Originally Posted By: SL8R
Originally Posted By: buster
Originally Posted By: Dyoel182
Originally Posted By: buster
AutoRx seems like a mixed bag. IMO.
In what way? We know its a great cleaner but not every engine really needs it and not everyone will pay $20 a bottle to see if it makes a difference.
I'm not really convinced it's that great of a cleaner. It seems to work ok for some people, but not others.
I think that we need to come up with a definition for "work". Some people post that "Auto-RX worked great!", while others state that "Auto-RX didn't work at all!". If the people claiming the former have a different criteria against which they are gauging the efficacy of ARX than that which the latter group are using, then the two could be seeing the exact same results and reaching vastly different conclusions as to whether or not it "worked".
For my part, I recall seeing posts where those that have been satsified with the ARX have posted before and after compression numbers, which seems to be the only objective way to measure whether or not ARX "worked".
From those that have concluded that ARX did nothing, I've only seen photos of oil fill holes (that at best are only reached by oil vapors)that remain sludged after an ARX cycle, and post-treatment filters that, due to their lack of sludge deposits, are submitted as evidence that ARX didn't do anything.
If there are any posts out there with objective measures of ARX failing to do anything, please point them out, because in their absence, and in the presence of posts with success stories of ARX increasing and/or equalizing inter-cylinder compression test results, the only conclusion that I can reach is that people that didn't see any results had no measurable sludge to begin with.
Just my 2 cents.
J
Well said.
Maybe someone should do compression testing of an engine, then again, after some Mobil 1 runs. I'm not convinced that M1 is a good cleaner, perhaps this could change my mind.