How long should I prolong my engine treatment?
Prolong recommends you follow your vehicle manufacturer’s guidelines, be that 3,000, 5,000 or 7,500 miles and even up to 10,000 miles. Vehicles with longer oil change intervals than 10,000 miles will need to add additional Prolong Engine Treatment in order to benefit for the full protective properties of the Engine treatment.
Does prolong engine treatment really save money?
We certainly do not want consumers to imitate the extreme example we have made to get your attention and prove the unique benefits of Prolong technology. We do know that Prolong Engine Treatment has saved equipment and money during oil and coolant loss for many consumers because they have thankfully let us know.
How often should you service your car’s engine?
Anytime after your engine’s break-in period, then with each oil change. Prolong recommends you follow your vehicle manufacturer’s guidelines, be that 3,000, 5,000 or 7,500 miles and even up to 10,000 miles.
How much engine treatment do I put in my oil?
For the first time, use the 12 oz. Engine Treatment or 10% – 12% to volume depending on Oil Sump Capacity (12oz is perfect for up to 5 quart systems). Then as approximately 35% – 40% of Prolong Engine Treatment is still attached to the polished metal surfaces inside your engine, only 60% – 65% drains out with the oil when you change the oil.
How often should you use engine treatment?
Depending on vehicle age, type of oil and driving conditions, oil change intervals will vary. It used to be normal to change the oil every 3,000 miles, but with modern lubricants most engines today have recommended oil change intervals of 5,000 to 7,500 miles.
Is prolong good for your engine?
It is particularly helpful during the initial engine start up. It helps to run a high quality oil, but this product is different than oil and actually treats the metal components to reduce friction.
How do you use prolong?
Prolong Engine Treatment is quick and easy to use, just pour it right into the engine crankcase. For first use in a 4 to 5 quart crankcase, pour in the full contents of a 12 oz. Prolong Engine Treatment bottle. You can do this as part of or in between oil changes.
How does prolong engine treatment work?
Prolong Extended Life Engine Treatment is formulated with the company's exclusive Anti-Friction Metal Treatment™ (AFMT™), advanced technology that chemically bonds to metal surfaces in the engine and creates a protective layer that prevents metal-on-metal grinding – the cause of unwanted friction and increased heat.
Does prolong oil treatment work?
Does Prolong work? The short answer is, in general, yes it does. The problem with additives like this is that the chemicals used are no longer that environmentally friendly or is carcogenic and that has led to the banning of such products in many countries.
What is rislone for?
Rislone Engine Treatment gradually dissolves and removes harmful deposits of varnish, sludge and gum from the internal metal parts without plugging oil passages. These deposits form within engines and can alter tolerances, stick valves and rings, cause noisy valves and lifters, and plug oil screens and passages.
What is prolong engine treatment?
Prolong Engine Treatment adheres to metal surfaces in the engine, which means Prolong is working to protect your engine even when the motor oil is not yet fully circulating. Unlike other engine treatments on the market, Prolong Engine Treatment does not contain any solid particles such as PTFE resins, ‘molys’, zinc, copper or graphite.
Why is prolong engine treatment important?
As motor oil is pumped through the engine, Prolong Engine Treatment molecules interact with all of the metal surfaces, chemically bonding to create a protective layer that reduces damaging friction and heat. Temperature reduction is especially important in today’s smaller import and compact engines that tend to run hotter.
How long can a vehicle be registered with a 100,000 mile odometer?
A vehicle less than 10 years with less than 100,000 miles on the odometer may be registered. Just purchase the 12-ounce size of Prolong Engine Treatment and add it your vehicle’s crankcase (the same opening where you pour in motor oil), complete the warranty registration form that comes inside the package and mail it in.
Does prolong reduce friction?
There is simply no other product that works as well as Prolong to reduce friction and heat in your vehicle’s engine. Prolong is the only engine treatment company to offer a FREE Lifetime Limited Product Engine Warranty and also has the most generous eligibility requirements of any engine treatment warranty available.
What is the most important thing a motor oil does for your engine?
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT thing a motor oil does for your engine, is prevent wear . Everything else it does for your engine, comes AFTER that. So, at the beginning of 2012, I began Tribology Research using motor oil “Wear Testing” equipment, to get to the truth about the wear prevention capabilities of motor oil.
How often does a wiped lobe cam fail?
In spite of this being a high zinc oil, that most folks would assume provides sufficient wear protection, he experienced wiped lobe cam failure about every 22 to 25 races. A race consists of one 8 lap (a lap is typically 3/8 mile) heat race and one 20 lap feature race, plus any caution laps.
What does prolong mean in a complaint?
The complaint detailing the charges alleges that Prolong made unsubstantiated claims that compared to motor oil alone, Prolong ETC: reduces engine wear at start-up; and. extends the duration of engine life. The complaint also alleges that Prolong made unsubstantiated claims that ETC: reduces corrosion in engines; and.
Is it normal to have cam failures in the 60s?
Repeatedly suffering cam failures in motors with so little time on them, may have been considered by some folks to be a normal consumption of parts back in the ‘60’s or ‘70’s. But, in the 21st Century that we live in now, by any measure, that is for sure premature failure.
What is prolong lubricant?
Prolong (r) Super Lubricants offers its industry-leading Engine Treatment and Booster System to protect gas and diesel engines from the two leading causes of engine wear: damaging friction and heat.
Who makes prolong super lubricants?
Prolong Super Lubricants, a brand of GoldenWest Lubricants, Inc., produces a wide range of chemicals and car care products, including engine, fuel and transmission additives; chassis and wheel lubricants; rust, vinyl and leather protectants; and waxes.
Did Prolong get sued?
Did Prolong get sued or fined by the FTC? No, the facts are that the FTC thoroughly investigated all of the tests and evidence that supported Prolong’s product claims in much the same manner as going through a very detailed IRS audit. Prolong has never been sued or taken to court by the FTC. Prolong has never been fined by the FTC. Prolong did not make false product claims. No employees of Prolong were found to have violated any FTC regulations. We recognize how important the FTC's role is in protecting consumers and understand reasons for the extensive examination of all products in the engine treatment category. The end result of this activity can also strengthen the credibility of a company and product as well as provide consumer knowledge. In order to satisfy the concerns of the FTC staff after they had expended valuable time investigating all of Prolong’s product claims, Prolong entered into an agreement with the FTC in which Prolong promised that it would rely on "adequate scientific evidence" to substantiate its' product claims. No fines were assessed. No suits were filed by the FTC against Prolong. The agreement was entered into in early 1999. Nine years have passed with complete cooperation. Prolong Super Lubricants distinguished its conduct and had a much different experience than many of our competitors. Does Prolong Engine Treatment have chlorine in it like bleach does? No, although competitors have shamefully and inaccurately tried to make consumers think so by ridiculously showing bottles of bleach being poured into engines or referring to chlorinated or olefin paraffins as chlorine. For decades, tribologists -- lubrication specialists -- have known that CP's or chlorinated paraffins provide the most superior lubrication. The drawback to this approach was instability at extremely high temperatures. Enter Prolong Super Lubricants; with a revolutionary Aromatic Petroleum Distillate unique advanced technology. (View Prolong's Technology Here) The incomparable Prolong formula received the "1a" rating--the highest possible--on independent laboratory testing designed to determine the corrosivity of liquids when applied to metal, demonstrating the products are non-corrosive. The heart of Prolong AFMT™ technology is its unequaled chemical stability, providing the user with the best of both worlds. Can using Prolong products void my vehicle manufacturer's warranty? No, the use of Prolong products will not void manufacturers' warranties. Vehicle manufacturers are allowed to specify the motor oil grade and API (American Petroleum Institute) service requirements necessary to validate their engine warranty. Prolong Engine Treatment in no way alters the grade or other specifications of either petroleum based or synthetic motor oils, and Prolong Super Lubricants encourages drivers to follow the manufacturer's recommended service schedules. Prolong Extreme Pressure Multi-Purpose Grease Exceeds NLGI GC/LB (ASTM D 4950) standards. Vehicle Manufacturers are not allowed to specify that a particular brand of product be used with their equipment to qualify a warranty unless they provide that product for free. http://www.prolong.com/downloads/msds-2008-0630-engine%20treatment.pdf
Does prolong lubricant have chlorine?
For what it is worth....... Prolong Super Lubricants distinguished its conduct and had a much different experience than many of our competitors. Does Prolong Engine Treatment have chlorine in it like bleach does? No, although competitors have shamefully and inaccurately tried to make consumers think so by ridiculously showing bottles of bleach being poured into engines or referring to chlorinated or olefin paraffins as chlorine. For decades, tribologists -- lubrication specialists -- have known that CP's or chlorinated paraffins provide the most superior lubrication. The drawback to this approach was instability at extremely high temperatures. Enter Prolong Super Lubricants; with a revolutionary Aromatic Petroleum Distillate unique advanced technology. (View Prolong's Technology Here) The incomparable Prolong formula received the "1a" rating--the highest possible--on independent laboratory testing designed to determine the corrosivity of liquids when applied to metal, demonstrating the products are non-corrosive. The heart of Prolong AFMT™ technology is its unequaled chemical stability, providing the user with the best of both worlds.
Does prolonging a vehicle void warranty?
Can using Prolong products void my vehicle manufacturer's warranty? No, the use of Prolong products will not void manufacturers' warranties. Vehicle manufacturers are allowed to specify the motor oil grade and API (American Petroleum Institute) service requirements necessary to validate their engine warranty. Prolong Engine Treatment in no way alters the grade or other specifications of either petroleum based or synthetic motor oils, and Prolong Super Lubricants encourages drivers to follow the manufacturer's recommended service schedules.
What is engine treatment?
The “engine treatment” is claimed to improve on performance that’s lacking in the oil’s “additive package”, which is also “treating the surface of the metal”. Every engine oil’s additive package works on a “micro” or “nano” level and “treats the surface of the metal”… just like an “engine treatment” or oil additive.
What additives are used in aftermarket oil?
Without going into extensive detail here’s what you need to know about most aftermarket oil additives: There are basically two types of additives used, either Teflon based with PTFE (like Slick 50) or Chlorinated based (like Dura Lube) with some type of carrier, usually a paraffin based carrier or other mineral oil.
Why is my car getting less than 200k miles?
To get less than 200k miles on it is a result of engine defects, or design weaknesses, and/or poor maintenance: it’s not lubricant/filtration performance. [Except the engine oil sludge problem is produced by petroleum oil breakdown through the combination of OEM engine design changes to meet EPA emissions mandates.]
Why do drag racers add Lucas to their oil?
To combat this problem, drag racers commonly use a very heavy racing oil (like 60 weight), then add Lucas to the oil because it increases the viscosity even more.
Does adding oil to engine oil increase oil pressure?
Increasing the oil pressure beyond the 30 or 40 weight that the engine’s designed for doesn’t help you.
Does lubricant work on micro level?
Newer products haven’t been out there long enough to get a damaged reputation, but the claims are similar. Keep in mind that every engine oil has had to use “sulfur replacement” technologies, and every lubricant works on a “micro” or “nano” level and “treats the surface of the metal”.
Does Lubegard improve AMSOIL?
First, while a few additive products exist that can be helpful additions to conventional petroleum oils, NONE of them (including Lubegard) is going to improve AMSOIL performance in a beneficial, balanced way. In fact, they’re not likely to improve any true constructed-molecule synthetic by a useful margin – because Group IV or V synthetic base-stocks come out of the starting gate with 7 to 10 times the film strength of a petroleum oil, just because of the oil base-stock performance.