Is LC compatible with ANY and EVERY oil out there? For some reason, I'm concerned about the new types of additives like antimony being used in GF-4 formulations. Thanks
LC compatability?
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JHZR2
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good question.
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What I want to know is if LC breaks up carbon chunks and stuff (my words - please read their claims) what does it do to normal carbon bounds and as asked above other compounds and additives in modern oils.
I believe it does alter the oil slightly.....sometimes good, other times.....dunno.
I believe it does alter the oil slightly.....sometimes good, other times.....dunno.
I've been testing LC20 for the past month - very impressive stuff so far. Call me if you want the whole scoop....
LC20 simply dissolves aggolomerated carbon particles into a colliodial suspension, as best I can tell. The oil darkens a bit but there are NO discrete particles of carbon left. I ran some LCed oil through a coffee filter and these are tiny carbon particles < 1 um in size - think of diesel soot particles in the hundreds of nanometers. Think of the powdered graphite oils of 20+ years ago, but in a much finer form.
It's a fascinating mixture of oils and very potent solvents and it smells like liquid rocket fuel!
Ted
LC20 simply dissolves aggolomerated carbon particles into a colliodial suspension, as best I can tell. The oil darkens a bit but there are NO discrete particles of carbon left. I ran some LCed oil through a coffee filter and these are tiny carbon particles < 1 um in size - think of diesel soot particles in the hundreds of nanometers. Think of the powdered graphite oils of 20+ years ago, but in a much finer form.
It's a fascinating mixture of oils and very potent solvents and it smells like liquid rocket fuel!
Ted
Be carefull Ted, That odor will get you hooked
I am glad you are playing with it. I look forward to hearing your long term impressions.
Your nutz will fall off if you breath in too much!
It's funny after you change oil, add LC, then recheck the oil level a couple days later. The distick has such a nice sweet, aromatic smell.
So do you guys think compatability concerns are non-existent or what?
So do you guys think compatability concerns are non-existent or what?
The odor is familiar, but my chemical memory is long of tooth so it's hard to pin down without some comparative samples. I'd start by suggesting ether or chloroform, but as I recall TCE is similar. It's kind of sweet smell and chemicals that smelled like that tended to be non-polar lipid solvents, so be careful out there. If someone has some ether based starting fluid handy they could compare it.
Hmmm...mine didn't fall off, better after a good whiff, they lowered a couple of centimeters.
It's my personal experience that it cleans all the carbonaceous deposits off of them, without any negative effects. It works well on smegma, too.
I'm waiting for my delivery as it does seem like useful stuff. Some reasons for ordering it over AutoRX:
1. It appears that using the 'Molasoak' (?) you can quickly clean rings. 8 hrs or overnight seems like a better deal than all the miles for AutoRx.
2. There sem to be persistant observations that AutoRx has a hard time with what I've started to call 'hard sludge'. Maybe it just takes more treatments, but even after 2 treatments some pictures still show a fair amount of crud on engines, and comments seem to suggets that it the hard, crusty stuff.
3. If, and it is just an if, AutoRx has a hard time with 'hard sludge', how does it get rings unstuck ? I haven't seen teardowns showing clean ring grooves, while LC20 seems to dissolve hard carbon.
4. I want to experiment on a possible clogged catalytic converter, which per trends won't pass emissions next time. I want to use to dissolve carbon and then followup with a citrus cleaner.
1. It appears that using the 'Molasoak' (?) you can quickly clean rings. 8 hrs or overnight seems like a better deal than all the miles for AutoRx.
2. There sem to be persistant observations that AutoRx has a hard time with what I've started to call 'hard sludge'. Maybe it just takes more treatments, but even after 2 treatments some pictures still show a fair amount of crud on engines, and comments seem to suggets that it the hard, crusty stuff.
3. If, and it is just an if, AutoRx has a hard time with 'hard sludge', how does it get rings unstuck ? I haven't seen teardowns showing clean ring grooves, while LC20 seems to dissolve hard carbon.
4. I want to experiment on a possible clogged catalytic converter, which per trends won't pass emissions next time. I want to use to dissolve carbon and then followup with a citrus cleaner.
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