Ametech & a Ford Transit 190, 1996, 240,000 miles a bit noisy smoked a bit
increased top speed and acceleration, reduction in engine noise and we also used less fuel ...
26 September 2007 - Ford Transit 190, 1996, 240,000 miles - Hi David, Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know how I got on with your oil. I bought a 1996 Transit 190 with a "banana" manifold engine last year to see if it was a suitable way to transport a disabled wife with a large wheelchair, a disabled daughter and three grandchildren with all their associated clutter! I didn't want to spend a lot, as I wasn't sure that it would work, so the van I ended up with had the best part of 240,000 on the clock, was a bit noisy and could never be described as fast but it felt as if it would have driven to the moon and back, albeit at about 58-60 mph!
I decided to take the whole family to France this year and so had the van serviced by a friend before we went. I had read about your product on ebay whilst looking for some other parts and decided "What the Hell - Give it a go". It was duly put in the engine at the service and I thought that it may do some good, you never know! The van had passed its MOT just a couple of weeks before this and although it smoked a bit, it passed with flying colours.
On the first day, we drove to Dover and then from Boulogne to Rouen, a total of about 400 miles. The second day, we drove another 400 miles to get to the house we had rented and I didn't give your oil a thought........until about 50 miles from destination. Here, there is a large hill that is quite steep that just goes on and on and on, and has some nasty curves in it too. As we approached, I thought we would be down to third gear at best and struggling by the top - but we just sailed up in fifth! I also realised that, without thinking, we had been cruising at just about 70mph for the last hour or two, a speed that the van just wouldn't do a couple of days earlier. All this was being accomplished with a van that was loaded virtually to the roof!
As well as the increase in top speed and acceleration, there was a reduction in engine noise and we also used less fuel than we had been previously when there was no load in the van! The only thing that doesn't seem to have changed is the amount of smoke that it gives off - but as it passed it's MOT like that, maybe I was expecting too much on that front. Whatever, the difference is quite impressive, to the extent that we were going to sell the van after the holiday and buy a newer one but we've decided to keep this one for another year now as it's going so well.
Thank you, and I feel that you are more than permitted to state that "It does exactly what it says on the tin (or advert)"! Best wishes, Len Casson .....
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