So you are using your technique of two or three bottles of Auto-RX+ at a time sprintman to get that engine cleaned up? How about trying a good cleaning motor oil like Mobil 1 HM or Pennzoil Platinum for even less money? Or combining one of those motor oils with dirt cheap MMO? The Pennzoil motor oils have engine sequence testing results for proof that they actually clean.
I remember you sprintman. Pretty impressive that you are able to come back here after all this time. Yes, I am still here after more than ten years. Still one of the old timers still around. [/
It has 2 bottles old Rx and 3/4 bottles new in the sump now but I'm going to dump that and just use 2 bottles new for 7,500 miles. I was member #4 but now member #5, not sure how that happened but who cares. Many old names still here and some with new aliases.
You had almost 3 bottles of auto-rx in your sump, and now you are gonna add 2 more bottles on this next run, so that is 5 bottles of arx. Since you buy arx buy the case that is about $21.77 a bottle. So you are spending almost $109.00 on arx, that is alot of money. So what is this $109.00 of arx doing for you, if people are gonna spend this kind of money they will wanna see results, you are basically doubling the dosage of arx.
You said that you don't follow arx's instructions, is that because you feel the arx instructions are wrong. If the average person did 2 cleans with arx and they doubled the dosage they would be spending almost $100.00
I just think you are sending a conflicted message for anyone who is gonna use arx, how do the people over at arx feel about you posting that you don't follow there instructions. I could use that $109.00 and buy 5 jugs of Pennzoil Platinum, each jug holds 5 quarts of oil, that is 5 oil chnages for me, so if my OCI is 5000 miles then I can get 25,000 miles out of my $109.00
Since Pennzoil Platinum claims that it cleans 46% of the sludge or junk on the 1st OCI I just feel that PP will clean my engine better than arx. I don't think Pennzoil would be making any false claims, if they did, they would be in trouble. There are also many members who have shown evidence of Pennzoil Platinum doing some cleaning.
I am sorry that the other thread got Locked, and you are correct in that there are a few threads that showed auto-rx did increase compression, but one of those threads showed that Pennzoil Platinum combined with arx increased compression faster than arx with dino oil. That tells me arx and Pennzoil Platinum increase compression, but Pennzoil Platinum increases compression faster and cheaper than auto-rx. When you use Pennzoil Platinum you not only get a motor oil, but you also get a cleaner, so there really is no need for auto-rx if you are using Pennzoil Platinum.
Oils lube, cleaners clean. And I've used PP/Shell Helix Ultra (same oil) it might keep an engine reasonably clean, and I mean reasonably, but it won't clean an engine like a dedicated cleaner. Cost in this case is irrelevant, the old Rx was probably 5 years old, I want to test fresh bottles of the new. I have high mileage Ford and Subaru test vehicles this time, both have quality oil previously. Cleaning the diff, g'box, and P/S in both as well which is a first for me.
I have not seen any evidence on this board of auto-rx doing any cleaning in engines. The before and after pics from members who have used arx show no cleaning, meaning the before and after pics look the same. I am not signaling auto-rx out, I hold MMO and Kreen with the same skepticism. It just seems like many Kreen and MMO users 1st tried arx and they were not satisfied so they tried these 2 oil additives. I have not seen any dissatisfied members who tried Kreen or MMO 1st show any dissatisfaction and then using auto-rx and saying it was a better product. I have not used Kreen or MMO in my oil because I feel Pennzoil Platinum can keep my engine clean and if there was anything that needed cleaning this oil would take care of any problems.
I understand that auto-rx can only be bought over the internet, if this product is ever gonna sell it should be in auto part stores, selling something over the Internet is tough, I can guarantee that if products like: Slick50, Duralube, Prolong, Tufoil were only sold on the Internet they would not make much money. It seems arx was once a sponsor here, and it is hard for this product or any other product that would get there start here. It seems like any product here gets analyzed beyond belief which brings out alot of skepticism.
It seems like you are getting results with auto-rx, some have said that you have some sort of an association with auto-rx, if you do, then that is fine. What is not cool is attacking people or trashing other oil additives, everyone here has the freedom in buying the oil additive of there choice. If you really believe in auto-rx you gotta show why it is better than these other oil additives, and if you are making any claims why arx is better you need some sort of proof instead of an opinion or scare tactic.
I do agree with you in that oils lube but I do feel that certain oils do clean. There is no doubt that if someone got a new car and at 3000 miles started using Mobil 1 or Pennzoil Platinum that there engine would stay fairly clean. You say that cost is irrelevant, that works for you, but the majority of the people on this forum want the best bang for there buck. Maybe the reason some members are trying Kreen and MMO is because it is cheaper than auto-rx, nothing wrong with auto-rx costing alot of money, but the product should show why it is worth its price.
Again, I DON'T FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AND HAVEN'T FOR OVER A DECADE! I also don't waste $1,100 odd on something that doesn't work. And I won't put solvent type cleaners in any engine I own.
