Lubro-Moly Anti-friction additives

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Well I dragged myself under the Aerostar today and dropped the oil and filter, then added the Lubro-Moly. I took it for a 10 mile run. So far I noticed that I might need a thermostat, oh joy. Other than that nothing out of the ordinary. I'll see what happens on a cold start tomorrow, and if it lowers oil use any.

The oil is a different color, grayish, brown/green. Looks like its been in use a while that's for sure. Nice and easy to see on the dip stick, a plus for me. Once I get it out on the highway I'll see if I notice anything at all.
 
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
The oil is a different color, grayish, brown/green. Looks like its been in use a while that's for sure. Nice and easy to see on the dip stick, a plus for me. Once I get it out on the highway I'll see if I notice anything at all.


My oil has returned to its normal black color halfway through a 10k-mile OCI. I do not remember how long it looked grayish after I poured in the LM MoS2.
 
I'm not sure what the big expectation is I have a full bottle in my discovery (rotella T) and a half bottle in each '02 corolla (franken mix of Pennzoil Platinum 5w30, Castrol EDGE 5w30, syntec 5w40 ) and and '07 rav4 (Castrol EDGE 5w30). The cars run great as always the oil is grey.
 
I wasn't expecting much either, the reason I added it was I wanted to bump the moly level up in an older engine, and see if it has any effect on oil use. I mixed up a batch over the summer from moly powder I have and tied it in a mower. It stopped the occasional puff of blue smoke I had on starts for an entire summer. I'd consider that a plus!

Here is what I noticed last night when I had to move the car from the street back into the driveway. On a cold engine start the engine started up nice and easy, similar to when I have MMO in the oil. I didn't add any MMO this OCI. As many people have read my comments about MMO and my positive experiences with easier cold starts, this is similar. I'll see what happens this morning, problem is the temps are in the mid 20's, the real test will be sub zero which we might not even see this winter. Still first cold start was nice and easy. Next check will be mpgs, then finally oil use.
 
I have mmo in my land rover for some cleaning. I also added to bump up the moly especially in the toyotas as toyota oil has so much moly. It got down to 10F this weekend and everything was starting just fine.
 
Originally Posted By: lipadj46
I have mmo in my land rover for some cleaning. I also added to bump up the moly especially in the toyotas as toyota oil has so much moly. It got down to 10F this weekend and everything was starting just fine.


Sounds good. I know its hard to clock mpgs during the winter, but have you noticed any changes with the moly?
 
I don't bother with the disco because it's a pig, sucks down premium only at astounding rates. My wife drives the corolla and drives it like it is stolen and the rav4 is my mother's so I don't track those no. I will get a scan gauge one of these days.
 
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
I wasn't expecting much either, the reason I added it was I wanted to bump the moly level up in an older engine, and see if it has any effect on oil use. I mixed up a batch over the summer from moly powder I have and tied it in a mower. It stopped the occasional puff of blue smoke I had on starts for an entire summer. I'd consider that a plus!

Here is what I noticed last night when I had to move the car from the street back into the driveway. On a cold engine start the engine started up nice and easy, similar to when I have MMO in the oil. I didn't add any MMO this OCI. As many people have read my comments about MMO and my positive experiences with easier cold starts, this is similar. I'll see what happens this morning, problem is the temps are in the mid 20's, the real test will be sub zero which we might not even see this winter. Still first cold start was nice and easy. Next check will be mpgs, then finally oil use.


Any updates?

I just added 150 ml to my crankcase where I have 15% MMO. Oil color is changed, although I have about 4k on this oil and it was already dark. I saved another half for my next oil change.
This charge of Moly I will keep for another 1000 miles. So far MMO has not fully quieted my lifters. I don't hear them when the engine is hot, actually, I hear when I open the hood.

But what's interesting is that if I shut it down and start it after 5 mins, even though it's hot, ticking gets louder right away.
 
No updates yet. My wife seems to think it starts up a tiny bit faster. It has been running well. I was away for about a week so the Aerostar sat at the airport. I've only logged about 500 miles on it since I added the Lubro-Moly.

Give the MMO some time to work, it might take an OCI or two. I would also suggest running 20% for a full OCI. I did not use MMO and the Lubro-Moly together. I don't think there would be any issues, but I wanted to use one product at a time to see if I noticed anything. I figured there would be less variables.
 
Originally Posted By: chevrofreak
Speaking of this stuff tinting oil.... I couldn't quite get the last few drops out of the can due to the angle of my oil filler neck, so I poured it into a quart of oil I had sitting on my shelf (Quaker State Torque Power clear bottle with Valvoline Maxlife in it) and only about a teaspoon of the stuff made the oil OD green, and completely opaque
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Thats exactly what i experienced. Once you do your oil change, it will still look the same.
 
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Thats exactly what i experienced. Once you do your oil change, it will still look the same.
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You mean even if I now dump the oil and put fresh one in, it will still look like this? I guess then, that 2-3 OCIs will be needed before this stuff is washed off the walls
 
Originally Posted By: Nik
I guess then, that 2-3 OCIs will be needed before this stuff is washed off the walls


There are residual benefits even if you don't add any to the next oil fill. I saw that when I was doing UOA on my Golf a few years ago.
 
Originally Posted By: Nik
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Thats exactly what i experienced. Once you do your oil change, it will still look the same.
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You mean even if I now dump the oil and put fresh one in, it will still look like this? I guess then, that 2-3 OCIs will be needed before this stuff is washed off the walls


It is a colloidal solution like milk (which is also opaque). The MoS2 will bond on the surface of all your metal parts and will leach off for a couple oil changes. That is why lubro moly recommends only using a maintenance dose after the first full application. This is besides the residual oil. I do believe another user was having issues getting a true reading from a used oil analysis because of a residual plug of moly.
 
Originally Posted By: Smokescreen
Man I wish they had this stuff in Canada...
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I bought it in Vancouver automotive store, you will not fint it in CT or alike...performance stores - yes.
 
Update. I have close to 700 miles on the Lubro-Moly now. I have slightly lower oil pressure, and the coolant temp is slightly lower. I drove 70 miles round trip today, and the temp needle and oil pressure needle are always in the exact same spot. Positions of the gauge needles have changed as I mentioned. The engine is nice and smooth, quiet, and running well. Now some might beg to differ since I have the factory installed oil pressure and temp gauges, but the needle position has clearly changed from where it has always been in the past.

It should be interesting next OCI, since I was told not to run a full bottle of the Lubro-Moly when I called into them. I can skip an OCI according to them since there is some residual benefits from using the product.
 
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