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I was hesitant to even post this, because around here this stuff is the holy grail second to GC. I bought like 6 bottles of ARX about 2 years ago and have treated 2 cars with it over that time.
here's an original thread from when things got started
http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/s...true#Post291228
My little 2001 swift, which I previously posted results on
http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/s...true#Post303465
that thread links to the first ARX treatment results. I also did a second treatment, and followed up with pictures. That thread was filled with bickering among people and from what I can tell, must have been deleted. (from my angle it feels like it might have been deleted because a believer in ARX might not want a thread floating around with proof that it might NOT work) but I highly doubt that is the case, I attribute it to the posts in the thread. I ask that yall keep it civil this time around, so we can have some useful discussion on this matter.
anyways... I finished up the 3rd full treatment, which got a heavy duty dose, (a full bottle ARX, instead of just 8oz), and ran it in the oil a little longer, (I think I left it in about 2500 miles)
This third treatment was actually finished up around September of last year, I took picts, but never got around to posting results. I'm kinda hesitant to show these results because I feel like I'm gona get flamed for doing something wrong (didn't do anything wrong BTW, used dino, used correct change intervals, didn't work, tried a reasonable alternative to beef up the 3rd treatment) I was already grilled on the last follow-up for methods, but since that was deleted (as far as I can tell) I can't prove it, lol...
Man, I gotta tell you, if I took the valve cover my vehicle and it looked like that, I would also take off the oil pan and check sump, pickup screen, etc.
I would then take a harsh carb solvent or LC or Neutra, pour it on, and with a brass bristle brush, start scrubbing everything I could touch.
And THEN I would run ARX to clean the rings.