Question on Auto Rx...is it working?
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You might want to look at Redline Oil at it has good cleaning properties and can handle the turbo heat.
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_motoroil.asp?subCategoryID=1&synthFlash=1&categoryID=1
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_motoroil.asp?subCategoryID=1&synthFlash=1&categoryID=1
Originally Posted By: ZZman
You might want to look at Redline Oil at it has good cleaning properties and can handle the turbo heat.
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_motoroil.asp?subCategoryID=1&synthFlash=1&categoryID=1
I believe he was asking about for the arx process. Besides, if you think arx is slow, I think you'd be mighty disappointed (and much poorer) after using Redline to clean anything.
You might want to look at Redline Oil at it has good cleaning properties and can handle the turbo heat.
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_motoroil.asp?subCategoryID=1&synthFlash=1&categoryID=1
I believe he was asking about for the arx process. Besides, if you think arx is slow, I think you'd be mighty disappointed (and much poorer) after using Redline to clean anything.
This is what the FAQ section from the ARX website tells us about what kind of oil to use...
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Q: Does it matter what type of oil I use with Auto-Rx®?
A: It does not matter what type of oil you use for the cleaning phase of the Auto-Rx® application. However, for maximum results we recommend that you use plain, non-synthetic oil for the ?rinse? phase. Please see Application Instructions for complete details.
Q: Why do you recommend non-synthetic oil for the rinse" phase of the application?
A: We recommend simple, non-synthetic oil (do not use-semi synthetic or high-mileage oil) for this important step in the Auto-Rx® Application. Synthetic oil has a complex additive package that polarizes the liquefied debris on the engine’s internal oil-lubricated parts. The goal is to rinse all the internal parts of this liquefied debris, and a good ?Dino Oil?, with its simple additive package, does the job very well.
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So there it is, it doesn't matter what kind of oil you clean with, but you're supposed to use only regular dino for the rinse phase.
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Q: Does it matter what type of oil I use with Auto-Rx®?
A: It does not matter what type of oil you use for the cleaning phase of the Auto-Rx® application. However, for maximum results we recommend that you use plain, non-synthetic oil for the ?rinse? phase. Please see Application Instructions for complete details.
Q: Why do you recommend non-synthetic oil for the rinse" phase of the application?
A: We recommend simple, non-synthetic oil (do not use-semi synthetic or high-mileage oil) for this important step in the Auto-Rx® Application. Synthetic oil has a complex additive package that polarizes the liquefied debris on the engine’s internal oil-lubricated parts. The goal is to rinse all the internal parts of this liquefied debris, and a good ?Dino Oil?, with its simple additive package, does the job very well.
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So there it is, it doesn't matter what kind of oil you clean with, but you're supposed to use only regular dino for the rinse phase.
UPDATE!
Here is a link to this engine 1st UOA:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1339977#Post1339977
Here is a link to this engine 1st UOA:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1339977#Post1339977
Judging by the status, I suspect that you may have to run a 3rd round of AutoRx so as to be able to penetrate deep into the deposits and what-not, and I would insist in getting all the oil passages, oil control rings, etc. clean and getting the proper oil flow going again instead of dwelling on something that is superficial (i.e. the look underneath your oil filler cap).
Good luck on that.
Quest
p.s. Derek128 just successfully reclaimed an additional 2~6psi from his well-maintained Civic Si-R (B16 block, been running Motul full syn since day 1, now has 98,000kms to clock) after first round of AutoRx.
Good luck on that.
Quest
p.s. Derek128 just successfully reclaimed an additional 2~6psi from his well-maintained Civic Si-R (B16 block, been running Motul full syn since day 1, now has 98,000kms to clock) after first round of AutoRx.
Be patient. From what I can see Auto-Rx worked well on the dip stick. The lower area with good flow is clean. Above where the staining is is gets little flow of oil. Run a full rinse or two before the second addition of ARX in the cleaning phase. The oil oxidation you have didn't occur quickly. Cleaning it all up will take a little time(miles).
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Chris,
The first picture appears to show an engine that has been neglected; possibly through extended oil changes and a small sump capacity.
Where did the second picture come from. You have a second automobile of the same type and year?
With this engine (first picture) you have to go through possibly three ARX cycles to clean this engine.
The first picture appears to show an engine that has been neglected; possibly through extended oil changes and a small sump capacity.
Where did the second picture come from. You have a second automobile of the same type and year?
With this engine (first picture) you have to go through possibly three ARX cycles to clean this engine.
Experience, and I have a lot of it with RX, says you should have used an oil with zero PAO or ester but then that's just me. Splash fed areas like valve covers or oil filler cap get little action as they are NOT pressure fed. Good luck anyway....s
I read alot about the dipstick being clean, i know its used as a guage on Auto-RX cleaning, but heck, cant some of you just wipe it clean !
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Originally Posted By: vxcalais
I read alot about the dipstick being clean, i know its used as a guage on Auto-RX cleaning, but heck, cant some of you just wipe it clean !
That would be cheating
I read alot about the dipstick being clean, i know its used as a guage on Auto-RX cleaning, but heck, cant some of you just wipe it clean !
That would be cheating
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Originally Posted By: vxcalais
I read alot about the dipstick being clean, i know its used as a guage on Auto-RX cleaning, but heck, cant some of you just wipe it clean !
You will have to take the engine apart and remove the compression and oil rings from the pistons. There, on rings and in the grooves, that's where A-RX works its magick -- or so I hear over and over.
I read alot about the dipstick being clean, i know its used as a guage on Auto-RX cleaning, but heck, cant some of you just wipe it clean !
You will have to take the engine apart and remove the compression and oil rings from the pistons. There, on rings and in the grooves, that's where A-RX works its magick -- or so I hear over and over.
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Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
That would be cheating
Never!
That would be cheating
Never!
Please post after the rinse phase.
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