A while ago an oil additive was brought up in one of the (many) ARX-related threads and I was hoping to get some info/comments on what some of the more informed posters here think of it.
Here is the thread that the additive was mentioned in: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/arx-made-my-lifters-noisy.116154/
The additive in question is the oil additive sold by RVS Technologies. Here is a link to the Canadian site: http://www.rvs-tec.ca and here is a link to the original Finnish site translated into English: http://www.rvs-tec.com/English/index.htm
The claim is that the additive will form a new metal ceramic surface structure on metal surfaces exposed to friction.
The additive is sold as a two-part product that is combined immediately prior to application. The two parts are: a) a bottle containing mineral oil that appears to just act as a carrier fluid; and b) a tube of gel that is dissolved in the bottle of mineral oil immediately prior to application.
Here is a link to a .pdf of the MSDS for the carrier oil: http://www.rvs-tec.com/English/MSDS/RVS_MSDS_ENG_Engine-bottle.pdf and here is a link to a .pdf of the MSDS for the gel: http://www.rvs-tec.com/English/MSDS/RVS_MSDS_ENG_Engine-Gel.pdf
Looking at the MSDS for the gel, the components of the gel are listed as 50%-90% basic oil-unspecified and 10%-50% polyalphaolephine-based lubrication grease with silica
thickener.
In the thread that I referred to above, Jonny-b indicated that he used the RVS additive in a worn diesel pump and it improved operation of the pump so that he did not have to purchase a new one.
Does anyone else have experience with this additive?
Does anyone think that a PAO-based grease with a silica dispersant/thickener would actually form a ferrosilicate metal ceramic surface structure in an engine? (I'm assuming that polyalphaolephine is the same as polyalphaolefin, please correct me if I'm wrong)
Would this additive, even if it does work on iron surfaces, be useless on an aluminum engine, i.e. no iron to form a ferrosilicate structure with the silica in the gel?
Cheers,
Jeff
Here is the thread that the additive was mentioned in: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/arx-made-my-lifters-noisy.116154/
The additive in question is the oil additive sold by RVS Technologies. Here is a link to the Canadian site: http://www.rvs-tec.ca and here is a link to the original Finnish site translated into English: http://www.rvs-tec.com/English/index.htm
The claim is that the additive will form a new metal ceramic surface structure on metal surfaces exposed to friction.
The additive is sold as a two-part product that is combined immediately prior to application. The two parts are: a) a bottle containing mineral oil that appears to just act as a carrier fluid; and b) a tube of gel that is dissolved in the bottle of mineral oil immediately prior to application.
Here is a link to a .pdf of the MSDS for the carrier oil: http://www.rvs-tec.com/English/MSDS/RVS_MSDS_ENG_Engine-bottle.pdf and here is a link to a .pdf of the MSDS for the gel: http://www.rvs-tec.com/English/MSDS/RVS_MSDS_ENG_Engine-Gel.pdf
Looking at the MSDS for the gel, the components of the gel are listed as 50%-90% basic oil-unspecified and 10%-50% polyalphaolephine-based lubrication grease with silica
thickener.
In the thread that I referred to above, Jonny-b indicated that he used the RVS additive in a worn diesel pump and it improved operation of the pump so that he did not have to purchase a new one.
Does anyone else have experience with this additive?
Does anyone think that a PAO-based grease with a silica dispersant/thickener would actually form a ferrosilicate metal ceramic surface structure in an engine? (I'm assuming that polyalphaolephine is the same as polyalphaolefin, please correct me if I'm wrong)
Would this additive, even if it does work on iron surfaces, be useless on an aluminum engine, i.e. no iron to form a ferrosilicate structure with the silica in the gel?
Cheers,
Jeff
