High Performance Lubricants Engine Cleaner
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Wanna bet?
CleanSump
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I already lost that bet with a BMW that only had BMW branded oil in it @ OLM changes for 120k miles. It had black gunk built up under the VC that HPL Cleaner removed. Not good for that to get in the variable valve timing system.
Many others on this forum have demonstrated not all engines stay clean with top brand synthetic oils for the recommended OCI.
This came out of a GM 3800 V6 with 130k miles that used modern API oil and changed religiously every 3,000 miles. This was after an OCI with the HPL engine cleaner.
Sam_Julier
$50 Site Donor 2024
I think there’s merit in using HPL Engine Cleaner.
The questions would be:
1) how often?
2) what’s the goal?
3) how does one determine when the goal is reached?
The questions would be:
1) how often?
2) what’s the goal?
3) how does one determine when the goal is reached?
3800 is an old engine and oils then were not as good as today's.
Oils then? We're talking about API SM and SN. It was in a 2005 Buick LeSabre.
View @OVERKILL’s oil filter thread that had a diet of solely M1 EP from new… and once on HPL Overkill 0w20, he found his filter caught a slurry of soft, carbonaceous “dirt” that formed something almost like a grease.
HPL sez “hold my beer and pour me in your sump… prepare to be amazed!”
getting?
The HPL oils , are pretty modern!
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That HPL oil yawns at me, and sez "is at all you got ?"HPL sez “hold my beer and pour me in your sump… prepare to be amazed!”
used 1 qt in 4.44 quarts and I had no issues. it's a good solid product that all the seafoam and most people should get on board with as this actually does great merits. using even a quality otc synthetic oil I would consider it a once every 25000 miles. I can appreciate the BG 2 part cleaner flush but the cost is kinda high and alot goes into doing it. the epr from bg is a viscous solvent and I try to avoid solvents however and whenever possible. I do also like the the gumout multitune for its versatile uses,the lubegard engine flush and the amsoil flush but this HPL EC30 has all the right stuff and has the least amount of cons out of any product on the market. one could use a qt of Redline to add some ester but I think this way would be more costly and could cause a issue in cars that aren't in the best of shape/leakers.
4WD
$50 site donor 2024
In many ways - but OEM’s have ESP standards that not all “boutique“ lubes will meet …
Not sure if the 229.5/502.00 add packs being used today are much different than the ones from 20 years ago.
could you link it again?
You giving up your free LM?
Probably true. 229.5 has always met a tough standard.Not sure if the 229.5/502.00 add packs being used today are much different than the ones from 20 years ago.
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