Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida -- July 21, 2008 – 95% of vehicle problems are caused by the buildup of such contaminants as carbon, sludge, dirt and third-party abrasives in your engine. These contaminants, combined with engine oil and heat from your engine, create uneven hot spots and extremely harmful by-products.

The contamination process begins within the first 25,000 miles of an engines life. As an engine runs, it generates extreme heat. These high temperatures actually change the components of your engines oil, breaking it down into a residue that remains on every part of your vehicles engine – including non-metal parts such as engine seals.

The formation of sludge is a complex interaction of components. These components are Soot, Engine Heat, Fuel, Water, Acids and Dirt.

Soot - This is fine powder that is a product of incomplete combustion. This carbon substance enters the crankcase with exhaust blow-by gases that escape past the piston rings. Since soot is a very fine powder, it thickens oil by a process called "soot loading." It gels the oil like a cake mix thickens milk.

Engine heat - A natural result of internal combustion, takes its toll on your motor oil. In the presence of air, oil undergoes a process called oxidation, which becomes more severe as the temperature increases. Oxidation thickens the oil and produces corrosive acids. Left unchecked, your oil would degrade into a tar-like mess.

Fuel - Enters your crankcase with exhaust blow-by gases in unburned and partially burned forms. It is chemically unstable; therefore, it reacts with itself and the oil to form gums and varnishes that create even more oil thickening.

Water - Gets into your crankcase typically through condensation or in exhaust gases that escape past the piston rings. It is your engine's job to get rid of this moisture by operating at sufficiently high temperatures. However, all engines operate periodically at low temperatures and experience some water contamination. When this occurs, water becomes emulsified. That is, it is absorbed by the oil, which thickens the lubricant. As a result, the oil does not flow or cool well. The increased viscosity can cause the oil to burn, creating engine deposits.

Acids - When fuel burns, some products of combustion react with moisture in the system to form acids. These include sulfuric, hydrochloric and organic acids. Sulfur-based acids are undesirable because they attack the oil, reducing its detergency. Organic acids react with unburned fuel to promote sludge and varnish. In addition, acids can cause additive settling, or dropout.

Dirt - Most people associate dirt with engine wear. It can also play a role in sludge formation. Wear of piston rings and cylinder walls causes an increase in piston blow-by. Since the exhaust gases contain many harmful by-products, their presence in the crankcase should be minimized. Nonetheless, some of these compounds will escape past the rings. Auto-Rx® will fight the harmful effects of dirt. The dispersants suspend and isolate the dirt, soot and other solid particles that work their way into the oil. That is why an oil change is necessary to flush the unwanted components.

Heat - When combined with engine oil, heat creates harmful byproducts such as sludge, varnish and sulfur. When these byproducts combine with condensation and airborne pollutants (dirt, soot, industrial ash, etc.), contamination build-up is created. Contamination build-up enters your engine’s oil passages, limiting the amount of oil that can get to your engine’s most vital parts. This build-up prevents engine oil from properly lubricating your engine. When proper lubrication fails to occur, uneven hot spots are created underneath contamination deposits. Resulting in a dramatic decrease in your engine’s performance and will shorten the life of your engine.

Auto-Rx® (U.S. Patent #6,544,349), is a specially formulated, all-natural metal cleaner designed to thoroughly clean the internals of engines. Many years of real-world testing have gone into this formulation.

Unfortunately, there is not much that engine oil can do to reduce the harmful effects of all these contaminants. Oil changes every 3000 miles and a maintenance program of Auto-Rx® are the best way to take care of this problem.

Auto-Rx® product added to the crankcase, not only works slowly and safely to dissolve contaminants, it also does not disrupt the host oil chemistry. It does provide for a lower coefficient of friction, it improves oil film Auto-Rx® does a lot more than clean. Auto-Rx® does this by capturing blow-by combustion by-product contaminants, so the ad packs don't get depleted by the contaminants.  Auto-Rx® will work as you drive, liquefying the dirty deposits of sludge, carbon and other debris in your engine, and preventing clogs in the flow of your engines oil.

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