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HAHA · 10-26-2014, 11:13 AM

It's not a huge mystery why manufacturers do not deliver their products with PTFE treatments or similar. This has to do with break-in. Almost all mechanical contraptions need to break in to reach peak efficiency. Since additives effectively halt or delay wear, they will prevent break-in. Break-in also takes a while (I'd guess 20 hours of loaded run time is a bare minimum) so it's just not economically feasible to do treatments from factory.

10-26-2014, 11:13 AM	#40 (permalink)
HAHA EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 37 Hydroline3 - '09 Mitsubishi L200 Business, Double cab 90 day: 40.86 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	It's not a huge mystery why manufacturers do not deliver their products with PTFE treatments or similar. This has to do with break-in. Almost all mechanical contraptions need to break in to reach peak efficiency. Since additives effectively halt or delay wear, they will prevent break-in. Break-in also takes a while (I'd guess 20 hours of loaded run time is a bare minimum) so it's just not economically feasible to do treatments from factory. Last edited by HAHA; 10-27-2014 at 06:44 AM..