IXL ANTI-FRICTION METAL PROTECTOR

[oilcan]

I just found a part bottle of this additive, I have used it a couple of times, I had a Ford Ranger 5 speed, and every 10,000 miles I would have to change the ATF fluid because it was black. after adding IXL it went 60,000 miles and was still clean. I used it in my nitro 1/10th scale Losi Truck it raised the RPMs and I was not allowed to use it when racing in competition. I just bought a mini chopper with a 49 CC 2 cycle engine I added a small amount to the gas and it made a noticable difference, more speed and smoother.

Has anyone else ever used this Product?

 

[96 Cherokee]

Just doing a search on IXL and found very little information on it. I bought a quart bottle a few years ago and used it, but due to other changes on my vehicle at the same time, I have no idea if it improved fuel milage or not. In some of the few posts about this product, the question of "hydrocarbons" came up, but no definite answers, that I could see. There is still an IXL website and it appears the products still being sold. And I still don't know if it's good or bad.

Edited to add:
from the IXL website-"IXL is an 80% natural and 20% synthetic hydrocarbon compound. It DOES NOT contain any teflon (PTFE), silicon, molydeum disulfide, or graphite. It will blend with any lubricating oil or hydraulic fluid, synthetic or petroleum based."

[ October 23, 2005, 12:30 PM: Message edited by: 96 Cherokee ]

 

[Supersprint]

Maybe some kind of phosphoric acid ester (look at VOA section)? If properly neutralized should do the job without big risks of corrosion in the long term...

 

[96 Cherokee]

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Originally posted by Supersprint:
Maybe some kind of phosphoric acid ester (look at VOA section)? If properly neutralized should do the job without big risks of corrosion in the long term...

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You are talking over my head, (my only "F" in high school was in chemistry, ha ha) but I would like to hear more about this stuff. I like the idea that it treats the metal instead of the oil. The demo where I bought it was very impressive.