does supertech HM condition seals

My 99 Ford 5.4 2v is the only engine I have that leaks. I put one bottle of AT205 in when I first bought it a couple years back and I guess another wouldn’t hurt. I took it back over from my son who I was loaning it to as his daily for a while, short tripping it to death :( So now at least I’ll be able to monitor things a lot more closely. It’s on VRP 5w30 and about due for another change (183k)
 
Noticed when I used the AT-205 in my 1997 / 5hp Tecumseh, ( with the leaky rear seal), this stuff tends to burn off as white smoke coming out of the breather. Don't know if the sealing properties are burning off, but it has not started leaking again. With that observation, I dump a bottle of AT-205 in my 03' Solara 4 banger, with the valve stem issues , every other oil change just to play it safe. Still no puff of blue smoke on cold start. Good thing, just put CARB cats in the car. Don't want to ruin those so quickly. Friggin NY and their California emissions !!!!! Ridiculous.
 
I don't know if that has been covered so I may be a day late and a dollar short asking this question. But does anyone know if the supertech HM oils have as strong of a seal conditioner as any of the name brand stuff? I have had good luck with Maxlife stopping weeping seals on old trucks and I'm curious if the supertech HM stuff competes as well in the seal swelling area? As an oil running modest oil change intervals I trust supertech and know its a quality product. I'm focusing just on the seal conditioners. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks
All pcmo and hdeo engine oils have seal swell chemistry.
 
Thanks for the replies. I have a 1993 Chevy K1500 that will bead a little oil on the bell housing. High mileage oil usually takes care of it but with prices going up on everything I thought about going supertech or another warren blended HM. I just was interested in how effective it was. But honestly walmart isn't keeping their supertech brand prices low enough IMO. Not enough to pull people away from the top brands.
Run a 10w40 HM in it, I am partial to QS All Mileage, Maxlife, and Castrol GTX HM, that's what I run in my '93 5.7l C1500. Or as others have suggested LM Motor Oil Saver and a 40grade of your choice. I have never had any M1 HM oils resolve a leak myself, so I would not use them personally. Never used ST long enough to weight in on them with seals but I would try them.
 
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Run a 10w40 HM in it, I am partial to QS All Mileage, Maxlife, and Castrol GTX HM, that's what I run in my '93 5.7l C1500. Or as others have suggested LM Motor Oil Saver and a 40grade of your choice. I have never had any M1 HM oils resolve a leak myself, so I would not use them personally. Never used ST long enough to weight in on them with seals but I would try them.
Thank you. Its got 10w40 in it now full syth and motor oil saver and its stopped. Probably the 40 weight and motor oil saver helping more so than the built in conditioners.
 
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