High Performance Lubricants Engine Cleaner

[High Performance Lubricants]

The value of using base oils that run clean

This customer lives in Canada. He has spent a significant amount of money in freight to get our oil in his 383 Stroker. The engine has 200,000 miles on it. The last 180,000 of those miles is on HPL. The oil filter is NAPA gold. I just received the pictures. I have requested the drain...

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[Revving2Redline]

Well my test of the HPL cleaner in my son's 2008 Solara was a flop, went to check oil and see if mileage was good for a oil change. Clean oil on dipstick, yep he decided to go and change it last week and put his current fav Valvoline Synthetic HM in.

All that hard work just to turn around and watch something like that get thrown in there. Ouch! Well you sound like a good parent you're trying to help your kid out. We can always leave the horse to water but we can't always make the horse drink the water

 

[Astro14]

I would use the cleaner as recommended by its maker.

I don’t think you’ll get “better”
Performance by changing the recommended process.

 

[BigShug681]

Well It’s finally happened
2000 mile update: So today I reached the 2000 mile mark, actually it’s 1,983 miles but due to work schedule I’m changing the filter to not exceed 2000 miles, I haven’t noticed the visible varnish from the fill hole change any but I did notice that the oil was extremely dark almost like a reddish black color which is extreme for the low mileage. I tore the filter apart and didn’t notice anything of concern or worth noting other than the deep reddish black color to the oil, off was a fram ultra and replacing it was the same, next update at 3000 miles as I plan to run this until 5000 miles at which point I’ll be dumping the Valvoline Premium Blue 5w40 and replacing it with HPL 5w40 diesel oil, gona see how many miles we can make this old cop car go before it dies

 

[Propflux01]

I just bought two bottles. Going to use it in a Tucson with 34945 miles on it( hopefully it gets here within the next 500 miles of driving). everything seems fine on this 2.4 so far, it has no consumption issue, oil is brown right now, and I want to run this on my normal 5k OCi’s. It’s just came off it’s last dealer courtesy changes. I take it I can use a quart with my castrol euro 5w-30 LL and Hyundai filter and run all of it to 5k?

 

[High Performance Lubricants]

Yes you can. Not a problem

David

 

[Propflux01]

Also, do you have a formulation for use in a Harley Davidson engine (twin cam/M8) which uses a 20w/50?

 

[High Performance Lubricants]

We do actually have a thicker (straight 40) version that would be good for the Harley.

 

[High Performance Lubricants]

Just a reminder. Please take advantage of either the “BITOG15” for a 15% discount on the engine cleaner or “BITOGFLUSH15” to signal is to include a quart of engine cleaner with your case of engine oil. This saves on freight by eliminating the second package.

David

 

[The Critic]

Some evidence of Engine Cleaner doing some cleaning in @nthach's vehicle:

FRAM ULTRA 4386 CUT OPEN

Filter is from member nthach. Believe off his Toyota Prius. Forgot what oils were used. Lots of thick asphalt like scum in bottom of can. I tried my darndest but didn’t see much of anything in pleats. Old style wire backed filter. I went thru like 5 gloves hacking media apart and...

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[K20FA5]

I just bought a couple quarts to run in the oil burning Kia my kiddo drives. Interested to see if it will help or not.

 

[Drew7a]

Is the HPL EC safe for RTV type gaskets?
Any limitations to using the product on vehicles sealed with some sort of gasket maker?

 

[Drew7a]

I saw a post where Dave form HPL said a lower concentration for a longer interval is a fair tradeoff.

I mentioned that a while back that I will be adding a small amount per OCI to boost the oil cleaning properties. Since the recommendation is (1:5) ratio for 2K miles for heavy cleaning.

8oz/per 5 QTS for a normal oci on a "clean" engine should help keep it clean. May need to adjust the dose but this what In will try for my clean engines.

 

[demarpaint]

I saw a post where Dave form HPL said a lower concentration for a longer interval is a fair tradeoff.

I mentioned that a while back that I will be adding a small amount per OCI to boost the oil cleaning properties. Since the recommendation is (1:5) ratio for 2K miles for heavy cleaning.

8oz/per 5 QTS for a normal oci on a "clean" engine should help keep it clean. May need to adjust the dose but this what In will try for my clean engines.

Do they endorse this? A maintenance dose of sorts?

 

[High Performance Lubricants]

Do they endorse this? A maintenance dose of sorts?

It will help. A better idea would be to use an oil with Alkylated Naphthalene and Ester which will run deposit free to begin with.

 

[Brian123]

It will help. A better idea would be to use an oil with Alkylated Naphthalene and Ester which will run deposit free to begin with.

Lets say you are using a cheap synthetic oil, and your sump capacity is 5 or 6 quarts, how many ounces of your HPL Engine Cleaner would you use at each OCI?

 

[Trav]

Is the HPL EC safe for RTV type gaskets?
Any limitations to using the product on vehicles sealed with some sort of gasket maker?

My question also.

 

[High Performance Lubricants]

1 quart of engine cleaner to 10 quarts of oil for ongoing use will keep things clean once clean.

David

 

[demarpaint]

My question also.

Good question.

 

[MolaKule]

Is the HPL EC safe for RTV type gaskets?
Any limitations to using the product on vehicles sealed with some sort of gasket maker?

Dave can speak to this as well, but if the surfaces that the RTV have been applied to have been previously cleaned/wiped of any oil films with a solvent, and allowed to thoroughly dry, I can't see any chemical reason why any base oil or DI component could affect a well-cured RTV.