Engine restorer

[e30-320i]

just wondered if any-one has used this stuff and if it actually works
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/AMETECH-ENGINE-RESTORE-OIL

[316eyes]

In my experience all these type of additives never cure faults, they just hide them for a while.

The only cure for a fcuked motor is a rebuild!

[whipsey]

ive used this onmy e34 its the same engine and ive noticed a difference it just seems to run a lot better hope this helps

[Zerotonine]

I've read quite a lot of write-ups about this in motoring sections of newspapers rating it as fantastic. I am almost tempted myself. But again, I agree its probably just a temporary fix. The only way to restore an engine is a rebuild, but for the price it is its worth a pop.

[bottlecapE30]

really all the stuff is heavy weight oil i ran it in a saturn i had a while back and it clogged all the oil ports in the head had to rebuild the head i will never use that shit again.....ran nice for about 2000 miles after i added the stuff

[Globulator]

There is a Fuchs oil analysis via this thread:
http://www.petrolheads.co.uk/gassing/to ... 225143&h=0

It appears that most of the metal sinks (like a tin of silver paint settles
out - the bottle says 'shake well' for a reason!), the non-sinking metal
appears to end up 80%+ by weight in your oil filter. I suspect after that
the bypass valve opens and the remaining reduced pressure oil carries
any remaining metal particles around your engine.
It appears to carry no silver, contrary to what is claimed.

The oil base appears to be solid at low temperatures which obviously acts
as a thickening agent which will tend to quieten things down and reduce
oil seepage. I rather think a bit of gearbox oil would be safer and cheaper,
although also not recommended - it will eat your bearings.

I suspect the chances of copper + lead blobs sticking to the iron cylinder
linings is somewhat less than trying to solder a lump of cast iron inside
a large bucket of warm oil.

Sigh...

[e30-320i]

cheers for the info guys i won't be using that stuff then

[madbuck]

if there is a rattling or a noise on an engine there is a problem . no additives in the world will cure it . you will have to find the fault and fix it , and that all she route..

[Jackle]

I used a can of that in my engine (325) a while back, won't be using it again though!
Ran ok for about 1500 miles then the oil pressure light started flickering on everytime I came off the motorway on my way to work and was sat at the lights, then it started coming on solid. Not good.
So I changed the oil filter, no lights after that.
When I took the old filter off I held it upside down and counted the number of drops of oil that came out - 3, and that was it.
Whether it was the can of "restorer" that did it or not I don't know for definate, but I certainly won't be using it again.

[fuzzy]

it says 120 million cans sold and no compaints.they cant have looked very hard as theres a couple on this page already.i wont be buying it either then