Website is here: http://www.redlineoil.com.au/home.asp
First article was a bloke who tried their engine oil for an extended period. They reckon you can go to 30,000km on one lot of oil
The guy in question thought it was great and was going to use it again but not risk 30,000km. Looking at the website looks like it might be more like 25,000 for 4wds.Then in camper trailer touring that came with 4wd action this month a bloke (Broady) talks about having temperature problems with his Patrol and adds a Redline product called water wetter and gets temperature drops of 20-30 degrees on his coolant - that made me sit up and take notice. If I read his article correctly he added it to his existing coolant mix but maybe I got that wrong (actually no, I read it again and that's definitely what he says) and it replaces your coolant in which case we'd have to check Mitsubishi's position on compatability etc.
Here's the blurb on the water wetter:
Waterwetter™ Supercoolant and Rust Inhibitor (Pink) is a unique wetting agent for cooling systems (add to the radiator), which can double the capacity to remove heat by reducing temperatures as much as 20–30°C. An absolute must for reducing the strain of running vehicle air-comditioning on hot days. Suitable for both petrol or diesel vehicles and trucks. Especially recommended for race engines! It also provides year round protection to reduce rust, corrosion and electolysis—passing the most severe Simulated Service Corrosion test developed for automotive coolants determined by the ASTM committee. It also reduces cavitation and air pockets; cleans and lubricates water pump seals; prevents foaming; complexes with hard water to reduce scale. Waterwetter provides much better heat transfer properties than glycol-based antifreeze.
They also do a full synthetic transmission fluid that sounds pretty good.
So, to the point of the thread, has anyone used this stuff? Is it any good, are we talking snake oil, what's the go?
