AutoRX - initial use

[bobo]

Well further to my earlier thread of AutoRX vs Seafoam, thanks to Quest, who only lives about 2 miles from me and who I just met through BITOG, I am now the proud owner of a bottle of AutoRX, 3/4 of which currently resides in my 95 Nissan Maxima SE (along with a new OEM oil filter) which has 59,134 one-owner miles on it.

So I'll leave it in for 1,500 miles and then change the oil and filter and follow the 2,000 mile rinse phase.

I have never used synthetic oil but have ordered a case of Esso XD-3, 0W30, which I pick up next Wednesday. I will switch to it following the rinse phase.

I am going on a 600 or 700 mile road trip in about 10 days and that should get the AutoRX chugging along.

I take it that I won't have any problems with my spark plugs or 02 sensors fouling. I have to go through emissions testing in September and will do it after the oil is changed and I am in the rinse phase.

 

[bobo]

Will AutoRX clean the intake manifold? If not perhaps I should use some Seafoam via the brake booster hose. If so, when would a good time be to do that, near the end of the cleaning phase, at the end of the rinse phase?

 

[bobo]

Prior to the use of AutoRX, I was planning on dumping a bottle of Chevron Techron into my gas tank (first time user) a few hundred miles before my next oil change. Is it ok to do this near the end of the cleaning phase, or should I wait until the end of the rinse phase, or neither of the above?

 

[Shaman]

I wouldn't dump the seafoam into the brake booster yet, but I don't think that the Techron would have too much of a problem. Seafoam will remove a lot of junk and deposit it into your oil.

 

[kcryan]

A-Rx wont help with the intake manifold, why do you want to clean it?

Not sure when to use techron but i would reccomend using it, i think its the best OTC fuel system cleaner

 

[bobo]

I'm not sure that I want to clean the intake manifold and so I probably will just leave well enough alone. Similarly my car idles and runs perfectly so I'm not sure that I want to clean the throttle body or the idle air control valve for that matter. But if one were to spray Seafoam Deep Creep liberally into the throttle body would that not only clean the TB, but the intake manifold as well. If so, what is the preferre method of Seafoam application for intake manifold cleaning - through the brake booster or sprayed into the TB.

As far as Techron is concerned, I was under the impression that it should be used just prior to an oil change, so perhaps I'll dump it into a couple of hundred miles before the end of the cleaning phase.

kcryan - just to confirm, do you prefer Techron to Regane? Other BITOGers, please weigh in on this.

Thx

 

[kcryan]

Well my feeling on this would be the following,

Intake manifold, leave it alone.

Throttle body Clean it (it takes all of 3 minutes) and i dont think it can hurt

Deep creeping the TB wont do anything for the intake manifold, and it may help a little with the TB but i usually use deep creep on a rag with some elbow grease.

Sounds good to me on time to use the techron.

I prefer techron but i shouldnt comment cause ive never tried regane, however from what in know techron is the best OTC, FP still trumps all though.

Also out of curosity, what octane fuel do you use?

 

[bobo]

I have run 89 octane about 80% of the time since I've owned the car. I ran Chevron 92 octane a fair bit last winter and am not sure that I notice a heck of a lot of difference. In British Columbia we have 87,89,90,91,92 and 94 available, but not all at the same stations. I have never run 87. I am currently running 90 octane. It is only available at Husky, was introduced in January, and is being marketed at the same price as 87 at all the other stations. It contains 10% ethanol.

From what I understand, Canadian gasoline contains more energy additives than US gasoline. Consequently I have no problem using an 89 octane gas but would go up one octane level from that if buying gas in the US, given that I had some engine knock with Chevron 89 octane that I bought in Blaine,Washington last winter. It went away once it was used up.

So like our beer, Canadian gas is stronger, but unfortunately more expensive. Given current exchange rates I can save about Cdn$11 by filling my Maxima up in Blaine if its on fumes and we have gas and oil coming out of ears in this country. Go figure, we are the 2nd largest supplier to the US, only outstripped by Saudi Arabia and John Snow was recently touring Alberta and looking at the oil sands projects. The Chinese are starting to invest in Canada and Li-Kai-Shing is the majority owner of Husky Oil where I buy my 90 octane gas. So if you come up to Canada for some Esso XD-3, fill up on some good Canadian gas, lol!

 

[bobo]

My crankcase and oil filter hold 4.25 quarts. I put about 3/4 of the bottle (9 oz.) of AutoRX in the crankcase when the formula calls for about 8.5 ounces. What is the downside of dumping the rest of the bottle into the crankcase now? Would that be too strong, or just a waste of money?

Thx

 

[bobo]

I got the above volume (4.25 quarts) from my Haynes manual, but my owner's manual actually states my crankcase and oil filter hold 4-5/8 quarts, so the AutoRX formula calls for 9.25 oz. and that's about what I put in, as I actually have a little less than 3 oz. left. So is it ok to dump the rest in or just leave well enough alone?

Sorry for the confusion, lol!

 

[bobo]

I contacted AutoRX and Frank said it was OK to put the rest of the bottle in as it will adhere to metal after 100 miles,is not oil-based or solvent-based and will not reflect an overfill on the dipstick.

 

[Ken2]

quote:

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we have gas and oil coming out of ears in this country. Go figure, we are the 2nd largest supplier to the US, only outstripped by Saudi Arabia

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Keep in mind all the wonderful things your tax money buys...fast ferries, no-cost but not-trouble-free medical system, etc.


Ken

 

[bobo]

And all this time I thought our tax money went to our formidable military, lol!