Archoil vs. RevX
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Archoil vs. RevX
Hi all,
I've been using RevX for quite a while, two bottles per oil change, no issues truck runs great.
Buying my next oil change filters on line, Archoil came up on my screen.
Has anyone tried it, any goods/bads, comments?
Thanks
Nelson
I've been using RevX for quite a while, two bottles per oil change, no issues truck runs great.
Buying my next oil change filters on line, Archoil came up on my screen.
Has anyone tried it, any goods/bads, comments?
Thanks
Nelson
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From: West TN
if stiction is your real problem, then either of them will help. In TN I didn't ever have cool mornings enough to cause it to flare up until the season changed in the late fall. Then it would smoke and buck until warmed up. I found both RevX and Archoil to work about as well. I did not use it until it got cold enough to need it, so about every third oil change.
It seems to me that I understand what is going on with it, but of course I could be wrong. This condition is the result of using natural oil, which leaves a varnish on the spool valve pistons. The chemical "friction modifier" allows it work smoother despite the crud, but it's still there.
This past winter was perhaps not so cold, but even on the cold mornings I remember, I still did not experience the stiction symptoms. I had not added my last dose of RevX, waiting until it needed it, but it never did. I have been using synthetic oil for nearly 50,000 miles, perhaps it does eventually dissolve the deposits.
In any case I have now replaced all eight injectors to permanently remove the problem. As long as I never allow natural oil in, it should never come back and no chemicals needed.
I'll let you know.
It seems to me that I understand what is going on with it, but of course I could be wrong. This condition is the result of using natural oil, which leaves a varnish on the spool valve pistons. The chemical "friction modifier" allows it work smoother despite the crud, but it's still there.
This past winter was perhaps not so cold, but even on the cold mornings I remember, I still did not experience the stiction symptoms. I had not added my last dose of RevX, waiting until it needed it, but it never did. I have been using synthetic oil for nearly 50,000 miles, perhaps it does eventually dissolve the deposits.
In any case I have now replaced all eight injectors to permanently remove the problem. As long as I never allow natural oil in, it should never come back and no chemicals needed.
I'll let you know.
Laughing Gas
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Rev-X didn't work well for me, it did make some difference but not much, Archoil eliminated all signs of stiction and I was able to go 2 years before replacing the injectors. I still run Archoil just to add a little bit of lube to the injectors, probably don't need it anymore but what the.
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