Originally Posted By: AzFireGuy79
Funny, I remember talking to frank about a year ago and him mentioning Brent and how he was in support of the product and was getting bashed for it here. So lets hear it brent, what's your issue?
I started using arx in my El Camino at 343,000 miles and for the next 24,000 miles I did 3 Clean and Rinses followed by a few Maintenance Doses with arx. There is no doubt that arx worked for me since I went through 22 oil filters in 24,000 miles. My oil never really got dark looking except when I started using Pennzoil Platinum at 361,000 miles. I remember saying to myself why is PP darkening my oil more than arx and dino oil. I came to realize that arx was just breaking stuff off in pieces that would eventually clog the oil filter.
I then remembered guys like Mori, kingrob, and greenaccord02 were so against arx, I Pmed these 3 members and they basically said the product did not work, they just did not let up. I would post favoribly about arx in threads and get called an arx Robot and an arx cheerleader. I could never really understand the hostility about arx.
One day I PMed a member named Demarpaint about not getting results with arx, his oil filter was light as a feather for both the Clean and Rinse Phases, I said how can this be, he told me that he used MMO in his oil 500 miles before an oil change and he would then run a full quart in the wintertime.
I was very skeptical since I had bought into the arx position that all other oil additives were useless, but after 24,000 miles I was tired of going through oil filters and I could never get a clear answer from arx about my oil filter issues. I put in 16 ounces of MMO in my oil 500 miles before my oil change, Demarpaint had told me that I would notice a difference right away and he was right, the car just felt more responsive.
I then changed my oil after having MMO in there for 500 miles and the oil filter was light as a feather, I concluded that arx breaks off deposits into tiny pieces and MMO liquifies junk and holds it in suspension in the oil. I also noticed the oil that was drained that had MMO in there came out much darker than it ever had before.
I then told many arx users about this and they got better results with MMO, just like me. There must have been about 20 members or so who knew what I was doing, I was leading a Double Life, here I was an ARX Moderator and Supporter and I was using another product and getting better results.
Before I used MMO I searched the net for any problems with the product, I PMed another arx moderator about Demarpaint recommending MMO in the oil, he told me that he had used either MMO or Neutra 500 miles before his oil changes. I was still skeptical, so I called my Dad's friend that he grew up with in Brooklyn N.Y. and had been a mechanic for UPS from 1960 till 1995, he told me that he had been using MMO since 1955 and never had any problems with it, he said do not overdose the product.
I then started and ARX & MMO Thread and I was attacked for using another product and it got ugly, I got upset and did some investigating and I found out that arx had never tested there product on an automobile engine, it was actually tested on an automatic transmission. I knew there was more to this puzzle of why so many members were not getting results with arx. I just went through the whole oil additive section and I read every arx thread and every arx post, anyone including myself who was associated with arx, I just read there posts.
I then started and ARX & Aluminum Engine Thread that showed arx had a problem with aluminum and everything seemed to fall into place.
I feel if arx had left my ARX & MMO Thread alone and not attacked me then I probably would never gone through the whole oil additive section to find out why there was constant fighting about arx.
I am sorry if any of my arx posts misled anyone, I thought it was doing a great job, but I realized that when I switched to MMO that I was getting better results.
At 1st I was upset with Frank Miller, but in reality I was the one that called him and bought his product, I believed everything he said about solvents being bad for our engines, I took his word for everything and I probably should have researched the whole oil additive section back in 2007, meaning going through all of the arx posts.
If anyone wants to check out my posts just click on my username and you can see all of my old posts or you can PM me if you have any questions.