. john.n ;)

Title: Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
Post by gaz01gaz on Dec 20^th, 2004, 5:55pm

thanks for that i will give gtx to my car next time around,,,cheers,,,gaz ;)

Title: Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
Post by OddJob on Dec 20^th, 2004, 8:45pm

My thought too!
I have just had a garage service the car but have now decided like yourself to drop the oil again and try Magnatec and hopefully this liquid gold will perform wounders :D

Title: Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
Post by Paul B on Dec 20^th, 2004, 9:03pm

Have had a small rattle on cold start-up since owning mine (20 months).
We've been on Magnatec since April but I really couldn't say I've seen any improvement. Still got the rattle >:(
I think there's only one course of action if you're to keep the car. I wouldn't go looking at Magnatec to be a miracle cure.

Title: Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
Post by gaz01gaz on Dec 21^st, 2004, 12:46am

thanks all for the feedback,seems other than replacement the only way is to bury the go fast pedal hard into the carpet and crank for a few seconds on cold start and then restart with no gas and this preloads the tensioners,great advice from a fellow scorp owner i might add,regards,gaz

Title: Re: which oil ? magantex any good?
Post by john.n on Dec 21^st, 2004, 1:12pm

Any oil wont cure mechanical wear, but a good one- such as Magnatex will slow down /prevent any further wear. As the old saying goes- oil is the heart of the engine! john.n ;)