I am new to this forum. I purchased auto-rx and would like to know if it will work just the same on an idling engine as one that is being driven. I can even let it idle at a higher rpm if need be in order to increase effectiveness.
The reason I ask is that my motor has 215k miles and I turbocharged it less than 2k miles ago. It was running fine until I switched from 15w50 mobil 1 extended performance to mobil 1 5w30. About thirty miles of driving after switching oils, the valve cover started leaking pretty badly. So I replaced it with a new vavle cover gasket and had it sealed as well as routed a catch can inline with the intake side of the turbo to help decompress the valve cover. It still leaks and my compression is down to 125,125,210,210,205,105. I think normal compression for my motor is ~190 or so. The car has multiple oil leaks (most likely rear main seal as well). I don't want to drive it as I don't do much driving and this is a dedicated autox car. I am pretty sure it has worn rings and seals with heavy sludge. I can't drive the car right now because it always ends up leaking oil thru the valve cover and has trouble starting up again.
If I just let the car idle with autorx in the oil for 3 or 4 hours straight for multiple sessions will that help?
The reason I ask is that my motor has 215k miles and I turbocharged it less than 2k miles ago. It was running fine until I switched from 15w50 mobil 1 extended performance to mobil 1 5w30. About thirty miles of driving after switching oils, the valve cover started leaking pretty badly. So I replaced it with a new vavle cover gasket and had it sealed as well as routed a catch can inline with the intake side of the turbo to help decompress the valve cover. It still leaks and my compression is down to 125,125,210,210,205,105. I think normal compression for my motor is ~190 or so. The car has multiple oil leaks (most likely rear main seal as well). I don't want to drive it as I don't do much driving and this is a dedicated autox car. I am pretty sure it has worn rings and seals with heavy sludge. I can't drive the car right now because it always ends up leaking oil thru the valve cover and has trouble starting up again.
If I just let the car idle with autorx in the oil for 3 or 4 hours straight for multiple sessions will that help?