Prolonging the life of your engine

[dr. d]

Almost all Hyundai casa only approve and uses X1r additives for their diesel engines.

Is the 13.5 km/ l the fc of you GS?
The highway FC of my GS is only 10 km/l.

optional or de reguer?

[yebo]

Is the 13.5 km/ l the fc of you GS?
The highway FC of my GS is only 10 km/l.

yes it was. kaya nga nanotice ko right away yung bagsak ng fc. true the engine was more quiet, or was it the placebo effect? who has a sound meter btw, e di ba wala. pero di naman tumagal yung feeling na parang tumahimik ang makina. later nga parang hirap na siya. but 1 thing everyone can measure is fc. mine went down.

gs was a 2010 vgt model.

[CVT]

i am a non believer in oil additives. firstly, if those things really work, then why have not the engine oil manufaturers added it to their oils? or why are car manufacturers not putting it in maintenance manuals to use certain additives every so often.

that having said, i have read about pertua for 2 decades already. first at kotse.com and later here in tsikot. even some of our "gurus" testified to its effectiveness. but i did not give in. untill i think 3 or more years back. i was in a blade store and there it was, cans of pertua. i put my phone in data mode, searched "pertua" in tsikot, made sure the teltale signs of authenticity was there, and bought a can. bad mistake. where as before i was getting 13.5 km/l hiway the fc went down to 12 or less, full tank method. the fc only returned to normal after 2 oil changes. and the engine was noisier. as if the strain was more. i kept my mouth shut, i did not post it here baka kasi may makaalala ng sinabi ko and remind me hahaha. pride no more, so i post it now.

that is one more reason why i sold that beloved GS after only 5 years. i was afaid i had damaged the engine just as i had damaged the engine of my mazda 323 decades ago using PET.

no more additives. final na.

I had a similar experience with my beloved and reliable [gasoline-engine] car.

Bad "experiment" on me.. Gave up the car,- Deym!

"The measure of a man is what he does with power" LJIOHF!

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[lowslowbenz]

optional or de reguer?

De rigueur ..........

Pero ang argument ko sa SA is, naka semi-synthetic na ako, kailangan ko pa ng additive na yan?

First 1k service naka-lusot sila sa akin, succeeding PMS, hindi na.

[dr. d]

De rigueur ..........

Pero ang argument ko sa SA is, naka semi-synthetic na ako, kailangan ko pa ng additive na yan?

First 1k service naka-lusot sila sa akin, succeeding PMS, hindi na.

one-track minds...

i wonder, how did it escape my auto speller? ...must be the foreign-ness...

[max 122]

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[oj88]

lol

Funny how they had to bring up "Ardeca" and "Belgium" in the same sentence all the time. I mean, it's all over their marketing materials. So what if it comes from Belgium? Does it make the oil special? Does the engine suddenly roar with a Dutch or French accent?

The holding company owns at least another brand, Raxol. Ardeca's and Raxol's websites might as well be one.... cut 'n pate galore:

Ardeca Lubricants USA
Welcome to VROMAN n.v. - Raxol

Not bashing the oil... just the marketing.

[uls]

everyone wants a piece of the action dito sa Pinas

lakas ng demand for lubricants

my side gig selling low priced generic hydraulic oil, gear oil, motor oil etc (by the drum) isn't doing bad

friend imports from Thailand

walang promotion, walang marketing

[dr. d]

the philippines is a mecca for imported goods.
"if it's imported, it must be good."
effect of our colonial past... "local is good, but imported (from the US or wherever) is even better."
and to drive the message even harder, they had a secret weapon no one else had, and can ever have... "hollywood!".

[max 122]

lol

Funny how they had to bring up "Ardeca" and "Belgium" in the same sentence all the time. I mean, it's all over their marketing materials. So what if it comes from Belgium? Does it make the oil special? Does the engine suddenly roar with a Dutch or French accent?

The holding company owns at least another brand, Raxol. Ardeca's and Raxol's websites might as well be one.... cut 'n pate galore:

Ardeca Lubricants USA
Welcome to VROMAN n.v. - Raxol

Not bashing the oil... just the marketing.

It means good quality because the origin is europe.

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[oj88]

It means good quality because the origin is europe.

That's a very weak argument. Care to elaborate?

Belgium is known for their diamonds, chocolates, fries, waffles, beer, and Tintin. Nothing written about motor oil.

[max 122]

ACEA standard coming from europe and API From USA.

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[ParticleX]

so confirm ko lang kung pwede mag benta sa forum? useless na pala yung Tsikot classifieds

[uls]

mabenta kasi sa pinoy pag sinabi "made in Germany"

so belgium should have the same effect haha

[jaggerx3]

mabenta kasi sa pinoy pag sinabi "made in Germany"

so belgium should have the same effect haha

Or near the effect since their flag is magkamukha [emoji23][emoji23]

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[oj88]

ACEA standard coming from europe and API From USA.

So are most motor oils on the market. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a proper oil that is not carrying any sort of certification, whether it be API and/or ACEA... Shell, Petron, Caltex, Total, Mobil, Valvoline... etc.

Again, what is the secret sauce of this Belgian-made motor oil?

[jaggerx3]

So are most motor oils on the market. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a proper oil that is not carrying any sort of certification, whether it be API and/or ACEA... Shell, Petron, Caltex, Total, Mobil, Valvoline... etc.

Again, what is the secret sauce of this Belgian-made motor oil?

Belgian Chocolate [emoji23]

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[12vdc]

It means good quality because the origin is europe.

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Any proof of good quality?

I made some googling on SMDS of Ardeca oils and most if not all have low TBN. Low TBN means the formulation have low detergency hence good for low k's usage only.

[uls]

pag ang produkto mo lagyan mo ng "Swiss".... it must mean it's good quality hehe

[oj88]

pag ang produkto mo lagyan mo ng "Swiss".... it must mean it's good quality hehe

Wow! Military-grade luggage. This is what the Swiss soldiers use in combat. Must be good.