Gee, it seems like discussion here in the Oil Additives Section has stopped. Well, I am going to bring up something that will probably be controversial.
In this day and age do we really need oil supplements and special engine cleaners?
I looked for a very long time for that magic engine cleaner that could clean the insides of an engine effectively and safely. Well, Pennzoil has engine sequence test data (scientific testing) that indicates its motor oils can clean an engine and keep it clean. I am sure that Mobil 1 probably does a good job also. If a person used Mobil 1 or Pennzoil synthetic from the time their car was new, and if they had reasonable OCIs and corrected any maintenance issues, there is no reason the inside of the engine would not stay clean for a very long time. Even if somebody was using a decent quality conventional motor oil from the time their car was new the engine should stay reasonably clean for a long time with reasonable OCIs.
And like has been pointed out here any good quality motor oil should have all of the additives that a person needs. So really perhaps there is no need for oil supplements.
There are of course special circumstances where a person might have a seal leak or something else that might require a special additive. Or the seal could be replaced.
Now I have tried a few oil supplements that seemed to work for me and a few engine cleaners that seemed to work. But do we really need any of them?
There are a few engine cleaners that might be worth trying in addition to a good cleaning motor oil because those engine cleaners are easy to obtain and seem to produce results. MMO and Kreen are two examples. But a person could try a good motor oil that can clean an engine first.
If all of the oil supplements and engine cleaners disappeared would our world really be that much different?
I am not like a former member here (Skyship) and against all oil supplements and engine cleaners. I have tried a few that seemed to work and seemed to have some merit. And people will go on using whatever they want to use anyway. But I am just asking a question-do we really need any of these oil supplements and engine cleaners? Seems like a decent subject for debate and discussion.
After all, if you have a seal leak maybe you need to repair or replace the seal. If I had done that I never would have used an expensive product that probably wound up costing me more than any seal repair.
Now I will still use a quality fuel system cleaner and Sta-Bil in gasoline to keep it useable. And MMO has been around forever and will probably continue to be around for a long time and is an easy and cheap way to maybe help a good motor oil clean. But seriously, do we really need these oil supplements and engine cleaners?
In this day and age do we really need oil supplements and special engine cleaners?
I looked for a very long time for that magic engine cleaner that could clean the insides of an engine effectively and safely. Well, Pennzoil has engine sequence test data (scientific testing) that indicates its motor oils can clean an engine and keep it clean. I am sure that Mobil 1 probably does a good job also. If a person used Mobil 1 or Pennzoil synthetic from the time their car was new, and if they had reasonable OCIs and corrected any maintenance issues, there is no reason the inside of the engine would not stay clean for a very long time. Even if somebody was using a decent quality conventional motor oil from the time their car was new the engine should stay reasonably clean for a long time with reasonable OCIs.
And like has been pointed out here any good quality motor oil should have all of the additives that a person needs. So really perhaps there is no need for oil supplements.
There are of course special circumstances where a person might have a seal leak or something else that might require a special additive. Or the seal could be replaced.
Now I have tried a few oil supplements that seemed to work for me and a few engine cleaners that seemed to work. But do we really need any of them?
There are a few engine cleaners that might be worth trying in addition to a good cleaning motor oil because those engine cleaners are easy to obtain and seem to produce results. MMO and Kreen are two examples. But a person could try a good motor oil that can clean an engine first.
If all of the oil supplements and engine cleaners disappeared would our world really be that much different?
I am not like a former member here (Skyship) and against all oil supplements and engine cleaners. I have tried a few that seemed to work and seemed to have some merit. And people will go on using whatever they want to use anyway. But I am just asking a question-do we really need any of these oil supplements and engine cleaners? Seems like a decent subject for debate and discussion.
After all, if you have a seal leak maybe you need to repair or replace the seal. If I had done that I never would have used an expensive product that probably wound up costing me more than any seal repair.
Now I will still use a quality fuel system cleaner and Sta-Bil in gasoline to keep it useable. And MMO has been around forever and will probably continue to be around for a long time and is an easy and cheap way to maybe help a good motor oil clean. But seriously, do we really need these oil supplements and engine cleaners?