Recent content by mkosem

I mean, sure, but it seems unrealistic that a mild/gentle/slow cleaner would make any sort of difference in such a short time. Maybe it's a bunch less slow in pressurized areas or something? Just seems kinda unbelievable that it'd do anything at all in such a short time. Went for another drive...

Hmm...I'm seeing "results" suspiciously early. This engine has had an oil pressure flutter on and off while cruising at steady state I've noticed every time I've driven it since gauges went onto the car. I'm only about 100 miles in with the HPL EC and I haven't seen it a single time in 3 days...

I've owned a few oil burners over the years and used a bunch of ARX as a result. That stuff certainly does its job well! Proper ARX treatment and a steady diet of HDEO thereafter works wonders, even on Saturn SLs 😍. It seems like the HPL Engine Cleaner is the current/new variant of the same...

Thanks for the advice y'all. I pumped out a quart and put in the HPL. The engine just has GTX 10w30 in it right now, since I didn't wanna put anything expensive in right after installing a new oil pan just in case it leaked. Hopefully the combo works fine. Some background, which I should have...

Ooh, stepped away for a hike and it looks like a split 🤣 I guess the HPL seems to have the most votes so I'll roll with that one initially! Thanks all! --Matt

Hi there, I semi recently came to own a junkyard k20z3 engine from a crashed Civic SI, and the shape of the inside is pretty bad. Lots of varnish, light sludge, etc. It has 110k miles on it, and lived a hard life as far as I can tell, but was cheap and runs well but it smokes a tiny bit and...

I think it's the cheapest fuel additive I've found per gallon including shipping. I burned through a gallon of it, two ounces per tank, on my last car (an APR Stage 3 Golf R) and it ran smoothly and smoked somewhat less under WOT with BioPlus in the tank. I've never had a fuel system issue on a...

I've had good luck with BlackJack plugs and tools. --Matt

RLI 5w-30 this season.

Originally Posted By: Mantooth $3.45 for the filter..... but $5.03 for shipping??? I dunno anything about that. Shipping was free on prime That said, you can probably pick up the same basic thing from your local Home Depot/Lowes or power equipment sales/service business and avoid the wait...

Well, looked like it was really $3 when I bought it. This is the one I added: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VYNFRA

Originally Posted By: FastEddie Originally Posted By: Chris142 How do you recomend removing the stink from the ac vents and evaporator etc? That's what my ozone machine is for, turn it on w/ the A/C on recirculate. Agreed on the ozone. I've got a big ozone generator, and bought a heavy smoker...

Originally Posted By: Warstud Main Jet Plugged. This is the most common situation I've run into with this motor model. The jet is tiny, and plugs very easily even if your fuel is pretty clean. Mine seemed to choke out and die every few times I used it initially, which required pulling the carb...

Originally Posted By: SirTanon If you're planning on doing a full claying, then I'm going to assume that you also plan on following with come kind of paint correction (polish, compound, or cleaner wax). If this is the case, then honestly, it doesn't matter WHICH kind of soap you use - Dish soap...

We've got a Honda powered 3000psi gas unit and a 1900psi AR Blue Clean unit. The extra flow rate and pressure of the gas unit do help in some cases, but the electric unit gets used 90+% of the time. It's way quieter, doesn't need gas, quicker to set up and put away, sufficient for most jobs, and...