Oil Additive

[Rich C]

Has anybody tried Activ8 Oil Additive in Austin Champ Axle, Ferret wheel hubs and B series Engines?

[robin craig]

And just what are its properties that you think will help your vehicle?

 

I am not familiar with this particular "fix in a can" additive.

 

R

[N.O.S.]

From their website:

 

Activ8, when added to a base oil, bonds into the metal surface at a temperature just above 50°C. Creating an extremely low friction surface that is able to withstand extreme pressure and help dissipate heat.

ACTIV8 is used in:

 

 

 

• Car and Motorbike engines and gearboxes.

  
   
  

• Mainstream and Sports motoring.

  
   
  

• Classic cars and Kit cars.

  
   
  

• Model engineering.

  
   
  

• and in industry; giving businesses a product that helps improves profitability by reducing maintenance costs.

  
  

 

From the above description I would hazard a guess that it is maybe a product more suited to high precision or smaller gear drives / mechanicals where smaller tolerances and more precise gear surfaces are involved, than in something like a Champ driveline or anything bigger, where it is probably more of a case of trying to keep two worn / scored surfaces apart with a good layer of sticky lubricant.

 

But I could be wrong (I often am :cool2:).

[robin craig]

NOS you prove my suspicions.

 

R

[Rangie]

I've used Activ8 in Fairey Overdrives for 11 years now across 3 vehicles (one vehicle I've used it in for 8 years).

 

Comparing before and after noise, oil condition, etc, I would say it works exceptionally well IN THIS APPLICATION.

Quieter running, less breakdown of the oil, almost no particles/contamination since. I swear by it in Overdrives.

 

I have also used it in Land Rover gearboxes/TX boxes, but those experiments were largely inconclusive.

 

Careful what you add to your fluids, additives can cause weird break-downs of oil and component properties at elevated temperatures/pressures.

 

Alec.

[Lauren Child]

I have to say, I'd be a bit nervous and dubious about anything that says it bonds into the metal.

 

What does it do to the metal, and what happens if you stop using it?

[Sean N]

Snake oil.