quote:Originally posted by Captain Kirk:quote:Its quite obvious that MMO keeps an engine clean as well as doing a great job in cleaning up dirty engines, so Captain Kirk how does Synlube keep an engine clean.
I suppose for all the technical aspects you could email the Synlube for the all the scientific information. However, almost all sludge/deposits are precipitated out from low grade oil or even group III synthetics that either cause the sludge or fail to keep the engine clean over time and milage.
Also using microglass oil filters and filter magnets augments the process to keep things clean.
Budmans engine looks like my engines do. I need to get some pics over hear to show that. Even the dipstick is varnish free!! I have even noticed the varnish being cleaned off the dipstick in the the Cadillac engine from the previous owner.
Also, here is a pic inside my other car with Synlube:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/...1842031&#Post1842031
Captin Kirk, this is a link to the PHOTO of Budman's valvetrain while using Synlube, I can't argue that Synlube is not doing a good job based on the photo I saw.
I would be interested to see how Budman's valvetrain looks at 50,000 miles and then again at 100,000 miles. If it still looks spotless at 150,000 miles then maybe there is something to this Synlube, time will tell.
I will say that when MMO is added to the oil it keeps any deposits in suspension without clogging up the oil filter.
In my case, I ran arx for 24,000 miles and it did not clean up anything in my valvetrain, I could always scrape the small amount of junk with a screwdriver, then I started using MMO and the deposits became softer and in 7000 miles my valvetrain was clean, meaning there was nothing to scrape off with a screwdriver.
I will kindly disagree with you about sludge formation, I have read that sludge forms from leaving the oil in an engine for too long of a time, the additive package gets weak and then sludge forms, also a malfunctioning PCV Valve can lead to sludge.