Thanks for the welcome back c3po!
I didn't mean to sound so defensive. I guess I meant to show that in some applications ARX works well, and others, there may be no need for it. BTW - we sold that Beetle and bought a newer one. The 98 was built much better.
I have not tried Neutra, primarily because I never think of it. I do not buy Schaeffer's product normally, only because they are not locally availible and I never think to order on line. I guess I should try them sometime.
Another poster mentioned that we should not endorse products that we have never used and I feel the same way. So yesterday, while on a road trip in the afternoon (after my post) I dumpped a little MMO into the crank case of my current ride, a 2004 GMC Sierra. Like all here, I religiously maintain this truck, usually with a full synthetic and occasional maintenance dose of ARX, and run OCI's based upon the indicator (between 4500-6000 miles usually). My reasoning is that the oil seems to be getting very dark lately. Maybe a sign of carbon buidlup? PCV valve issues (which I honestly can't find on this truck!)?
I have approximately 2K miles left to go on this OCI and will probably top up any loss with a little more MMO. When I change the oil, I'll cut up the filter and report any deposits. My expectations are very low, because I'm pretty certain the engine is clean. If there is a drastic improvement in performance or a whole mess of gunk in the filter, I think that would be a bitter-sweet result. Glad to clean it, but disappointed with sludge build up.
I didn't mean to sound so defensive. I guess I meant to show that in some applications ARX works well, and others, there may be no need for it. BTW - we sold that Beetle and bought a newer one. The 98 was built much better.
I have not tried Neutra, primarily because I never think of it. I do not buy Schaeffer's product normally, only because they are not locally availible and I never think to order on line. I guess I should try them sometime.
Another poster mentioned that we should not endorse products that we have never used and I feel the same way. So yesterday, while on a road trip in the afternoon (after my post) I dumpped a little MMO into the crank case of my current ride, a 2004 GMC Sierra. Like all here, I religiously maintain this truck, usually with a full synthetic and occasional maintenance dose of ARX, and run OCI's based upon the indicator (between 4500-6000 miles usually). My reasoning is that the oil seems to be getting very dark lately. Maybe a sign of carbon buidlup? PCV valve issues (which I honestly can't find on this truck!)?
I have approximately 2K miles left to go on this OCI and will probably top up any loss with a little more MMO. When I change the oil, I'll cut up the filter and report any deposits. My expectations are very low, because I'm pretty certain the engine is clean. If there is a drastic improvement in performance or a whole mess of gunk in the filter, I think that would be a bitter-sweet result. Glad to clean it, but disappointed with sludge build up.
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