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My tranmission sometimes shifts a little hard not bad though...Has anyone tried this stuff...i bought some for my 2005 Silverado Ext Cab with 98000 miles...it says for high mileage trucks and etc...figured it could not hurt ....anyone have any input...it also says just add to tranmission fluid

dlstewart01 Senior Enthusiast

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I would stay away from any thing that had slick 50 written on it. Even though quakerstate owns it who is owned by Shelloil

 

Google slick 50, was lawsuits and quilty of false advertisement.

 

Don

ZZ327 Senior Enthusiast

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Im not going to give you any BS. Im my 2 experiences of using it in slowly failing transmissions. It has worked. The shifts got a little better and it stopped slipping.

 

The trans shop that put it in recommended it to me and said I wouldnt promise you anything but it might work for 1 day or a couple years. Of course if you flush out your trans, it wont work out. Add it just the way it is, dont do any servicing to your transmission. A couple bucks for a bottle is worth a chance.

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT, the only thing Ive found about any lawsuit against Slick 5o trans treatment, is 1 post on a nissan Forum pretty much repeating what youve just said, Don. The lawsuit is only about their engine additive

cfbcovers Enthusiast

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thanks i am undecided about putting it in ...it is just sometimes hard when real cold and coming off a red light feels like a little bump in rearend maybe....i dunno can't decide !!!

fbachman Senior Enthusiast

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SLICK 50 ????????????????????????

 

That crappola is still out there??????????????

 

The fact that it is a Shell product should be enough to condemn it... :lol:

 

:lol:

alaska511 Senior Enthusiast

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SLICK 50 ????????????????????????

 

That crappola is still out there??????????????

 

The fact that it is a Shell product should be enough to condemn it... :D

 

:D

 

 

I couldn't believe it either! Anybody remember the Slick 50 booths at the state fairs in the early 80's? LOL. My grandfather used that crap in 2 cars in like 1982/83, a citation, and a malibu (both low mileage back then)...the citation's cam failed, the dealer wouldn't fix it under warranty because they claimed he had an oil related failure (maintenance item). He didn't believe it was the slick 50 and continued to use it in the malibu, it began to burn oil profusely and the dealer claimed it was due to "cold weather starts, and neglect" LOL crazy, he owned a Honda/Stihl chain saw shop and was so meticulous with his maintenance...

Mikeee Enthusiast

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There is some stuff that is only marketed/sold thru reputable trans shops. I would trust my local knowledgeable shop for a product for this application. Not something that I can buy at Wally World.

 

my 2¢

slimjim2525 Senior Enthusiast

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SLICK 50 ????????????????????????

 

That crappola is still out there??????????????

 

The fact that it is a Shell product should be enough to condemn it... :D

 

:D

What's the matter with shell products? Not being a wie guy, I really don't know.
fbachman Senior Enthusiast

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SLICK 50 ????????????????????????

 

That crappola is still out there??????????????

 

The fact that it is a Shell product should be enough to condemn it... :M16:

 

:D

What's the matter with shell products? Not being a wie guy, I really don't know.

 

 

 

Man, this'll open a pandora's box, but I guess I should justofy my inflammatory statement.... :D

 

This is JUST MY OPINION.....

 

there are many good shell products, mostly lubricants (Rotella Motor Oil, etc) that I have had personal experiences with. I wasn't making a BLANKET statement... well, OK I was.... :D

 

Had a Fire Department Mechanic that used Rotella Oils exclusively on Detroit Diesel engines for YEARS with excellent results.

 

Now, for the gasolines, this is all from my personal experiences, and I have heard similiar anecdotes for years:

 

Shell gasolines contain additives that have made my engines make noises I have NEVER heard before. Back in the 80s, when I was a "wet-behind-the-ears, not fully cooked" college student, I had a VW Golf GTI, one of the first models sold in the US. Put Shell SU2000 fuel (remeber THAT?) in it ONCE, pinged so bad I couldn't believe it. Went back to Mobil (pre Exxon-Mobil back then) and it all went away.

 

I still have a copy of a letter that VW sent to owners, back then, stating that they would NOT cover warranty repairs on the FI system if it could be verified that owners had used Shell fuel products. It was on corporate VW letter head. The reason stated, was, that shell gasolines had additives that would, eventually, attack the elastomers in the FI system, and it would fail. Also stated that the additives for increased octane "were not consistent with the longevity of its engines". I waited patiently for Shell to file a lawsuit against VW which never came... That told me a lot....

 

I have heard MANY experiences with Shell gasolines in tuned engines. In fact, Diablosport recommends numerous "quality" gasolines... Shell isn't among them. I also know that many other tuners do the same.

 

IT's the "where there's a mouse there are probably mice" thing. Never touched Shell fuels again. Numerous Diablo tuned vehicles have reported bad operability which was, eventually, traced back to fuel. In most occurences, the Shell brand was involved... and the problems ceased upon using other fuels.

 

So, I guess it's up to everyone to make up their own minds.... mine is.

 

:)

fbachman Senior Enthusiast

fbachman

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SLICK 50 ????????????????????????

 

That crappola is still out there??????????????

 

The fact that it is a Shell product should be enough to condemn it... :M16:

 

:D

 

 

I couldn't believe it either! Anybody remember the Slick 50 booths at the state fairs in the early 80's? LOL. My grandfather used that crap in 2 cars in like 1982/83, a citation, and a malibu (both low mileage back then)...the citation's cam failed, the dealer wouldn't fix it under warranty because they claimed he had an oil related failure (maintenance item). He didn't believe it was the slick 50 and continued to use it in the malibu, it began to burn oil profusely and the dealer claimed it was due to "cold weather starts, and neglect" LOL crazy, he owned a Honda/Stihl chain saw shop and was so meticulous with his maintenance...

 

 

Anybody remember the Slick 50 booths at the state fairs in the early 80's?

YES....YES.... memories..... :D

 

 

...the citation's cam failed, the dealer wouldn't fix it under warranty because they claimed he had an oil related failure (maintenance item). He didn't believe it was the slick 50 and continued to use it in the malibu, it began to burn oil profusely and the dealer claimed it was due to "cold weather starts, and neglect" LOL crazy, he owned a Honda/Stihl chain saw shop and was so meticulous with his maintenance...

 

you're KILLING me..... god, I needed this on a Saturday morining.... :):M16::D

 

Remember, they put it in a whole bunch of NY taxi cabs for a commercial, and almost all of them croaked??????? :crackup::dupe:

 

oh man....... nostalgia.....

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