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Originally Posted By: Nick R Completely untrue. Maybe it was true in the 60s, 70s when motor oils sucked and engine heads were poorly designed, but no more. Except in special circumstances,like the pre-04' chrysler 2.7L, and a few Toyota engines, primarily. But note that pretty much ANY oil, of...

Originally Posted By: mgm13 I mix 2oz Techron with 3oz MMO and use as an add with each fillup. Been at this for over a year and both cars run fine. Does anybody have comment on this? Sounds like a plan, I have mixed Redline Fuel System Cleaner with MMO, but in my opinion I think it is best to...

Originally Posted By: hate2work OP- I would suggest you do what OldCowboy suggested, and just use MC for now. Hopefully the XL line will be 945 certified later this year, and then you can use it without worry. +1

Originally Posted By: Boss302fan Stay with a decent syn oil and 5K oci's from new and your engine will never need any overpriced cleaners(ARK).... The problem is that we have many people who buy cars with unknown Maintenance Histories, they see a vehicle that is cheap, and they jump in and buy...

Originally Posted By: The_Eric Also, I really doubt a 1/2 quart of MMO caused such a marked increase in oil consumption. The more like like culprit is the change in oil chemistry between M1 and Mobil Super. +1

Originally Posted By: electrolver interesting.... is that approved for a rinse cycle? I have looked at the OP's pics that he has shared with us, since it seems in my opinion that he had to manually clean his engine, I believe he did do a DOUBLE DOSE OF ARX, he obviously did a rinse phase, his...

Originally Posted By: jazzcat thanks for sounding off guys...some of these debates went on for 20+ pages in the mustang forum...thought i'd refer to some experts here...this is an oil site afterall. We are here to give you our opinions and what we know from years of experience, anymore...

Originally Posted By: jeeprnovru and also why are some engines sludge monsters and others not? what makes a sludge monster? Good Question, what makes a sludge monster is when you extend your OCI's, highway driving, maybe you can extend your OCI's. Short trip driving you cannot extend your...

Originally Posted By: tig1 I have been doing 10K OCIs in scadds of differant engines since the 70s. No problems as of today. How many miles do you drive your car in a day. How many of these cars from the 70's do you still keep driving. If you got rid of any of these cars, what was the...

Originally Posted By: zyxelenator . I trained oil almoust right away, filter that I had for 875 miles(stp) felt little heavier than usual. It sounds like Kreen or maybe one of the other oil additives may have done something. Quote: Next fram that I used for 5 min flush felt usual. Both are...

Originally Posted By: justinf89 +1

Originally Posted By: geissjr I am not the original owner, but I believe the truck was serviced well. My guess is the oil was changed between 3 and 5 thousand miles. How many miles were on the vehicle when you purchased it, since you are not the original owner then your guess of when the OCI's...

Originally Posted By: zyxelenator I just put in last bottle of ARX in my oil Since you have manually cleaned the top end of your engine, meaning the cylinder heads, keep us updated on how this run of arx does compared to your previous run of using arx.

Originally Posted By: Junior96Stang Proof! I am currently using MMO right now in my oil and gas. It's summer in Cali about 96 degrees sometime. I drive to work and back with no problem running 10w30. 2k miles so far. I am currently running 5W-30 with some MMO in my oil, actually running 16...

Originally Posted By: Jim Allen 5) In the end, they have to prove it was the lubricant that caused the problem. That's pretty hard to do most often and probably not worth FOMOCO's time, unless it's clear you've been using some of that garbage PQIA has been exposing lately or forgetting to change...

Originally Posted By: Itslimjim I'd try Red Line's SI-1 product if he can get to an O'Reilly Auto location, they carry it usually. Either way, a good fuel system cleaner may be in the works for a tank prior to the next oil change. He could also try Techron if he cannot get Redline Fuel System...

Originally Posted By: demarpaint Originally Posted By: bigmike Originally Posted By: JoeWGauss If you put MMO in your engine during the warranty period of your new car, you have a good chance of having any engine related issue DENIED warranty coverage by the manufacturer. Can't say you haven't...

Originally Posted By: Robenstein Im old school And the engine doesnt have much wear....its old, but low miles. I talked with a mechanic yesterday who has replaced valve seals on these older small block chevy engines, when I say the word OLDER, I am talking about the small block chevy engines...

Originally Posted By: zyxlenator There was little tiny puff of smoke on start today,comparing to what was before, it"s nothing Have you thought about running some type of Fuel Injection Cleaner, this might help clean things up on the fuel side. JMO

Originally Posted By: Brenden I would say at least 7.5k with a quality filter like wix, napa gold, purolator ect.. I wouldn't do over 10k with out a UOA to back it up +1