There is no "snake oil" that's going to cure an aging motor with over 200K
miles. I would put regular 30W oil in and drive it, and feel lucky that it
has lasted that long.

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JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
Warn X8000i


"jeepney driver via CarKB.com" wrote in message ...
> hello everyone, todays question is "what do u think about using engine oil
> treatments like red line, royal purple, lucas, is it good to use in motors
> with 200k+ miles."? the reason i ask is because my 93 xj has that many
miles
> and i'm changing my oil from 5w-30 synthetic to 10w-30 synthetic and was
> thinking about adding the stuff. my buddy told me that lucas was great
stuff
> to use because i have a loud ticking noise at start up in the morning or
when
> my xj has been sitting for a long time but when it warms up it goes away.
> need some info please and thanks again if it wasn't for this site and the
> help from you people out there my jeep would be sitting and getting rusty.
>
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