Originally Posted By: Shannow
Yep, I remember molybond, was about 4/5 bucks for the little tube of goo.
I used it for cam assembly and in Aussie 4 speeds.
Interesting that you raise it, I ran into a co-worker in Bathurst on the long weekend, and he was looking for molybond for his MG...I showed him the lubromoly stuff.
I can tell for sure, that stuff proved to me that MoS2 works! In my mind the *only* unclear issue is whether or not there are any down sides (which is a good question as demarpaint asked above).
Back in the 80's I drove an old Ford Laser interstate (from Taree to Brisbane and then back to Newcastle, well over 1000 km) with zero oil pressure and half of the oil pump sitting on the bottom of the sump! (Ok it's a long story, but I was a clueless teenager and since the oil was full on the dipstick I assumed just the sender packed it in, so I kept driving). Anyway, I was running plain ol' Castrol GTX 15W40 with about 1.5 tubes of that Molybond in it.
Amazingly, when I got home and found the real extent of the oil pump problem, I just fitted a new oil pump and drove it, no other mechanical repairs! Sure the engine wasn't in quite the same condition and burnt a small amount of oil after that, but it kept going without any further mechanical work until the car eventually just rusted out about 5 or 6 years later. I know that sounds like an unbelievable story, but I guarantee it's 100% true. I've spoken to several people since that incident that flat out didn't believe it.
Yep, I remember molybond, was about 4/5 bucks for the little tube of goo.
I used it for cam assembly and in Aussie 4 speeds.
Interesting that you raise it, I ran into a co-worker in Bathurst on the long weekend, and he was looking for molybond for his MG...I showed him the lubromoly stuff.
I can tell for sure, that stuff proved to me that MoS2 works! In my mind the *only* unclear issue is whether or not there are any down sides (which is a good question as demarpaint asked above).
Back in the 80's I drove an old Ford Laser interstate (from Taree to Brisbane and then back to Newcastle, well over 1000 km) with zero oil pressure and half of the oil pump sitting on the bottom of the sump! (Ok it's a long story, but I was a clueless teenager and since the oil was full on the dipstick I assumed just the sender packed it in, so I kept driving). Anyway, I was running plain ol' Castrol GTX 15W40 with about 1.5 tubes of that Molybond in it.
Amazingly, when I got home and found the real extent of the oil pump problem, I just fitted a new oil pump and drove it, no other mechanical repairs! Sure the engine wasn't in quite the same condition and burnt a small amount of oil after that, but it kept going without any further mechanical work until the car eventually just rusted out about 5 or 6 years later. I know that sounds like an unbelievable story, but I guarantee it's 100% true. I've spoken to several people since that incident that flat out didn't believe it.
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