How could you pour some snake oil in there and it will rebuild your motor? Any of these additives are junk. Do your oil changes at regular intervals and basic up keep and you'll be fine. I will not put anything in my motor but oil. Who even know what this junk is made of, no way, not on my watch.....
I agree, the only thing that goes into my engine is motor oil.
What is the problem you're trying to fix with Restore? Basically
all you'd be doing is putting a band-aid on a bigger problem.
I think the claims they make is for a well worn engine. If the
stuff does work for you then you probably have bigger
underlying issues.
I would never add anything to my engine, radiator, or tranny. I did just add some Lucas power steering stop leak, but that was to my wife's FORD MINIVAN, NEVER would I add anything like that to MY yota. Her's sure, mine, nope!
Absolutely not! I'm assuming yours is a rhetorical question and not specific to your own ride.
Frankly I am amused that these types of products are still around. Thirty or forty years ago these "mousemilk" products appealed to the cheapskates trying to keep their clunkers plugging along for a few more miles. Anyone who uses this stuff probably has a neckers knob on their vehicle.
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I wouldnt. the only actual "restore" that works for your engine that i know of; Is rebuilding your engine. Well and ofcorse regualr mait. Oil plugs wires etc.
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You know, it's ironic, but I used to have a similar attitude towards oil additives as the previous posters have stated so clearly and emphatically. So I won't say they are wrong, just ignorant like I was.
I'm not familiar with the product called Restore, so I won't comment on it right now. But if you are having some difficulties with your engine like loss of power and compression and routine maintenance does not seem to help, I would surely try to find something else that might work before shelling out a bunch of money to do a re-build.
My own personal experience led me to a product called Auto-Rx. It was with my 2000 Tundra Tranny that was having problems with hard shifts that were becoming violent. The tranny was serviced religiously every 15K by Toyota dealers, but that didn't seem to slow the onset of the random 2-3 shift problems. So after the 120K servicing, and the Toyota techs telling me they couldn't duplicate the problem, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I didn't really want to replace a tranny if I could save this one. I tried a couple of full flushes with different ATF's and that seemed to help some, but not completely. So when I had about 140K on the tranny, I decided to try Auto-Rx to see if it was dirty sticky valves that were causing the hard shifts. I knew it would be just a matter of time for gear teeth to start breaking and I would have chunks in the pan. So after the 1000 mile treatment of Auto-Rx, and a full flush of Schaeffers #204S-AT, I was back in business. My transmission has never worked so well. I'll have 160K in another couple of weeks and my truck will be 10 years old on 9/4/09. That makes me very happy. Some other things that I found Auto-Rx useful for are stopping steering rack leaks, transfer case input shaft leaks, and valve train oil deposits (yes, my Tundra had a reddish brown slime all over the valve train even with religious 3K OCI's of group III synthetics). I feel very fortunate to have found this product, because it actually does what it says it can do. You don't find that too often in the oil industry. I'd estimate that it has saved me $6K in the last 2 years on two of my vehicles. And I am completely anal about scheduled and preventive maintenance.
So when you hear people say that it's snake oil and won't do any good (like I used to), tell yourself "maybe, maybe not".
I could agree with that from your personal experience but what most of us are trying to say is watch out for all the nock off random branders that make it look like that you can get use out of there product.
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I agree with what Quentin18 said. The original poster hasn't gotten
back yet and said whether or not he is trying to fix something or
just doing it as preventative maintenance. If he's doing it to fix
something than he'll just be putting a band-aid on it as I mentioned.
To think you'd get some long term use out of the engine by
just adding that is questionable. Also, who knows what that stuff is
doing to the engine itself? Is it going to create sludge buildup
even with regular maintenance, does it affect the oil filters ability?
If all these miracle oil additives really work, why isn't the oil industry as
a whole jumping on the bandwagon and making them?
I used Restore years ago on my 82 Toyota Celica-Supra. It seemed to work really well. It brought back power and I got great mpg (over 31mpg on a 10hr trip to Ohio). I haven't used it since, but I haven't felt the need to "restore" an engine since then. I would probably use it again, if I had an engine that I felt really needed it.
I was just wondering about the product, after 120K my Tundra runs great, however (as in any vehicle) it does not have a smooth power curve as it had when new. I just kind of threw the question out there, I used it once in my old 1977 V8 car and sometime later had a rod bearing go, then again in my Chevy pickup and it also had a rod bearing go. Coincidence? maybe (the Cheby had a factory defect TSB anyway)
If all these miracle oil additives really work, why isn't the oil industry as a whole jumping on the bandwagon and making them?
As it pertains to Auto-Rx, your answer is 1. patents, and 2. competing chemistries. Auto-Rz specifically states to not run it with full synthetic oils as the chemistries do not work well together. You couldn't have Mobil-1 own a product that says "you shouldn't use this with Mobil-1 synthetic oil!!"
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I'm not familiar with the product called Restore, so I won't comment on it right now. But if you are having some difficulties with your engine like loss of power and compression and routine maintenance does not seem to help, I would surely try to find something else that might work before shelling out a bunch of money to do a re-build.
Just because of personal experience I would say "beware" I put some "slick 50" in an old 305 chevy I had and about a week later chucked the number 1 rod right out the pan (well almost out, it got hung up on the wrist pin and was swinging in the hole when I stopped) The car was old and abused for sure but had no warning signs of this previously. That "restore" stuff is a thick goo like an "stp" if I remember right I'd say don't risk it, but it's your truck. Scott
It's funny how vehemently some of the guys on here will react to a question like the original post. I guess it's kind of like the guys on here that are running 15,000-25,000 miles between oil changes--just because some people say you can't do it, doesn't mean it won't work. I have used Restore in an old Chevy 350 before and noticed an almost immediate difference in the running of the motor. That was a stock "88" truck that had over 200,000 miles on it, had never had anything more than routine maintenance, and the Restore very clearly helped the way the truck ran. That same truck is still being driven daily as a workhorse, still gets Restore every other oil change, and has over 400,000 miles on it now--and the guy that uses it now doesn't treat it nearly as well as I did. Now, to take this one step further, I have 74,000 miles on my Tundra and it runs better than it did when it was new. I don't need the Restore product in it, and hopefully never will. If your having problems, I would start by making sure that your air filter is good, throttle body and MAF sensor are clean, plugs and O2 sensors are good, and all fluids are in tip-top shape before adding anything like that to see if you can improve function. However, for those out there with hundreds of thousands of miles on their Tundras, if you're feeling power loss and having slight smoking issues, and don't want to rebuild the motor, then I would recommend you try the product. But, like someone else posted on here, read the label and make sure it is recommended for use with your oil if you use synthetic. Just make sure you use one of the top products and don't go with the off-brand additives just to save money.
Would you use "Restore" in your Tundra
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