2,500 miles ago I poured in a bottle of the 4cylinder Engine Restorer because my compression was around [I don't remember the EXACT numbers] 160, 40, 45, 160 with all of the cylinders losing pressure at a decent rate. I triple checked these readings so I know it was not a test error. I thought it was worth a shot..the can was only a few bucks and I've seen a few before/after charts [from the manufacturer] that looked promising. At that time I was getting a steady 36mpg with mostly highway driving.

I decided to check my compression today since it's my first day off in a while.

170, 165, 165, and 170 psi are my new numbers and all 4 cylinders are keeping pressure MUCH better than before I used Engine Restore. I'm now averaging around 40mpg with the same style of driving.

I used the exact same compression gauge and did the test in the exact same manner.

I realize this is by no means a permanent fix, it's just a band-aid etc but for my $5 I could not be happier

*note that I used the 4cyl formula.

 

wow that's pretty cool. What exactly does that stuff do, technically?

 

now throw some seafome in there and call it a day..

 

i hear so many people talk about seafoam...but wtf is it?? bump for the answer haha

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91tegrals &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">now throw some seafome in there and call it a day..</TD></TR></TABLE>seafoam will do nothing for resealing your rings, it will just get rid of the carbon. The restore actually has small peices of copper that bond with the rings to help tem seal better, watch out tho because it also gives you a greather chance of spinning a bearing

 

well will this or seafoam stop my car from smoking? because of rings

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedej1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i hear so many people talk about seafoam...but wtf is it?? bump for the answer haha </TD></TR></TABLE>seafoam is great stuff for a high mileage engine becasue it will eat away all the carbon buildup in your intake manifold and on your pistion, do a search to learn more

to elude, no, use some restore

 

or seafoam for 1000 miles, then change oil with restorer