Auto Repair Chemicals
Generally I tend to be skeptical of the whole solutions in a bottle section of the auto parts store. However, I have had a couple of major success recently that has changed my mind.
First was my shop lift. It had a horrible screech every time it went up and down. It was worse with heavier vehicles and I got to where I was scared to lift my Suburban. I was doing research on where to buy replacement sliders when I did some more careful listening to where the noise was coming from. I pinpointed the noise to the chain roller. A couple of shots of WD-40 totally eliminated the noise. I can’t believe I had been putting up with his noise for six months and it was eliminated with a quick shot of WD-40.
Next, I noticed that my High mileage Jeep Cherokee was a bit sluggish when putting it into reverse each morning. I changed the fluid and filter but that did not help. On the advice of a mechanic friend I tried a bottle of Trans-X. As usual, I was skeptical, but a few days after adding the chemical, my Jeeps transmission was acting normal again. Certainly a good way to spend $10.
After these two successes, I decided to try a bottle of Lucas stop leak on my very leaky power steering pump seal. I really was not in the mood to change the pump and it howled every morning when cold and lost a lot of fluid through the seal. Just half a bottle of Lucas completely stopped the leak and within a couple of days the howl was gone as well.
I still don’t believe in the claims of an engine rebuild in a can or some of the other exaggerated claims, but in the right circumstances, some of the auto repair chemicals are well worth their money.
On an motor that has sat for a long time or one that has been neglected add a quart of the type F trans fluid to the oil.Run the engine for awhile up to temperature, then change oil and filter.Great.engine cleaner/flush.