i know that most probably don't believe in this sort of product, but niether did i until i decided to do this little test. The product i'm talking about can be found at wal mart and comes in a little aluminum can in the engine additives section. The can looks like this

the test i performed is quite simple really. One the can it states that within 500 miles of adding Restore to your oil you will see an increase in compression. So i tested before the additive and my numbers were as follows.

4- 190 3-190 2- 189 1-194

So i then changed my oil. Castrol GTX 10w-30 same as i always use, added the Restore and reset my trip meter to wait for 500 miles. Well over the weekend i hit 500 and today i decided to recheck my compression after about 1000 miles. i had to drive alot this weekend. First thing i do is check my oil again. Usually by 1000 miles i would have used a little over a quart of oil and this time i've used about half so that made me happy right off the bat. The real test was the compression. After running a few errands this morning i came home and pulled the plugs and ran the test. I was very happy wih the improvement and i figured some people would find it interesting that this stuff actually works.

4-200 3-200 2-195 1-204

needless to say everything improved and 2 cylinders jumped up 10psi. first time i've ever gotten over 200 compresson numbers with this engine so i was happy with it for once.

 

I have been using that stuff for over 10 years now. I love it.

 

Damn I have always wondered if this stuff really works or not. Nice review

 

hmm.. i'll have to check comnpression on mine once I get everything tuned up and try this out. my 4th gen is broke and getting a pretty decent overhaul while it's in the garage, inside and out

 

it would be a better test if you had changed you oil right before you had done the first test and then did the second oil change and so on...blah blah blah. last compression test i did, I was checking to see if using sea foam worked and i got 213-216 across the board on my 01 lude.

 

it would be a better test if you had changed you oil right before you had done the first test and then did the second oil change and so on...blah blah blah. last compression test i did, I was checking to see if using sea foam worked and i got 213-216 across the board on my 01 lude.

 

This is one additive that even the car-talk guys said might work.

But it would be interesting to do the compression check with fresh oil then add the snake oil. Like the above poster said.

 

price? how do u use it?
what engine did u use it on>

 

Would you guys like a randomly assigned double blind test too lol? Sounds like good stuff, I might have to try it myself. I'm just worried about my old engine not liking it. I've heard some horror stories of other engine cleaning products like seafoam.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Griff &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know that most probably don't believe in this sort of product, but niether did i until i decided to do this little test. The product i'm talking about can be found at wal mart and comes in a little aluminum can in the engine additives section. The can looks like this

the test i performed is quite simple really. One the can it states that within 500 miles of adding Restore to your oil you will see an increase in compression. So i tested before the additive and my numbers were as follows.

4- 190 3-190 2- 189 1-194

So i then changed my oil. Castrol GTX 10w-30 same as i always use, added the Restore and reset my trip meter to wait for 500 miles. Well over the weekend i hit 500 and today i decided to recheck my compression after about 1000 miles. i had to drive alot this weekend. First thing i do is check my oil again. Usually by 1000 miles i would have used a little over a quart of oil and this time i've used about half so that made me happy right off the bat. The real test was the compression. After running a few errands this morning i came home and pulled the plugs and ran the test. I was very happy wih the improvement and i figured some people would find it interesting that this stuff actually works.

4-200 3-200 2-195 1-204

needless to say everything improved and 2 cylinders jumped up 10psi. first time i've ever gotten over 200 compresson numbers with this engine so i was happy with it for once.</TD></TR></TABLE>

200-190 = 10, 200-190 = 10, 204-194 = 10......

as we all know, its not how high the #'s are (unless its l ike 105....), its as long as they are all w/in 5-10% of each other....so it doesnt seem like there would be a big bonus from using this.....also, dont see how a chemical would be able to fix leaking valve seals or rings or headgasket permanently, id say your comp #'s will go back down w/in another 500 miles as it prolly just leaves deposits of crap that will temporarily seal leaks but not for very long, just like how dino oil leaves deposits that could hide leaks that come to light when switched to synthetic, also, additives like these and seafoam can damage sensors and cats....

however if i know nothing and this product somehow works for a long time and is great for a motor, then

 

hmmm, interesting. I've seen this stuff at Auto Zone before, but didn't pay any attention to it...My compression numbers are pretty good now since I did the motor swap, but I'll pour this stuff in next time I do my oil change....

 

is htis stuff suppose to be put in after each oil change or what?

 

Bump gotta give this a try

 

Will the new numbers stay after you clean the engine using sea foam ?

 

can't tell you about how long it lasts and so on. i'm not sure how often to add it. seems like it said some length of time on the can, but i can't remember. guess the only real way is to test. Also, i used this about 2 months after i seafoamed so i can't really comment on what will happen if you use seafoam. I guess somebody will just have to try.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94Vtecluder &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Would you guys like a randomly assigned double blind test too lol? Sounds like good stuff, I might have to try it myself. I'm just worried about my old engine not liking it. I've heard some horror stories of other engine cleaning products like seafoam.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's not a cleaning product.

When I had my '94 Eagle Talon/Eclipse, it was on it's last legs and I used this stuff to keep it from burning so much oil. Definately helps.

 

Sorry to bump a dead thread, but since I was searching for info on this I had to add my take. I've used this stuff twice, once on my beater dodge ram (318 v8) and my grandmothers s-10 blazer (4.3 V6), both were burning over a quart every thousand miles. On both cars, the engine's ran better and more than halved their oil consumption. Made a believer out of me.

 

Hm... I'm in the UK and we don't have that product here. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a similar product sold in the UK?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by twistedbydezign &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">200-190 = 10, 200-190 = 10, 204-194 = 10......

as we all know, its not how high the #'s are (unless its l ike 105....), its as long as they are all w/in 5-10% of each other....so it doesnt seem like there would be a big bonus from using this.....also, dont see how a chemical would be able to fix leaking valve seals or rings or headgasket permanently, id say your comp #'s will go back down w/in another 500 miles as it prolly just leaves deposits of crap that will temporarily seal leaks but not for very long, just like how dino oil leaves deposits that could hide leaks that come to light when switched to synthetic, also, additives like these and seafoam can damage sensors and cats....

however if i know nothing and this product somehow works for a long time and is great for a motor, then </TD></TR></TABLE>

while your within 5-10% argument is correct, the fact that the restorer raises compression at all means it does its job, it cannot account for the differences between each cylinder, so even if it doesnt bring the numbers closer together, raising them is benefit enough....

good info