Oil was in the vehicle for approximately 18 months. Had added 16oz can of Restore. Oil filter was a Napa Gold and air filter is K&N. Most recent oil change was done using SuperTech 10w30 conventional and a Motorcraft oil filter. Thank you.
I do about 1.2k miles a year on the '93 F150. I'm on my second year using 5w-40 QS Euro without an OCI. I'll probably go three years.
Nah, no difference. I originally added it due to some blue smoke on startup after the truck had sat for awhile. Still blowing a little blue smoke even with the restore. Buddy swore by the stuff on his Ford E-250 with the 5.4 engine.@teambeechstreet Out of curiosity, did the restore do anything for you? Any difference?
Kinda neat to see whats in the stuff at leastNah, no difference. I originally added it due to some blue smoke on startup after the truck had sat for awhile. Still blowing a little blue smoke even with the restore. Buddy swore by the stuff on his Ford E-250 with the 5.4 engine.
Valve seals seem to have failed if that's the case. A thicker high mileage oil would have had a better chance at having an effect than restore. In your friends case his bores were scored and restore can help fill in a bit.Nah, no difference. I originally added it due to some blue smoke on startup after the truck had sat for awhile. Still blowing a little blue smoke even with the restore. Buddy swore by the stuff on his Ford E-250 with the 5.4 engine.
Restore is effectively a soft metal slurry that temporarily fills in scratches/scores which, on an engine with damaged bores, can improve ring seal and reduce oil consumption. But of course that engine is already on its last legs and the effect is only temporary and also makes oil analysis basically useless because of how the soft metals skew the results.Nah, no difference. I originally added it due to some blue smoke on startup after the truck had sat for awhile. Still blowing a little blue smoke even with the restore. Buddy swore by the stuff on his Ford E-250 with the 5.4 engine.
You ought to add that to your title of your thread. Supoertech was not the reason for the crazy numbers, Restore was. Very misleading.Oil was in the vehicle for approximately 18 months. Had added 16oz can of Restore. Oil filter was a Napa Gold and air filter is K&N. Most recent oil change was done using SuperTech 10w30 conventional and a Motorcraft oil filter. Thank you.
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