Currently @ 62k on my 03 coupeand I plan on keeping this car a long time. In my quest to make sure my car runs forever, I stumbled on alot of auto maintainence sites (bitog). Some products you guys might want to check out.

German Catrol Syntec 0-30W (only autozone carrys it)A heavy synthetic oil which the VQ loves, I saw two oil analysis reports on a g35 and Altima 3.5 and all showed excellent results with very low wear. The base stock this oil comes from is supposed to be excellent.

LC20 (lubricating cleaner) is an amazing product you can put in your Engine oil, Power steering fluid and Auto Trans. I bought it in hopes to raise my MPG.. and was amazed to fing it did! I was getting horrible gas mileage 15mpg now getting 16.7! Still bad but I will take it! It also extends oil changes to 10k (if you choose, I run my car hard so 7,500 for me)

http://www.lubecontrol.com/

They also sell another product fuel power 60 (fp60) which I have read great things about. Its an additive you add to your fuel that lubricates and cleans the fuel system. I have it but havent tried it yet.

Auto-rx http://www.auto-rx.net/pages/main.html

is another product thats a great engine cleaner and seal conditioner my friend ran it in is Audi A4 w/ 140k miles that leaked a quart of oil a week. The car runs much better and no longer leaks! Same with my moms camry with
92k miles stopped the oil leak/consumtion. Havent used it in my coupe. It can be used in a maintenace dose (but I use LC20 instead) for a strong engine cleaning you run it with the cheapest oil you can buy for 1500-2000miles drain...run cheap oil again for a flush. Then refill with oil of choice.

Lucas Upper cylinder lubricant sold at all auto stores also a Fuel system cleaner/lubricant (napa has gallons for $23) just like FP60.


Redline Complete fuel system cleaner (most auto stores) another lubricating cleaner like fp60 and Lucas UCL. This one adds power! I noticed right my car pulled alot stronger when I put 1/2 botttle of this stuff in, I was amazed!


please post what you guys use

 

You seem to buy into a lot of hype.

You also need to check out Bob the Oil Guy., he has a website, also a forum.

The oil addatives he tested created more problems than good by introducing a LOT of air into the lubricants, which soon turned foamy. Your pumps cant move foam, and air bubbles wont lubricate jack

Also, a "fuel system lubricant"? Are you off your rocker?

Now, because an addative stoped a VERY nasty oil leak, it must be good for VQ's? How thick and what sticky materials are in this addative? What else does it clog up, other than a leaky seal somewhere?

If you're only getting 15mph, then all of a sudden getting 16.7 isnt an improvement, it just means you're not driving the same. You're getting AWFUL mpg, and you need to address that properly. Your oh-so-awesome vq motor is capable of much much more, even with a bit of spirited driving....


To answer your question: None. I service everything per manufacturer's specs, except oil. I do that every 3,000, the book suggests 7250.

 

uhm... most products are recommended by Bob IS the oil guy especially fp60 the fuel system lubricator and AUTo-RX

Also Terry Dyson oil anaylsis support LC20, fp60 and auto-rx. I guess you done know who that is

so please do some homework like I did, I didnt buy into hype.. I did my research

by the way
bitog = bob is the oil guy

 

Yea, saw enough testimonials and test on there showing that there are a lot more harm than good in oil addatives.

Again, I'll ask. If something can plug up a quart/week leak, what else is it plugging up? Or is it SMART and only plugs leaks and makes the rest of the engine run better?

Fix your problems, not your symptoms.... Judging by your prior posts, you're not in the right position to decide if an addative has, or has not, increased your fuel mpg by 8%...

 

Auto-rx does nott "PLUG UP" anything it conditions seals.

You do what you like, if you actually went to BITOG, you could see used oil analysis charts and pics

 

http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/...c;f=5;t=003186

Intelman34
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posted April 27, 2005 09:13 PM
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I dont post much, but I have used Auto-Rx in quite a few vehicles over the years and thought I would post the "long term" results for some of the vehicles. I have used in gas and diesel engines with great results (some vehicles are owned by friends and family). Here are a few:

1993 Ford Thunderbird 5.0L V8:
Symptom: Oil leak & poor fuel mileage (15-17mpg)
Mileage on vehicle at treatment: 85,000
Current mileage on vehicle: 125,000
Follow-up: The owner still reports that the car does not leak oil and fuel mileage is around 20mpg or above.

1990 Nissan Pathfinder V6:
Symptom: Lifer noise at every startup
Mileage on vehicle at treatment: 120,000
Current mileage on vehicle: 141,000
Follow-up: The owner reports that the lifter noise only happens every once in a great while.

2001 Ford F350 7.3L PowerStroke Diesel:
Symptom: "oil in the Valley"
Mileage on vehicle at treatment: 100,000
Current mileage on vehicle: 112,000
Follow-up: The oil leak seems to have stopped as the valley in the middle of the engine remains dry.

1998 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L V8:
Symptom: Very poor running engine - dealer said that engine is full of sludge
Mileage on vehicle at treatment: 65,000
Current mileage on vehicle: 90,000
Follow-up: The owner reports good performance with no engine related problems.

When my next shipment gets here, I will be using it in my 1999 Mercedes C43 AMG. No problems to report, just doing it as a preventative maintenance thing.
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Mystic
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posted April 27, 2005 09:59 PM
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Auto-RX worked for me as well. In my previous vehicle (a Saturn SL2) I had a leak from an engine seal and I was told it would cost $600.00 to repair (engine would have to be removed). I tried Auto-RX and after the Auto-RX cleaning the seal leak stopped. I had something like 60,000 miles on the car at the time and I had been changing oil every 3000 miles. I did not think I even had any sort of engine sludge problem.

Auto-RX is one of the very few products I believe in today. Anybody with a seal leakage or sludge problem in a car or truck should try it first. Unless a seal is physcially damaged there is at least a chance that Auto-RX will be able to stop the leakage. This is one product I think the GM engineer should have been willing to test.

 

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=515187

used it in the C3 and the carmel colored gunk on the inside of the valve covers was gone after the second treatment. I also use it in the Tundra about every 25K miles or so as a preventative measure (some Toyota motors tend to sludge). The only thing I do differently from the manufacturer's suggestions is to leave it in the engine for 750 miles rather than 500.

 

http://www.auto-rx.com/pages/pov.htm

http://www.auto-rx.com/rms13/index-2.htm

 

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...d.php?t=125063

several times with good results.
did 3 treatments on an engine that was so neglected by the p.o that i thought it needed a rebuild.
got another 100k out of it before it got sick from burned exhaust valves.
fixed an oil burning 67 honda 305 with it too.
in 500mi it went from a bug fogger using 2 qt/50mi to using 1/2 qt in 500mi

 

http://www.tintdude.com/forum/lofive...hp/t23062.html

 

http://jmnow.com/audi/autorx/

http://www.fordf150.net/forums/16002.html

 

dude, no offense but your thread sounds like a big fat plug for this product rather than really asking what we use.

 

really, not on the products I mentioned.

 

thats fine,
I could understand that but they are all different products from different companies I really use them... need pics?

I posted all those links for auto-x because Mass, just says It doesnt work... so I had to prove him wrong, lol

 

Yes.

I want pics of your heads pistons, and cylender walls.

Then, I want them compared to the same pics of an identical engine driven the same way from your same enviroment, identical miles on the ticker.....

Which, judging by your 16mpg, will be pretty hard to achieve....