Hello, this is my first post here and I am a bit of a maintenance nut much like I'm sure you all are. For two years now since I bought my old Jag I have been using either M1 High Mileage or Royal Purple HMX along with a can of Engine Restore. I use the HM oil because of a minor oil pan seep that would cost a grand to fix and the restore has has undoubtedly fixed my compression and made the car run smoother for two years now. However, I keep hearing bad things about Restore with and am considering stepping up my additive game a notch or two.
These are the options I have considered thus far:
WS2 - You guys seem to love to talk about this stuff and say its great even though some say that the tungsten particles don't stay in suspension. Out of all the ones I've seen the Nanolub seems the most convincing.
Liqui Moly Motor Protect or Cera Tec - I used the Cera Tec to great effect in the wife's 205,000 mile Olds Alero, and am intriqued by the Motor Protect too as it seems to be their most robust premium Mos2 additive.
Archoil AR9100 - What can I say, Jay Leno likes it and puts it in his cars... Also, this stuff appears to be an American Cera Tec essentially in that it is boron-based right? However, like Cera Tec I have heard that this boron based stuff can become corrosive over time.
LubeGuard Bio-Tech - Not as fancy or 'nano' as these other ones but apparently these guys have a great reputation and their headquarters are 20 minutes from my house.
Lastly, NANODIAMONDS! I haven't seen anyone talk about these on here yet but they fascinate me the most because of a two hour conversation I had on the phone with the inventor of DiamondLube. We talked about a lot of stuff and he sold me on his whole concept. I also looked at his competitors which include Nano Tech Lubricants, Addo-Nano (German), and Adamas Nano. However, he assured me that his nano diamonds were the smallest on a molecular level and that his technique is patent pending. Also, his treatment is supposed to be once and your done, which is much cooler than doing it every oil change... His price is a little ridiculous at $800 for the premium engine, transmission, and AC treatment but you have got to pay for quality sometimes... You guys should check out his site. He has a mil-spec for his diamond lube gun grease and is trying to secure a contract with the postal service fleet right now. I have read a lot of serious academic journals lately with regard to nanodiamonds and they seem promising. However, some have said that they can increase wear in the long run due to the fact that these nano-diamond particles are so hard.
So guys, any suggestions?
These are the options I have considered thus far:
WS2 - You guys seem to love to talk about this stuff and say its great even though some say that the tungsten particles don't stay in suspension. Out of all the ones I've seen the Nanolub seems the most convincing.
Liqui Moly Motor Protect or Cera Tec - I used the Cera Tec to great effect in the wife's 205,000 mile Olds Alero, and am intriqued by the Motor Protect too as it seems to be their most robust premium Mos2 additive.
Archoil AR9100 - What can I say, Jay Leno likes it and puts it in his cars... Also, this stuff appears to be an American Cera Tec essentially in that it is boron-based right? However, like Cera Tec I have heard that this boron based stuff can become corrosive over time.
LubeGuard Bio-Tech - Not as fancy or 'nano' as these other ones but apparently these guys have a great reputation and their headquarters are 20 minutes from my house.
Lastly, NANODIAMONDS! I haven't seen anyone talk about these on here yet but they fascinate me the most because of a two hour conversation I had on the phone with the inventor of DiamondLube. We talked about a lot of stuff and he sold me on his whole concept. I also looked at his competitors which include Nano Tech Lubricants, Addo-Nano (German), and Adamas Nano. However, he assured me that his nano diamonds were the smallest on a molecular level and that his technique is patent pending. Also, his treatment is supposed to be once and your done, which is much cooler than doing it every oil change... His price is a little ridiculous at $800 for the premium engine, transmission, and AC treatment but you have got to pay for quality sometimes... You guys should check out his site. He has a mil-spec for his diamond lube gun grease and is trying to secure a contract with the postal service fleet right now. I have read a lot of serious academic journals lately with regard to nanodiamonds and they seem promising. However, some have said that they can increase wear in the long run due to the fact that these nano-diamond particles are so hard.
So guys, any suggestions?
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