Originally Posted By: Pontual
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
The theory behind this product is that it's an ester and esters are highly polar. The thinking is that the esters will seek to bond to the metal parts and will displace deposits in the process.
I've run a few doses of ARX through a few engines.
You can absolutely see results.
I followed the instructions to the letter, which include avoiding syn oil when using a cleaning dose of ARX.
The company head used to be a site sponsor and some members of the time took delight in baiting him, which was easy since he always rose to the bait. One member claimed to have been comped cases of ARX in return for his writing nice things about it on this site, but he's long gone and that claim was never independently verified either way.
This is at least a safe product that will do no harm, which may not be the case with certain others touted as having strong cleaning performance.
These days, if I had an engine that was so heavily sludged as to be near its end unless it could be cleaned out, I'd probably try Kreen as a first resort.
In an engine in needed of a little TLC, maybe with a seeping RMS, I'd try something a little less extreme first, like ARX.
That's Baby Wipes Lanolin Esters. Should smell good when hot!
Really?
And you have what data to back this up?
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
The theory behind this product is that it's an ester and esters are highly polar. The thinking is that the esters will seek to bond to the metal parts and will displace deposits in the process.
I've run a few doses of ARX through a few engines.
You can absolutely see results.
I followed the instructions to the letter, which include avoiding syn oil when using a cleaning dose of ARX.
The company head used to be a site sponsor and some members of the time took delight in baiting him, which was easy since he always rose to the bait. One member claimed to have been comped cases of ARX in return for his writing nice things about it on this site, but he's long gone and that claim was never independently verified either way.
This is at least a safe product that will do no harm, which may not be the case with certain others touted as having strong cleaning performance.
These days, if I had an engine that was so heavily sludged as to be near its end unless it could be cleaned out, I'd probably try Kreen as a first resort.
In an engine in needed of a little TLC, maybe with a seeping RMS, I'd try something a little less extreme first, like ARX.
That's Baby Wipes Lanolin Esters. Should smell good when hot!
Really?
And you have what data to back this up?