Engine Restore

[Squigs]

Restore Engine Restore

As anyone tried this stuff yet? I saw a big display for it in Autozone. My car is a 1997 and has 139k miles on the engine. Was thinking about using this, but im not sure if its going to work, or if its even safe. My friend used it on his car, wish is a ford, like a 1995, and he said it makes a big difference.

Anyone try it

 

[romeen]

I copied this from "The Engine Oil Bible." Take it for what it's worth.

ADDITIVES AND TURBO ENGINES - READ CAREFULLY
There are certain brands of additives that make the claim that they'll "stop engine smoking" amongst other things. Now the way these work as I understand it, is by having some form of resin in solution form in the oil. The idea is that where the cylinder bores have become scored over years of use, oil is squirting past the piston rings and into the combustion chamber where it is being burned, hence the smokey engine. This resin makes the oil slightly thicker which helps it to seal those tiny scores whilst still lubricating the cylinder bores. The problem comes when this resin solution gets extremely hot - it turns hard. With most turbo systems, the bearings on the turbo get extremely hot, and the way around this is to use the engine oil to lube the bearings whilst at the same time transporting the heat away from them. When the additive finds its way into the turbo bearings, it can solidify and seize the turbo.
Now feel free to correct me if I'm wrong there. I've heard this from five different people now although I've not experienced it myself (I don't use additives, period). It seems that none of the additive manufacturers put any warnings about this on their products which leads me to believe that either (a) I'm wrong, or (b) they don't want you to know about this problem. I'd appreciate any further info or corrections on this subject from any of my readers if they have

 

[UKNOWHO]

i would be weary of any quick fix or easy solution. usually those quick fixes make you worse off then you orignally were.

 

[BK85]

I've used it on three different cars.

Two with no differnece that I could tell. But on the third one, a 95 GS with a 420a, that had good compression but smoked enough to kill mosquitos on both sides of the street when it warmed up.

30 min after my mechanic put in a can of Restore , no smoke.

It still uses oil but no smoke. So it worked on one out of three.

BK85

 

[LaserX]

lucas oil treatment works amazingly. I run it in my 89' chevy caprice and it is getting ready to clock over to 300,000 miles on the original engine..

 

[supravw]

DO NOT use engine restore!! I put it in my first car, 90 vw golf and blew a headgasket within a day. The stuff is thicker then honey and drops into your motor in globs. Just say no.

Lucas is a good product though, as well as seafoam.

 

[Defiant]

Restore is well-known to quiet DSM lifter ticking. I have no idea why it would work.
The quote from the Engine Oil Bible -which is largely horseshit in itself- is horseshit.
Bobistheoilguy.com doesn't care much for Lucas:
What about Additives?

 

[LaserX]

I guess everyone has their own opinions but even the rednecks down here in the woods know Lucas oil treatment is some good stuff... I'll always trust anything Lucas, it is the only thing i can dump into my car and notice a difference.. My old caprice still burns some oil but it don't smoke anymore at all, i expect it to burn some oil the way i drive it, and for having 300,000 miles on it.. I'm not trying to start a flame war or anything just putting in my 2 cents of Lucas ...

 

[JusMX141]

Look at a can of Engine Restorer. Notice that in the upper righthand corner of the can you'll find a detail that says to "Shake Well." I don't know about you, but I like it when my engine doesn't shake.

If you crack the can and pour it without shaking, you'll notice that the lower 1/3rd of the can is pretty much a thick turd, much like an unshaken quart of paint. It separates, which can play havoc on oil pump screens and pickup tubes.

If you insist on using an engine oil additive, I'd recommend something that won't separate from the oil- like Lucas.

 

[99gst_racer]

Oil shouldn't need "additives".

If you find yourself dumping an additive into your engine oil, it's probably because there is some problem with your engine. Instead of covering it up with some mystery additive, fix the problem correctly!

Oil in an engine is as important as the blood in your body. When you start dumping foreign objects/materials/fluid in there, it's a potential disaster in the making.