Posted by Gary [162.158.68.113] on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 15:15:41 :
In Reply to: Oil question posted by Perry [108.162.236.199] on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 06:03:42 :
I use Valvoline 10w40 with Prolong in my 318 Poly, so I wanted to see if it really works. Have it in my T-case and tranny too. Mobil 1 in my Camry.
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Now finally, on with the main subject of this write-up. I was asked to test Prolong Engine Treatment motor oil additive, which claims to increase wear protection and decrease heat and friction, to see if it actually works the way the makers claim.
Their packaging says, “No Equal In The World”, and “Prolong works in an effective partnership with your motor oil, to give your engine the ultimate protection against destructive metal to metal contact”.
Here’s a link to their website for more details:
http://prolong.com/A_ET.html
They call for using their 12 ounce bottle for the initial treatment, and then to use their 8 ounce bottle at the following oil changes. The 12 ounce bottle costs about $20.00 and the 8 ounce bottle costs around $16 or $17.00. Those bottles are intended to treat 4 to 5 quarts of oil.
So, I tested Prolong Engine Treatment, and here are the results:
• 5W30 Pennzoil Ultra full synthetic, by itself produces a wear protection capability of 115,612 psi, and up to now was ranked number 1 out of 124 oils tested. But, with the addition of the recommended amount of Prolong, its wear protection capability increased to 136,658 psi, or up 18%. This is the highest value I’ve ever seen. It is so high that it is completely off my wear protection category chart. This combination will become my latest number one ranked oil. No one could ever ask for any oil to provide a higher level of wear protection than this combination provides.
• 5W30 Castrol GTX conventional, by itself produces a wear protection capability of 95,392 psi, and up to now was ranked number 31 out of 124 oils tested. But, with the addition of the recommended amount of Prolong, its wear protection capability increased to 130,366 psi, or up 37%. This combination will become my latest number two ranked oil.
• 5W30 Pennzoil conventional yellow bottle, by itself produces a wear protection capability of 76,989 psi, and up to now was ranked number 73 out of 124 oils tested. But, with the addition of the recommended amount of Prolong, its wear protection capability increased to 117,028 psi, or up 52%. This combination will become my latest number three ranked oil.
• I will be adding these results to my “Wear Protection Ranking List” soon.
• This Prolong Engine Treatment motor oil additive works amazingly well in all types of oils, at all ranking levels. The creators of this product knew what they were doing, and the product does just what it claims above. It is the REAL DEAL in terms of improving wear protection. You just have to decide for yourself if it is worth the extra money for your own particular needs. For most people, it would be more cost effective to simply choose a highly ranked oil in the first place, and avoid using any additives at all. But, for heavily loaded race engines, where the ultimate in wear protection is desired, it would be well worth the money.
And for the record, I have no affiliation what so ever, with any Oil Company or any Oil Additive Company. I simply post the results that come out of my independent and unbiased testing.
To see my entire 100+ motor oil “Wear Protection Ranking List”, along with additional motor oil tech FACTS (with over 8,000 “views” worldwide), here’s a link:
http://540ratblog.wordpress.
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