No, thats not it. But actually, I think I remembered the name. I believe it was V.I.C.S.
I think.
But from what my mechanic told me it was only a product shops could order. He was the one that got it for me. He's also a friend so he hooks me up.
But i'm sure there is other off the shelf products you can find in your area.

 

Auto-rx is the way to go.

 

If you have been running mobil one for a very long time, your engine is clean. Synthetics have superior detergent and lubrication qualities. The oil is dark because, as someone said ealier, its doing its job. Do not go by the oil alone. Pull a valve cover and look inside. If its clean, you are fine. You are not using oil or leaking oil. Leave it alone.

 

Nothing goes in the oil except for oil or maybe bye bye bearings.

 

Back in 1991, I had a Mazda B2200 pickup. The lifters in those things had holes so small, that they would clog if you looked at them wrong. Then....clack, clack, clack, all the time. Mazda recommended using 1/2 quart of ATF fluid, in the oil, to prevent the problem.

Of course, this was my first vehicle and I didn't know jack **** about how to work on them. I let my oil go for 10,000 miles before my first change. That was a stupid mistake that really caused them to clog up. The ATF fluid did help the lifter problem tremendously.

 

Could this be the oldest thread to be bumped?

 

Since its been bumped ...lol, I'll put in a story.

My granddad when he would change the oil in his gas powered tractors (very long time ago) he would put in kerosene and run it for a while there idling. then drain it and fill it up with oil.

About 10 years ago we pulled one of the tractors motors out of the junk and rebuilt it for another tractor being restored. That sucker was spotless inside...lol

I would never do this to my car of course.

(it was a john deere "N")

 

gunks motor flush is cheap and can be got at walmart .i know you have one of those i your city .i use one as can says .than before filling with new oil .i put 2 to 3 in oil pan with plug in .gets all the **** off your oil pick up .then drain about 1-2 hours later .rise pan out with cheap oil .put pulg back in fill with Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 filter (fill filter with oil first i don't like dry starts )

 

Hehe, I didn't even pay any attention to the date. Good catch!

 

Well, since it has been bumped, and everyone else is adding in knowledge.

If your engine oil is not dark/black after the first twenty minutes of running your lucky. No matter how often I change oil it always looks used

 

Wow, my very own thread back from the dead!! Guess I'll chime in too!

I now have another 1994 TA and this one actually turns the oil darker more quickly than the old one. I'm guessing it's just a consequence of the 156k miles on the clock. Before my last oil change I did put some seafoam in the engine oil which came out really dark, but not as bad as the first time I seafoamed it. I also poured a quart of the oil through the motor with the drain plug out to flush out any remaining crap. I guess that last step helped a lot because it took a long time to turn the oil dark. FWIW, I'm running 0w30 Mobil 1.