500km into AutoRX(cleaning) phrase

[Garlic]

Done 500+km with AutoRX, used fresh Chevron Supreme 10W30 and oil filter for better results.

 

I can see dislodged/dissolved sludge particles on the crankshaft and there are lots of tiny black particles being suspended in the oil as well.

 

Engine is a 2.5yrs old 2.3L Nissan V6 which has done mostly city driving, odometer is currently reading 41,109km.

 

Edited November 19, 2006 by Garlic

[Cyberet]

hehe, for me, i felt improvement after about 1k km.

 

after arx, uoa shows my engine lead wear drop by alot.

 

but mine was done when the car was twice your mileage and i even chiong up malacca to hasten the process

 

i even arx my autotrans, solved my gear slipping problem as well

 

where did you get your arx from?

Edited November 19, 2006 by Cyberet

[Falc]

Any b4 and after UOA?

[Trex101]

If you cannot find Auto-rx, redline oil will work as well but it normally takes much longer. My buddy has solve his brown varnish problem in 3 OCI using just RL oil with normal 10k OCI.

[Cyberet]

hehe, arx still cheaper than using redline

thats extra $30 per oil change, 3 oil change, takes extra $90 bucks neh.

arx one bottle about $50-60, can use two applications for me

 

arx per application for me is $30(arx) + $18(oil) + $6(filter)

[Trex101]

I think it's cheaper and hassle free in the long run as you do not need frequent short change interval (compare to Auto-rx) and reap the full benefit of RL protection, smoothness and power delivery.

 

Single 10k OCI with RL

$84(RL oil) + $6(oil filter) + $12 (labour) = $102

 

Double 3k OCI with mineral + auto-rx

$24(mineral oil) + $50 (auto-rx)+ $6(oil filter) + $12 (labour) =$92

$24(mineral oil) + $6(oil filter) + $12 (labour) =$42

Total= $134

 

$54(M1 oil)+ $6(oil filter) + $12 (labour)= $72

 

That is $134 for 6k auto-rx clean/rinse phase & $72 for another 10k oci.

That a total of $206

Edited November 19, 2006 by Trex101

[Odyssey02]

What's Auto-rx and where to get it?

[Mits_jc]

where can i get auto-rx in sg?

[Jonbummer]

i got mine from a bro here, O2asis.

 

PM him. but i dunno if he still has it.

nice guy, and he even printed the instruction sheet for me

with a small bottle to measure the volume needed!!

 

 

had a quick discussion with him on the application

he mentioned that to do it right, the manufacturer

actually recommend using Castro GTX oil.

 

well, i have yet to do my cleaning. cos waiting for

the next service then do it.

 

cheers

[Cyberet]

hehe, i see your point.

 

but for my case, i didn't do a fresh oil change for arx cleaning phrase. i drop in my existing oil when i've done 7k km. (ryan consulted someone, forgotten frank or terry, who mentioned that due to my regular use of LC, i didn't need to change a fresh oil filter) did a usual drain at 10k km, fill with mineral and filter, change again at 3k km, then back to my usual oil. so the extra expenses for me is only 1/2 bottle arx, 3qts mineral oil, 1x filter, 1x labour.

 

the cleaning phrase doesn't need mineral oil, its only the rinsing phrase.

 

i agree using redline for long term would reduce the hassle, but too ex neh, i travel 40k km a year, unless it can last 20k km in my oil chewing engine

M1 was shot when i did 10k km (UOA).

maybe i should try M1 EP?

 

anyway let me use finish my stockpile of oils first

 

using redline d4 atf now, its better than amsoil..

[Cyberet]

hehe, i got mine thru O2asis also

but he has ran out of it, not sure if he gonna import more

[Trex101]

Oh yah, i remember now. Your 323 are very pretty hard on oil, regular M1 are shot by 10k!

[Cyberet]

what to do, small oil sump, and dohc

but good point would be, each oil change only use 2.8qts

[Garlic]

Its a very gentle yet effective engine and transmission cleaner, more info @ http://www.auto-rx.com/index.html

 

I got mine from Ryan @ http://www.sgoil.com, price is S$45 per bottle.

 

You can also read more about @ http://www.bobistheoilguy.com

Edited November 19, 2006 by Garlic

[Garlic]

Did not perform UOA.

Edited November 19, 2006 by Garlic

[Kazuo]

hehe, arx still cheaper than using redline

thats extra $30 per oil change, 3 oil change, takes extra $90 bucks neh.

arx one bottle about $50-60, can use two applications for me

 

arx per application for me is $30(arx) + $18(oil) + $6(filter)

 

your analysis abit off liao la...

 

ARX requires short oil change during the cleaning and (if i remember correctly) rinsing phase, which means you got to change oil filter and oil early than you should. Furthermore, twice (clean and rinse phase). The amount add up to significant amount already.

 

If you do 2 application like me, the cost is quite significant leh.

[Cyberet]

but for my case, i didn't do a fresh oil change for arx cleaning phrase. i drop in my existing oil when i've done 7k km. (ryan consulted frank(inventor of arx) who mentioned that due to my regular use of LC before, i didn't need to change a fresh oil filter) did a usual drain at 10k km, fill with mineral and filter, change again at 3k km, then back to my usual oil. so the extra expenses for me is only 1/2 bottle arx, 3qts mineral oil, 1x filter, 1x labour. my car issn't some super high mileage more than 160k km that has been neglected

 

the cleaning phrase doesn't need mineral oil, its only the rinsing phrase.

 

so if do 2 application like u, then i guess use redline would be better, although i have my reserves on relying on redline alone to clean

Edited November 21, 2006 by Cyberet

[Kazuo]

Haha.. redline too ex for me le..

anyway, i'm already finished the 2 applications.