Dura Lube Severe Instant Quiet
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Dura Lube Severe Instant Quiet
Forgive me...I come honestly, openly, and humbly to confess...
Maybe it was a moment of weakness, I don't know, but I've always been bothered by engine tick- even normal, minor tick- that of lifters and valves doing their thing. As anyone with a higher mileage engine can attest, you sorta get attune with sounds- what's new, what's different...
I almost ashamedly bought a bottle of the stuff and added it to my fresh oil change. I expected nothing, but you know- did it anyway.
Honestly- I am floored at what a drastic reduction in noise I witnessed. Truly floored- to the point where now I wonder...is this a short-term placebo effect, or is this one of those rare products that actually works? Even if short term...I am seriously intrigued.
It's probably little more than a bottle of normal additives you find in any decent oil, and even though I only use Motorcraft 5w20 and filter, I tried it anyway.
In the back of my mind I can't help but wonder...could I be playing with fire? Or am I simply adding an extra $8 to the cost of an oil change?
Entertaining feedback and comments...
It was one of these moments:
(Previously, I've only used AutoRx and Techron fuel treatment and like both very much.)
Maybe it was a moment of weakness, I don't know, but I've always been bothered by engine tick- even normal, minor tick- that of lifters and valves doing their thing. As anyone with a higher mileage engine can attest, you sorta get attune with sounds- what's new, what's different...
I almost ashamedly bought a bottle of the stuff and added it to my fresh oil change. I expected nothing, but you know- did it anyway.
Honestly- I am floored at what a drastic reduction in noise I witnessed. Truly floored- to the point where now I wonder...is this a short-term placebo effect, or is this one of those rare products that actually works? Even if short term...I am seriously intrigued.
It's probably little more than a bottle of normal additives you find in any decent oil, and even though I only use Motorcraft 5w20 and filter, I tried it anyway.
In the back of my mind I can't help but wonder...could I be playing with fire? Or am I simply adding an extra $8 to the cost of an oil change?
Entertaining feedback and comments...
It was one of these moments:
(Previously, I've only used AutoRx and Techron fuel treatment and like both very much.)
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Gotta love the slime ***** at Duralube. They have shown their colors by having "issues" with their msds links for a long time now. Basically that means they are not about to have to show that it's another one of their chlorinated products.
So what does that mean and how does it effect your engine? Chlorinated products work by breaking down the fats in the oil. You can test this yourself simply by pouring a little Clorox Bleach on your hands. You hands will be like they are loaded with grease or slime. What happened was the chlorine breaks down the fats in your hands and that's the "slick" you feel. Chlorinated products for your engine work the same way by breaking down the fats in the oil making it slicker. Slicker = quieter.
If it's so slick, why not use it all the time? Because as the chlorine mixes with combustion acids it produces hydrochloric acid. There are base additives in the oil to deal with these acids but they can become overwhelmed and now you have corrosion in your engine eating away at the parts.
I would strongly suggest running this crap for a short time only and then getting it out of the engine before it does damage. If you change your own oil I'd let the engine drain overnight to make sure all of it is gone before refilling. Hopefully you didn't really pay 8 bucks for it as it sells mostly for just a couple of bucks.
Might find this decent reading concerning Duralube and their products. This company is the King of snake oils and scamming folks out of their money.
http://www.brianschreurs.org/neptune...l/durcomp.html
So what does that mean and how does it effect your engine? Chlorinated products work by breaking down the fats in the oil. You can test this yourself simply by pouring a little Clorox Bleach on your hands. You hands will be like they are loaded with grease or slime. What happened was the chlorine breaks down the fats in your hands and that's the "slick" you feel. Chlorinated products for your engine work the same way by breaking down the fats in the oil making it slicker. Slicker = quieter.
If it's so slick, why not use it all the time? Because as the chlorine mixes with combustion acids it produces hydrochloric acid. There are base additives in the oil to deal with these acids but they can become overwhelmed and now you have corrosion in your engine eating away at the parts.
I would strongly suggest running this crap for a short time only and then getting it out of the engine before it does damage. If you change your own oil I'd let the engine drain overnight to make sure all of it is gone before refilling. Hopefully you didn't really pay 8 bucks for it as it sells mostly for just a couple of bucks.
Might find this decent reading concerning Duralube and their products. This company is the King of snake oils and scamming folks out of their money.
http://www.brianschreurs.org/neptune...l/durcomp.html
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