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Z-Max?

I always see the commerical for this stuff....has any here used this? and does it even do anything? like anything noticable? it claims to restore power noticably, and increase fuel economy, as well as a couple other things.
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Snake oil my friend. I wouldn't put that stuff near my engine.
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what do you mean snake oil? is it that bad....i mean all those tests and stuff made it look pretty convincing.
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what do you mean snake oil? is it that bad....i mean all those tests and stuff made it look pretty convincing.


Of course it looks convincing... its a commerical... thats its job, to make you the consumer buy the product cause they convinced you the product is the worlds bestest ever.


I dont really know if Z-Max works as well as they claim though.
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one of my boss's (cool guy) said its great for older cars but its useless on new cars like i would guess works on like 80 and early 90's modles only. high mileage cars also. otherwise dont bother. he used to be the head manager of a auto store.

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i heard all that z-max is mineral oil with dies in it ?

i read it in some consumer report thing where they had all those motor oils like prolong duralube and such
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what do you mean snake oil? is it that bad....i mean all those tests and stuff made it look pretty convincing.
It's a term I use for stuff that is pure bullshit and does nothing for your car.
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I use STP fuel injector cleaner every oil change because Richard Petty's son ( I think it was him.. bad memory..) recommended it to me in the commercial.






And it works too!
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"Theres two things My dad taught me as kid... to keep your motor running change your oil... to keep your fuel system clean use STP.


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yea i use STP too.....but this Z-Max stuff is for your transmission, Fuel-system, and engine or something? they appairantly give you a warantee or something to?
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You could be assured that if Z-Max provided any gains of any kind in performance or reliability, every racing team would use it, not just the team they sponsor, that was in their commercial.
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