Adding Lube Control To ARX Rinse?

[wn1998]

I have read a few posts saying that people have added LC to the "rinse" cycle of Auto rx. Is this ok? If so, when should I add it and how much should I add? This is a high mileage '97 cavalier (140k) and this is the first arx treatment of 2.

 

[rob-the-oil-nut]

I've been away from BITOG too long, but I, too, went from Auto-RX (to clean), and then went to LC to keep the oil great for a long time. BUT when *I* asked the BITOG community, it was clear to me that there should be a dino rinse with no additives at all, in between the Auto-RX and the LC.
I think of it this way: Auto-RX cleans the insides of an engine better than anything... LC maintains the quality of oil like nothing else. Most of what I have read says the two should NOT be mixed. The rinse phase is cheap dino that will be in for the shortest time possible. I see no reason to boost the abilities of what is a cheap, disposable oil. I rinse and get it out and then put in the good stuff, and keep it in until OUA's tell me it's time to go.
That is what I am doing / have done.

One dough-headed guy's humble opinion based on the recollections of a tired mind

- Rob

 

[MONKEYMAN]

I am following what rob-the-oil-nut said. I am doing Auto-RX on two cars, 600 miles into the cleaning phase without using Lube Control. I am using Fuel Power. That seems to be a good combination. One is cleaning the engine, one the combustion chamber, both cars running smoother. When I am done with 2 treatments of Auto-RX, I will be using Lube Control.

 

[Ugly3]

Read the directions and follow them.

 

[wn1998]

I am just asking because the post I read this from was Terry Dyson.