Posted: 11/9/2012 12:24:59 AM EDT
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So guys long story short... I blew a head gasket awhile back and turns out the head cracked so it was replaced and my jeep runs great now. one thing that really surprised me was when i took off the valve cover. for years now i have been substituting one quart of rislone in place of one quart of oil when i do oil changes. when the HG went the Jeep had 204,340 miles on it, here is a photo of under the valve cover no sludge.  ill continue to use rislone in my vehicles it does what it advertises  |
| It could be that the Rislone helped or it could be that you maintain your vehicle properly. I have several vehicles in the family with well over 100k on them and they all have engines that run clean and quietly. I just got back from a 2900 mile trip to Florida in my '96 Caprice with 163,000 on it and didn't use a drop of oil. In fact, the oil still looks as clean as when I changed it before I left. I typically use Wix or Delco filters and Castrol GTX 5W-30. |
| The amount of sludge that develops in an engine is tied to the type of driving you do. Getting an engine up to operating temperature and keeping it there long enough to evaporate the water in the oil is the important thing. But keep using the Rislone, it obviously hasn't hurt anything. |
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i do change the oil every 3-5 k. i was just amazed how clean the engine was when i tore it apart i thought i would share If you do this, you do not need Rislone to have valves as clean as that. This And I will add that no manufacturer or oil company recommends additives like it. Technically, it may void your engine warranty. |
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No snake oil is necessary to keep any modern engine well lubricated and running great for 200,000 miles. I feel the same way, never put much stock in mechanic in a can. I had a 1998 F150 that was occasionally losing oil pressure. I was starting to look around for a replacement engine when my dad took things into his own hands. He told me that he added some sort of STP magic potion to the oil. It's run perfectly for the 3 years since then. I guess it's just best to accept that it's running fine and not wonder if the STP made any difference. I work with guys that want to dump a $10 can of Sea Foam into every engine with a fouled plug or a bit of a miss. There's no substitute for good diagnostic process and nothing is more maddening than "fixing" something when you don't even know what's wrong. |
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No snake oil is necessary to keep any modern engine well lubricated and running great for 200,000 miles. I feel the same way, never put much stock in mechanic in a can. I had a 1998 F150 that was occasionally losing oil pressure. I was starting to look around for a replacement engine when my dad took things into his own hands. He told me that he added some sort of STP magic potion to the oil. It's run perfectly for the 3 years since then. I guess it's just best to accept that it's running fine and not wonder if the STP made any difference. I work with guys that want to dump a $10 can of Sea Foam into every engine with a fouled plug or a bit of a miss. There's no substitute for good diagnostic process and nothing is more maddening than "fixing" something when you don't even know what's wrong. Occasionally losing oil pressure sounds more like a sending unit or loose connection. |
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No snake oil is necessary to keep any modern engine well lubricated and running great for 200,000 miles. I feel the same way, never put much stock in mechanic in a can. I had a 1998 F150 that was occasionally losing oil pressure. I was starting to look around for a replacement engine when my dad took things into his own hands. He told me that he added some sort of STP magic potion to the oil. It's run perfectly for the 3 years since then. I guess it's just best to accept that it's running fine and not wonder if the STP made any difference. I work with guys that want to dump a $10 can of Sea Foam into every engine with a fouled plug or a bit of a miss. There's no substitute for good diagnostic process and nothing is more maddening than "fixing" something when you don't even know what's wrong. Occasionally losing oil pressure sounds more like a sending unit or loose connection. I agree. If it's losing oil pressure because of a mechanical issue, it isn't very likely to regain it again. I've had a couple sending units fail and scare the shit out of me. |
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No snake oil is necessary to keep any modern engine well lubricated and running great for 200,000 miles. I feel the same way, never put much stock in mechanic in a can. I had a 1998 F150 that was occasionally losing oil pressure. I was starting to look around for a replacement engine when my dad took things into his own hands. He told me that he added some sort of STP magic potion to the oil. It's run perfectly for the 3 years since then. I guess it's just best to accept that it's running fine and not wonder if the STP made any difference. I work with guys that want to dump a $10 can of Sea Foam into every engine with a fouled plug or a bit of a miss. There's no substitute for good diagnostic process and nothing is more maddening than "fixing" something when you don't even know what's wrong. Occasionally losing oil pressure sounds more like a sending unit or loose connection. I agree. If it's losing oil pressure because of a mechanical issue, it isn't very likely to regain it again. I've had a couple sending units fail and scare the shit out of me. The top end was making noises like there was no oil pressure. I think the V6's had a problem with the oil pressure relief valve? Either way, it works now. Just can't keep brake calipers on the darn thing. |