Auto-Rx Customers Questions & Answers

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Kumars World!!!GET READY!ABOUTRSSAuto-RX (Its NOT snake Oil)24APRSo heres the dealIve tried all kinds of snake oils in my early days. With the advent of BITOG forum I was keyed into Lube Control products and Auto-RX products, both of which are the real deal according DysonAnalysis. Ive used b...

kristenal · kristenal

I have a 99 passat that I bought for my kid and it has become a money pit. The latest is the oil light comes on and off but car seems to run OK. My mechanic states that it might be a clogged pickup tube and would cost @ 2000 dollars to drop the pan and clean the screen. Will this addative be enough to clean the sc...

goldenk · goldenk

If I purchase ,say, 20 or more, Could I get more discount than the website listed? Thanks.

rkymtnrider · rkymtnrider

Hi all. Last week I purchased an '04 Passat wagon 1.8t with 74,000 miles on it. I put 800 miles on it since purchase and it seems to run fine. This week I am scared to drive it for fear that I am going to see the notorious "STOP ENGINE" lights flashing at me. The story with the car is as follows:The...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Dear Marco,Hopefully we can correct your oil burning issues with you new VW. Your vehicle with service mileage of 139,000 km or 86,370 miles may well have oil deposits that are causing the oil consumption issues. You state that your consumption was 1 liter of oil in just 1000 kms. That is significant...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Frank,When I purchased my 2 bottles of Auto-RX, I put one in my 1990 Bonneville, and the other one in my daughters 1998 Corolla with 138,000 miles. This is the other story....This car has an oil consumption problem. At first, I thought that it consumed about a quart every 400, but when she took it on a r...

goldenk · goldenk

i have oil leaks from Vavle cover gasket and cam tensioner seal. Just replaced them this week. but when I opened the vavle cover found out it was too dirty inside. just purchased 2 bottles from this site,will do the treatment from Next week and post the data later.

sunny441 · sunny441

Am 2000 miles in to the Rinse phase. I drove the car to Michigan and back. However the check engine light comes on at various times, mostly at highway speeds of 60-65 MPH. The check engine goes away when the car is restarted. But getting it restarted is a big issue. The car will start up when cold - absolute...

JBRIII · JBRIII

I bought this LR in 06 and had about 45K miles on it. It was leaking as all Rovers do. I used Auto-rx with the seal leak instructions at that time and it cleared up the leaks about 90%. The front water pump/timing cover gasket is paper and didn't do much for it though as it may have had a tear. Jump forward...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Subject: Passat 1.8T Frank, a friend recommended using Auto-RX. My passat is suffering from the now well-known sludge issue (130k miles, 2002 turbo 1.8T). Dont have any problems yet other than a one-time low oil pressure alarm a while ago. I have attached a picture looking in the oil cap sideways. I...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

United StatesCommentsUsed your product in my '04 VW Passat 1.8t after replacement of oil pump and screen cleaning.VW recommends an engine flush using Wynns products as per their tsb. Was sceptical, but after dismembering the oil filter at the 1k recommended replacement found nearly the entire fi...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

I need to add 3oz of product per quart of oil; my question is: since my car's oil capacity is 4.25 quarts do I add auto-rx (entire bottle of 12oz) to the 4.25 quarts of oil, or pour the product first, then oil (to total 4.25 quarts)? I hope my question is clear, I just don't know if I risk damage by having more t...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Eric,Auto-Rx has no aggressiveness on polymer seals, such as main seals of the crankshaft or cam seals. Auto-Rx does not swell these polymers at all. Its only impact is cleaning oxidized oil deposits from the seal material and companion rotating shafts. Many folks run the cleaning cycle out longer...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

You guys are the best to make the time to answer my questions.Also thank you for producing such a great product!Eric.

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Bruce,What you want to do is run your Rotella synthetic oil for 3000 miles on its own as the rinse phase for your completion of the Auto-Rx application. Then dump this oil fill and rebatch running the maintenance dose of 3 to 4 fluid ounces of Auto-Rx with each oil change. This level of Auto-Rx should kee...

RichG · RichG

There's a well known problem in my model car (2000-2003 Crown Vic/Grand Marquis) involving plastic timing chain guides and tensioners wearing/breaking away. My car is at around 103,000 miles and is roughly about the time they need replacement on these years. I was just wondering if the esters in A...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Hi Mike,You do not need to alter your current application. Glad to hear your lifter tick has subsided. Hopefully you are in a position to get your motor home out on the road for maximum enjoyment in the coming months. Our instructions have evolved over the years based on both internal studies as well as...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Welcome To Auto-Rx® for MotorcyclesAuto-Rx® extends MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure)Auto-Rx® (US Patent #6,544,349) is a specially formulated, all-natural metal cleaner designed to thoroughly clean the internals of your motorcycle engine. Many years of real-world testing have gone into thi...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

How Auto-Rx® Works The result of many years of relentless testing, Auto-Rx's® breakthrough formulation can startsaving you time, money, and stress the second you begin using it in your car! Auto-Rx®is a specially formulated, all-natural metal cleaner designed to thoroughly clean the inter...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Home / Auto-Rx® Application / Maintenance ProgramMaintenance Program You have just finished with the cleaning and rinse applications to clean the motor's internals with respect to harmful deposits, but you are really stopping at third base. Why not make it a homerun with the maintenance prog...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Choosing an Engine OilAuto-Rx® works with generally the least expensive motor oil available. Conventional engine oils includeValvoline Conventional, SuperTech (available at Wal-Mart), and Coastal (available at AutoZone). Group III oils, such as Pennzoil (in the yellow bottle), Pennzoi...

sherbear123612 · sherbear123612

would you say that its safe for me to use auto rx in my transmission with such high miles? the last time the fluid was touched was at about 100k... so that would put it at about 150k on this fluid. there is no slipping and no issues with my transmission besides having a hard shift in to reverse.... but other t...

DonSchroder · DonSchroder

Seems I've developed a noisy lifter after a few hundred miles of using Auto-RX. It ticks while the engine is cold or warm and varies in speed with RPM. It's quite loud. Is this something to worry about? Can it lead to engine damage? Will it go away in time? The reason for using Auto-RX is because of excessi...

waymay1305 · waymay1305

I recently added Auto-RX to a 2008 Lexus ES 350 with 20,000 miles. It's my understanding that Toyota/Lexus is notorious for sludge prone vehicles, hence, my need for Auto-RX. To my surprise I'm experiencing a .75 to 1 mpg increase during this cleaning phase. Is this a unusual occurrence? Can I ex...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Sorry to hear about your sludge issues. And that was good advice with respect to not using a solvent flush. To answer your question about compatibility with Mobil 1 full synthetic motor oil requires a bit more than a one word answer. Is it compatible, yes. Is it the best oil choice to remedy your issue,...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Nick,It is not normal to have a layer of sludge like deposits accumulated in the bottom of the oil pan. The main concern is the oil pick up screen is positioned very close to the bottom of the pan. It is quite possible that if this condition continues to develop you will likely plug the screen create a lack...

Frank Miller · Frank Miller

Hello and thanks for your purchase of Auto-Rx! To answer your question, Auto-Rx is added exactly as oil is added. There will be a cap marked OIL. It may have yellow lettering on it. It's also jokingly referred to as the 710 cap ("oil" upside down). It's on one of the valve covers, usual...

synthetical123 · synthetical123

Love the product been using it to clean for years. I use Group IV syn oil with the maintenance dose. Works very well. Running a friends car with clean, rinse X2 to stop seal leaks. I am going to run the group IV syn oil with the maintenance dose afterwords. Pros and cons? Thanks

Pointsnplugs · Pointsnplugs

I finished the cleaning phase on my 2006 Liberty with 45k miles on the clock. My Jeep, bought used at 28k miles, consumed about 1 qt. every 600 miles with conventional 5w-30. I got it down to about 1 qt. every 1000 miles using Valvoline Maxlife 10w-30. Chrysler calls for 5w-30, but the oil consumptio...

dbdeland · dbdeland

Hi: I bought your product after reading some comments about it. I used it for a 1979 Chevrolet C-10 with over 106,000 miles. It was leaking oil, so after removing the oil pan I noticed that at less than 1,000 miles the oil got very dirty. The cleaning was working! It really impress me since previous oil ch...

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	Kumars Comments On Snake Oil & Auto-Rx & LC 20 (Preview) Kumars World!!!GET READY!ABOUTRSSAuto-RX (Its NOT snake Oil)24APRSo heres the dealIve tried all kinds of snake oils in my early days. With the advent of BITOG forum I was keyed into Lube Control products and Auto-RX products, both of which are the real deal according DysonAnalysis. Ive used b...	Frank Miller	0	707	09:57 AM Apr 25, 2010 by Frank Miller
	1999 1.8 Passat Sludge buildup on pickup screen (Preview) I have a 99 passat that I bought for my kid and it has become a money pit. The latest is the oil light comes on and off but car seems to run OK. My mechanic states that it might be a clogged pickup tube and would cost @ 2000 dollars to drop the pan and clean the screen. Will this addative be enough to clean the sc...	kristenal	2	1761	07:09 PM Apr 22, 2010 by geeaea
	Buy more , can get any deal? (Preview) If I purchase ,say, 20 or more, Could I get more discount than the website listed? Thanks.	goldenk	2	1153	07:04 PM Apr 22, 2010 by geeaea
	New '04 Passat 1.8t owner is SCARED (Preview) Hi all. Last week I purchased an '04 Passat wagon 1.8t with 74,000 miles on it. I put 800 miles on it since purchase and it seems to run fine. This week I am scared to drive it for fear that I am going to see the notorious "STOP ENGINE" lights flashing at me. The story with the car is as follows:The...	rkymtnrider	30	6131	01:54 PM Apr 20, 2010 by bmwtechguy
	This Is Heavy Oil Burning Read Our Suggestions (Preview) Dear Marco,Hopefully we can correct your oil burning issues with you new VW. Your vehicle with service mileage of 139,000 km or 86,370 miles may well have oil deposits that are causing the oil consumption issues. You state that your consumption was 1 liter of oil in just 1000 kms. That is significant...	Frank Miller	0	545	07:44 AM Apr 20, 2010 by Frank Miller
	One Customer Two Cars Separate Problems. Read Answer (Preview) Frank,When I purchased my 2 bottles of Auto-RX, I put one in my 1990 Bonneville, and the other one in my daughters 1998 Corolla with 138,000 miles. This is the other story....This car has an oil consumption problem. At first, I thought that it consumed about a quart every 400, but when she took it on a r...	Frank Miller	0	381	07:36 AM Apr 20, 2010 by Frank Miller
	1997 audi A4 1.8TQ Start treatment next monday (Preview) i have oil leaks from Vavle cover gasket and cam tensioner seal. Just replaced them this week. but when I opened the vavle cover found out it was too dirty inside. just purchased 2 bottles from this site,will do the treatment from Next week and post the data later.	goldenk	1	1025	09:33 AM Apr 16, 2010 by TurboJim
	1994 Mazda - Rinse phase, Check engine light and more..... (Preview) Am 2000 miles in to the Rinse phase. I drove the car to Michigan and back. However the check engine light comes on at various times, mostly at highway speeds of 60-65 MPH. The check engine goes away when the car is restarted. But getting it restarted is a big issue. The car will start up when cold - absolute...	sunny441	4	1252	02:46 AM Apr 13, 2010 by geeaea
	2002 Land Rover Discovery - HG Replacement (Preview) I bought this LR in 06 and had about 45K miles on it. It was leaking as all Rovers do. I used Auto-rx with the seal leak instructions at that time and it cleared up the leaks about 90%. The front water pump/timing cover gasket is paper and didn't do much for it though as it may have had a tear. Jump forward...	JBRIII	0	623	02:56 PM Apr 12, 2010 by JBRIII
	1.8 Engine-Turbo-Sludge-What Type Oil ? (Preview) Subject: Passat 1.8T Frank, a friend recommended using Auto-RX. My passat is suffering from the now well-known sludge issue (130k miles, 2002 turbo 1.8T). Dont have any problems yet other than a one-time low oil pressure alarm a while ago. I have attached a picture looking in the oil cap sideways. I...	Frank Miller	6	2563	10:05 PM Apr 7, 2010 by cycloxer
	VW Passat (2004) 1.8T Owner Is Happy (Preview) United StatesCommentsUsed your product in my '04 VW Passat 1.8t after replacement of oil pump and screen cleaning.VW recommends an engine flush using Wynns products as per their tsb. Was sceptical, but after dismembering the oil filter at the 1k recommended replacement found nearly the entire fi...	Frank Miller	0	505	12:10 PM Apr 2, 2010 by Frank Miller
	How Much Auto-Rx To Use In Smaller Sumps ? (Preview) I need to add 3oz of product per quart of oil; my question is: since my car's oil capacity is 4.25 quarts do I add auto-rx (entire bottle of 12oz) to the 4.25 quarts of oil, or pour the product first, then oil (to total 4.25 quarts)? I hope my question is clear, I just don't know if I risk damage by having more t...	Frank Miller	1	481	08:23 AM Mar 26, 2010 by Frank Miller
	Customer Concern About Seal Leaks & Auto-Rx (Preview) Eric,Auto-Rx has no aggressiveness on polymer seals, such as main seals of the crankshaft or cam seals. Auto-Rx does not swell these polymers at all. Its only impact is cleaning oxidized oil deposits from the seal material and companion rotating shafts. Many folks run the cleaning cycle out longer...	Frank Miller	2	558	02:58 PM Mar 24, 2010 by Frank Miller
	Customer Comment On Auto-Rx Service (Preview) You guys are the best to make the time to answer my questions.Also thank you for producing such a great product!Eric.	Frank Miller	0	485	09:19 AM Mar 24, 2010 by Frank Miller
	Real Customer Questions (Sea Foam- Veggie Oil-Auto-Rx) Real Answer (Preview) Bruce,What you want to do is run your Rotella synthetic oil for 3000 miles on its own as the rinse phase for your completion of the Auto-Rx application. Then dump this oil fill and rebatch running the maintenance dose of 3 to 4 fluid ounces of Auto-Rx with each oil change. This level of Auto-Rx should kee...	Frank Miller	0	519	07:32 AM Mar 24, 2010 by Frank Miller
	Metal to Plastic lubrication (Preview) There's a well known problem in my model car (2000-2003 Crown Vic/Grand Marquis) involving plastic timing chain guides and tensioners wearing/breaking away. My car is at around 103,000 miles and is roughly about the time they need replacement on these years. I was just wondering if the esters in A...	RichG	1	1366	03:53 PM Mar 23, 2010 by Frank Miller
	Don't Drive Much Will Auto-Rx Help ? (Preview) Hi Mike,You do not need to alter your current application. Glad to hear your lifter tick has subsided. Hopefully you are in a position to get your motor home out on the road for maximum enjoyment in the coming months. Our instructions have evolved over the years based on both internal studies as well as...	Frank Miller	0	497	03:50 PM Mar 23, 2010 by Frank Miller
	Motorcycles (Auto-Rx AKA Cycle-Rx) (Preview) Welcome To Auto-Rx® for MotorcyclesAuto-Rx® extends MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure)Auto-Rx® (US Patent #6,544,349) is a specially formulated, all-natural metal cleaner designed to thoroughly clean the internals of your motorcycle engine. Many years of real-world testing have gone into thi...	Frank Miller	0	456	10:53 AM Mar 22, 2010 by Frank Miller
	How it Works In Your Engine (Preview) How Auto-Rx® Works The result of many years of relentless testing, Auto-Rx's® breakthrough formulation can startsaving you time, money, and stress the second you begin using it in your car! Auto-Rx®is a specially formulated, all-natural metal cleaner designed to thoroughly clean the inter...	Frank Miller	0	636	03:27 PM Mar 21, 2010 by Frank Miller
	Preventive Maintenance (Preview) Home / Auto-Rx® Application / Maintenance ProgramMaintenance Program You have just finished with the cleaning and rinse applications to clean the motor's internals with respect to harmful deposits, but you are really stopping at third base. Why not make it a homerun with the maintenance prog...	Frank Miller	0	473	03:24 PM Mar 21, 2010 by Frank Miller
	Choosing An Engine Oil (Preview) Choosing an Engine OilAuto-Rx® works with generally the least expensive motor oil available. Conventional engine oils includeValvoline Conventional, SuperTech (available at Wal-Mart), and Coastal (available at AutoZone). Group III oils, such as Pennzoil (in the yellow bottle), Pennzoi...	Frank Miller	0	506	03:19 PM Mar 21, 2010 by Frank Miller
	96 toyota camry V6 motor 247k (Preview) would you say that its safe for me to use auto rx in my transmission with such high miles? the last time the fluid was touched was at about 100k... so that would put it at about 150k on this fluid. there is no slipping and no issues with my transmission besides having a hard shift in to reverse.... but other t...	sherbear123612	4	1559	05:56 PM Mar 19, 2010 by Falcon LS
	Noisy lifter: BMW 2003 525i (Preview) Seems I've developed a noisy lifter after a few hundred miles of using Auto-RX. It ticks while the engine is cold or warm and varies in speed with RPM. It's quite loud. Is this something to worry about? Can it lead to engine damage? Will it go away in time? The reason for using Auto-RX is because of excessi...	DonSchroder	7	1977	05:48 PM Mar 19, 2010 by Falcon LS
	MPG Increase During Cleaning Phase! Unusual or Not? (Preview) I recently added Auto-RX to a 2008 Lexus ES 350 with 20,000 miles. It's my understanding that Toyota/Lexus is notorious for sludge prone vehicles, hence, my need for Auto-RX. To my surprise I'm experiencing a .75 to 1 mpg increase during this cleaning phase. Is this a unusual occurrence? Can I ex...	waymay1305	2	1202	11:34 AM Mar 18, 2010 by TurboJim
	BMW Sludge Mobil1 Auto-Rx Customer Service (Preview) Sorry to hear about your sludge issues. And that was good advice with respect to not using a solvent flush. To answer your question about compatibility with Mobil 1 full synthetic motor oil requires a bit more than a one word answer. Is it compatible, yes. Is it the best oil choice to remedy your issue,...	Frank Miller	0	526	09:50 AM Mar 18, 2010 by Frank Miller
	This is Auto-Rx Customer Service Regarding Sludge In Engines With No Drain Plugs Lexus Or Passat (Preview) Nick,It is not normal to have a layer of sludge like deposits accumulated in the bottom of the oil pan. The main concern is the oil pick up screen is positioned very close to the bottom of the pan. It is quite possible that if this condition continues to develop you will likely plug the screen create a lack...	Frank Miller	2	582	05:30 PM Mar 17, 2010 by TurboJim
	This is Auto-Rx Customer Service Regarding A Tick In The Engine (Preview) Hello and thanks for your purchase of Auto-Rx! To answer your question, Auto-Rx is added exactly as oil is added. There will be a cap marked OIL. It may have yellow lettering on it. It's also jokingly referred to as the 710 cap ("oil" upside down). It's on one of the valve covers, usual...	Frank Miller	0	513	06:12 PM Mar 16, 2010 by Frank Miller
	back to synthetic group IV after seal leak runs (Preview) Love the product been using it to clean for years. I use Group IV syn oil with the maintenance dose. Works very well. Running a friends car with clean, rinse X2 to stop seal leaks. I am going to run the group IV syn oil with the maintenance dose afterwords. Pros and cons? Thanks	synthetical123	3	1146	07:38 AM Mar 14, 2010 by johnoh
	Jeep 3.7l: Starting Rinse Phase (Preview) I finished the cleaning phase on my 2006 Liberty with 45k miles on the clock. My Jeep, bought used at 28k miles, consumed about 1 qt. every 600 miles with conventional 5w-30. I got it down to about 1 qt. every 1000 miles using Valvoline Maxlife 10w-30. Chrysler calls for 5w-30, but the oil consumptio...	Pointsnplugs	16	5868	01:19 PM Mar 12, 2010 by Pointsnplugs
	New Customer 79 Chevy C-10 Over 106,000 miles. (Preview) Hi: I bought your product after reading some comments about it. I used it for a 1979 Chevrolet C-10 with over 106,000 miles. It was leaking oil, so after removing the oil pan I noticed that at less than 1,000 miles the oil got very dirty. The cleaning was working! It really impress me since previous oil ch...	dbdeland	0	591	12:09 PM Mar 11, 2010 by dbdeland
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