Trying to free sticking oil control rings in my ZHP

[Smolck]

Wow so it looks like it work ,:: very nice


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So far so good. It has surpassed my expectations.

[Smolck]

Well, after 1100 or so miles with the straight Penzoil Dino oil (10w40) I finally have some useage......maybe.

I have driven the car hard and with headers I can see some smoke coming out the back when I am on it hard in 1st and 2nd. However, I also know my DME is running my car VERY rich with the headers and I think it is fuel smoke, not oil smoke. I also know my car has a MASSIVE leak in the rear main seal. So I am not panicking yet. And besides, it has only used about 1/4 qt in 1100 miles. Not too shabby.

However I am anxious to see if the consumption continues to worsen or if it stays at this rate. Stay tuned, it is getting interesting.....

[Smolck]

1300 miles, maybe a few more and I have some usage. About 1/2qt at this point. Not going to say it is back to using oil like before by any means, but will have to monitor the situation.

[Smolck]

Just a quick update, my car is indeed using oil again. Apparently, the "clean" rings got dirty again and have gunked up enough to allow for consumption. I used 1/2qt in the last 400 miles or so, none for the first 1100 or 1200. I plan to do another "shock" clean with the Lubro Moly engine flush and go back to synthetic oil and see what that does.

Moral: do my cleanse cycle BEFORE you get to the point mine did. If you catch it early, it will likely work well.

[Lanister]

Dude, I hope you're getting some great discounts on all the fluids.

[Smolck]

Dude, I hope you're getting some great discounts on all the fluids.

Nope, unfortunately. But the parts lady at Napa knows me by name (where I buy the Lubro Moly). She asked "are you drinking this stuff?"

[alexandre]

Nope, unfortunately. But the parts lady at Napa knows me by name (where I buy the Lubro Moly). She asked "are you drinking this stuff?"

iP4S + TT2

[Smolck]

Just FYI, I dropped a bottle of Rislone into my car just to see what would happen. It is an oil treatment/cleaner that says you can use it at any time in your oil change cycle. It is also thicker than Marvel Mystery Oil (which is a favorite elixir on the oil forums).

It would appear that for the last 300 miles since I put it in the car, I have had minimal, if any consumption. This sort of supports my theory that my cars rings were so bad, that a normal OCI (oil change interval) allows dirt to re-stick them rather quickly. So I have more cleaning to do. I am going to go another 200 miles or so (roughly 2000 miles total) and then do another Lubro Moly flush and go back to synthetic (Castrol 5w40, yes it is BMW LL-01 approved) and see what that does. If it still gunks up in 1500 miles or so, I am going to go nuclear and use Kreen from Kano Labs.

Stay tuned, it only gets more interesting from here!

[Dave1027]

Why not try some Penzoil Platinum 5w-40? Has a load of calcium which gives it extra cleaning ability. Might also want to throw in a bottle of Lubegard BioTech.

[Pip]

I'm glad you're documenting this. History is about to be made one way or another. So many fluids going in that beast.