Just wondering if Lube Control would have any effect, positive or negative, on the rinse oil after an AutoRx application. I'm wondering if it would actually help to remove deposits and not interfere with the oil restoring the seals' hardness.
Lube Control in AutoRx rinse
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Went ahead and added 4 oz of Lube control, 1500 miles into the rinse cycle.
Maybe it was just going to do it anyway, but 75 miles after adding the LubeControl to the rinse oil, the engine is already running smoother and feels stronger. Surging during acceleration has been reduced dramatically and really helps it get into traffic without having to wring it's neck like before. I'm really starting to enjoy this car. The engine is getting more and more tractable the more I drive it.
Maybe it was just going to do it anyway, but 75 miles after adding the LubeControl to the rinse oil, the engine is already running smoother and feels stronger. Surging during acceleration has been reduced dramatically and really helps it get into traffic without having to wring it's neck like before. I'm really starting to enjoy this car. The engine is getting more and more tractable the more I drive it.
The combination of AutoRX and Fuel Power, then adding LC to the rinse oil , at least after 1500 miles, while continuing Fuel Power, seems to work well.
This car was sold because the owner had been told that the engine needed a full rebuild. It's now the sweetest running Mazda B3/6 engine I've ever seen and I've not even cracked the cam cover!
I'm going to run the rinse oil out to 5k with an ounce of LC added every 1k and send a sample into Terry to see if this is a good thing or not.
This car was sold because the owner had been told that the engine needed a full rebuild. It's now the sweetest running Mazda B3/6 engine I've ever seen and I've not even cracked the cam cover!
I'm going to run the rinse oil out to 5k with an ounce of LC added every 1k and send a sample into Terry to see if this is a good thing or not.
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Id bet its a great synergistic combo... LC to loosen stuff up, and keep the actual oil in great condition so it can do its job well. Auto rx to remove the contents that the LC loosens or effects.
Glad to hear it worked well. Seems like a new brew that has a lot of promise.
JMH
Glad to hear it worked well. Seems like a new brew that has a lot of promise.
JMH
vader had really good results and is happy. I'm sure he'll come on sooner or later and read it.
I personally think adding LC to an auto-rx phase is just a waste of LC. I mean that stuff is $0.20 an ounce after all!
Sure, it might help a little, but auto-rx is already doing so much.
I personally think adding LC to an auto-rx phase is just a waste of LC. I mean that stuff is $0.20 an ounce after all!
Sure, it might help a little, but auto-rx is already doing so much.
The rinse cycle is so short after an Auto-Rx clean that you should not have any problems with any oil that you use for the clean. So I personally would not add any thing to the oil during the rinse phase. After the rinse phase you can use an Auto-Rx maintenance dose. Or if you choose, use LC at the recommended rate. JMO
[ December 11, 2004, 10:18 PM: Message edited by: 59 Vetteman ]
[ December 11, 2004, 10:18 PM: Message edited by: 59 Vetteman ]
Well, I hope it's a good idea - I just did it!
This is my first rinse phase (of 2 Rx cycles). For a bit of moly I also added a bit of Synpower Oil Treatment. Oil used is Chevron Delo 15w40.
[ December 11, 2004, 11:08 PM: Message edited by: Michael Polutta ]
This is my first rinse phase (of 2 Rx cycles). For a bit of moly I also added a bit of Synpower Oil Treatment. Oil used is Chevron Delo 15w40.
[ December 11, 2004, 11:08 PM: Message edited by: Michael Polutta ]
This is a practice I have adopted as well. I saw in earlier posts where a guy with a GM LS1 was running a brew of auto-rx, LC and fuel power on the track with good results and Terry didn't disprove of the practice. I think he did a used oil analysis and had Terry read handle it.
I do just as you do except on the rinse phase; I add 1 oz per quart of LC on the initial fill on the start of the rinse phase and use chevron supreme oil - 5w30. Supposedly the chevron conventional oil has some moly built in. My car has never ran better, is it the auto-rx, is it the LC, is it FP. Yes is my only answer since I know its not scientific.
I am happier and the mileage now with winter gas is better than summer gas so I hope that I'm finally on to something with my Ford modular engine. We will see how the 2nd auto-rx treatment turns up after rinse.
I do just as you do except on the rinse phase; I add 1 oz per quart of LC on the initial fill on the start of the rinse phase and use chevron supreme oil - 5w30. Supposedly the chevron conventional oil has some moly built in. My car has never ran better, is it the auto-rx, is it the LC, is it FP. Yes is my only answer since I know its not scientific.
I am happier and the mileage now with winter gas is better than summer gas so I hope that I'm finally on to something with my Ford modular engine. We will see how the 2nd auto-rx treatment turns up after rinse.
Delo does indeed have moly in it now - IF the bottle says "new low wear formula" on it, and it has the CI-4 PLUS rating. If it is "just" CI-4
it does NOT have moly. I didn't look closely enough when I bought the earlier jug of Delo. Subsequent purchases are the moly version.
Just giving an update on this one.
The Festiva sat up for a while during a suspension rebuild, so it's taking me longer to get to 5k than I first expected. I am at around 4k now and the results have been very good so far.
The oil has not moved down from the full mark at all which is just incredible on a 230k+ engine. Acceleration surging is still present, but much reduced and is almost eliminated while running Fuel Power, so it's fuel system related. There is ZERO lifter noise, and the engine is now so quiet it often fools me into thinking it's died while coasting down. Idle vibration is also much reduced, I'd say, by 90%. The steering wheel used to visibly vibrate while idling and now does not. Often, you cannot even feel the vibration through the wheel.
The quietness and smoothness of the engine also is apparent in the upper ranges, and 6000 RPM results in no harsh noise or vibration as it did previously. At some point I plan on getting an emissions test done to see if emissions have been reduced.
People who ride in the car always express disbelief that it has so many miles, until they see for themselves.
The Festiva sat up for a while during a suspension rebuild, so it's taking me longer to get to 5k than I first expected. I am at around 4k now and the results have been very good so far.
The oil has not moved down from the full mark at all which is just incredible on a 230k+ engine. Acceleration surging is still present, but much reduced and is almost eliminated while running Fuel Power, so it's fuel system related. There is ZERO lifter noise, and the engine is now so quiet it often fools me into thinking it's died while coasting down. Idle vibration is also much reduced, I'd say, by 90%. The steering wheel used to visibly vibrate while idling and now does not. Often, you cannot even feel the vibration through the wheel.
The quietness and smoothness of the engine also is apparent in the upper ranges, and 6000 RPM results in no harsh noise or vibration as it did previously. At some point I plan on getting an emissions test done to see if emissions have been reduced.
People who ride in the car always express disbelief that it has so many miles, until they see for themselves.
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