Quote Originally Posted by Thymeclock View Post
Someone probably suggested using it as a form of preventive maintenance. Or: "Use this, and your car will run better than ever." Some things in life are expensive to learn.

Learn from the experience and remember this: If it ain't broke, DON'T FIX IT!
I agree with you 100% Thymeclock, I also believe there are additional preventive maintenance a person can do to their vehicle to prolong the inevitable repair.

IMO, There are a few good preventative additives out on the market that have survived the test of time with consumers.Most people, not all, wait until there is a problem then they decide to change the oil and or flush (Automatic transmission) and add a can of fix-it. Little late to be adding fix-it in a can when the damage has already been done.

Most times a person adds a can of internal engine cleaner to a high mileage engine or trans that has not had routine maintenance. That can of cleaner starts to loosen all the years of sludge and gunk build up in that engine or trans, then starts to move around with the oil. Now you have a bigger problem for when a oil port is plugged with that sludge and there is no lubrication to that high speed moving part.

I get asked to look at used vehicles for people who are interested in buying a vehicle with high mileage. A side from the obvious visual inspection, I then asks them about the maintenance history. If they don't know and the vehicle seems to run really good, I tell them to leave things alone and not to be flushing the engine and AT with any cans of cleaners, because they could possibly be opening the door to a whole new set of mechanical problems for themselves.

I am not trying to be long winded in my explaining this, I just don't like to see people have to go down this road if they don't have to. That cheap bottle of fix-it can get real expensive quick.