My symptoms were oil consumption (about 1 qt. per 1000 miles) and when I changed the oil pan gasket I noticed the pan was caked with crud pretty badly. I also have some weeping from some of the seals (crank and camshaft). After 1 application my oil consumption has all but disappeared. Rather than doing another application I've gone to the maintenance application after my first rinse. Auto-rx is an honest product not a cure-all or snake oil. My recommendation is to try it for one application and see how it helps. In my case, it worked as advertised. Thanks!
Thank you for becomming a member of the Discussions Board and using ARX. With 156K miles I would do another cleaning because of what condition the pan was in and make sure your engine gets cleaned.
Thanks for the advice Daryl. I have an extra bottle with me and I just did an oil change so doing a second application would be easy for me. I'll go ahead and add the rest of the bottle then.
I would definetly do another Clean and Rinse, and it would be a good idea to check out your PCV Valve and since you mentioned some crud I would also check out your thermostat.
