Does anyone use any engine oil additives?

[boost fiend]

ok, guess ill break this cycle a lil.

84 monte carlo ss 355cid

timing cover seal leak. added bg additive called moa. went from 2 qts a week to to qts every 6 months.

90 gmc safari 4.3l edelbroc tb and exaust
typical oil loss. added bg moa. no more oil loss.

200k miles and started to use oil. added bg moa. issue went away.

89 supra turbo

small oil leak. 1 qt every 3 months. tightend cam covers. still loosing oil. added bg moa = no oil loss.

just my observation. i get it cheap at work. 11oz. can.

 

[Nick M]

Ok, so you slowed down the flow of oil with larger molecules. So what?

 

[supra90turbo]

I just poured an entire container of this in my fuel tank and now it runs 9's!

 

[tekdeus]

Is this stuff a seal conditioner, or just really thick oil? I've got a leak in my Mk2

ok, guess ill break this cycle a lil.

84 monte carlo ss 355cid

timing cover seal leak. added bg additive called moa. went from 2 qts a week to to qts every 6 months.

90 gmc safari 4.3l edelbroc tb and exaust
typical oil loss. added bg moa. no more oil loss.

200k miles and started to use oil. added bg moa. issue went away.

89 supra turbo

small oil leak. 1 qt every 3 months. tightend cam covers. still loosing oil. added bg moa = no oil loss.

just my observation. i get it cheap at work. 11oz. can.

 

[boost fiend]

yeah, its a seal conditioner/additive. been through a couple of bg semniars and it still kinda impresses me to this day.

im leary about aditives, but ill use this one for quite some time.

 

[JesseH]

yeah, its a seal conditioner/additive. been through a couple of bg semniars and it still kinda impresses me to this day.

im leary about aditives, but ill use this one for quite some time.

I normally don't like using additives only full senthetic oil, but for awhile now ive been having to add some oil every few weeks and 6$ a quart gets old when my oil doesn't need to be changed. do they sell moa at advance and auto zone etc.?

 

[boost fiend]

no they do not. only larger shops carry it. or try www.bgprod.com

ive heard rumor that some toyota stealerships sell it too.

 

[tekdeus]

The website says nothing of seal conditioning. It looks like it'll just make your oil super thick.
x87Supra, I saw on eBay a product called Seal lube. It seemed to be a seal conditioner that had good feedback; stopped a lot of oil leaks according to his eBay customers. Didn't work on my Mk2 though. 23 years old is too much!

 

[johnathan1]

My p/s steering rack started leaking A LOT (torn boot)...like the pump would start whining about a day after I put fluid in it...so I went and bought Valvoline Transmission (ATF fluid) with "Stop Leak" seal conditioner...in about two days, the oil leakage almost completely stopped...

So, I know that some additives will work, it's just finding them that's the challenge.

 

[Nick M]

My p/s steering rack started leaking A LOT (torn boot)...like the pump would start whining about a day after I put fluid in it...so I went and bought Valvoline Transmission (ATF fluid) with "Stop Leak" seal conditioner...in about two days, the oil leakage almost completely stopped...

So, I know that some additives will work, it's just finding them that's the challenge.

Jonathan, the boot is a dust protector, it doesn't seal fluids. The rack itself is leaking and needs repair.

 

[johnathan1]

Yes, I understand that. I just needed it to get me by for a while, and so far it is working.

 

[tekdeus]

Sometimes temporary bandaid fixes are neccessary! I wanna drive my Mk2 into the ground without putting more $ into it.

 

[mkIIIman089]

:runaway:

...yep that pretty much sums it up.

 

[QWIKSTRIKE]

Check out Bitron on SF. This stuff is electrically charged, and actually sticks to the metal giving it an extra layer of protection. I was so impressed with the bench test that I plan on adding it on my next oil change which is this Sat. Everyone I have talked to swears by the stuff. You should check it out.:slap: It will give that turbo some extra protection!!!

But did you see what happens when its cold. I wouldn't use that crap for anything but putting a block together as the supra forums thread suggests. I use mobile 1 15w50 and it suits mefine. According to the S/F thread the castrol was great all around.