what is marvel mystery oil and has anyone used it?

[Micah 89LXi]

i finally got the balls to try this stuff..what in the world did i put in my crankcase?..the stuff is red...anyways i was just wondering if maybe it was a bad idea or not...ive had no problems so far..thing is quiet as hell now with the new plugs and wires

[Mike's89AccordLX]

I don't think it matters, I've seen this purple oil before.

[IWLSF]

So long as it's a name-brand, and fairly decently priced (above $2.50) then it should be good. The generic oils like ones gas stations make for $1.00 are not good oils, and they are weird colors. I got some 5W from Shell once, and the oil looked literally like antifreeze, and when it touched a surface it turned neon blue. It was cool looking, but later after driving, my tranny was REALLY soggy, and it took this oil like 15 minutes of driving just to feel NORMAL, so I immediately replaced it with just Castrol, and it's much better now...

[wallyyfm]

that stuff is great, put it anywhere, gas, oil, tranny, doesnt matter, fixes everything...

[2old_honda]

wait, did you mix a little bit in with your regular oil? or did you put 4 quarts of strait MMO in the engine? MMO IS NOT ENGINE OIL! it's a additive, it must be added into regular engine oil. If you are running strait MMO you must drain it and put regular engine oil in the engine.

[DBMaster]

That's the stuff my dad used to call "top oil." It's kind of like reverse STP. It is supposed to clean up the top end of the engine (valve stems, rockers, etc.). Whether or not it works, I don't know, never used it. I doubt it will do any damage as long as you don't exceed the ratio printed on the can.

[shepherd79]

yeah i hear a lot good about this oil. i may have to try it.

[POS carb]

that stuff is old school

[netfreak]

Where can you buy it in Canada?

[Micah 89LXi]

i used 3 quarts of valvoline maxlife and one quart MMO..or less than that of the valvoline...i misplaced my manula and forgot how much to put it..is it 3 3/4 quarts or what i forget...i just added and checked
i think i should go check again...im sure changing the plugs did most of the improvement but i have no complaints yet..runs 100% better than it did and it ran well to begin with

[AccordEpicenter]

Yeah the stuff is supposed to do wonders with old old cars from like the 50s and older cars like that but i dont know how good it would be to run it in an a20 or anything, if you wanna really do wonders run sythetic... like mobil 1

[Micah 89LXi]

i thought synthetic oil was only for newer engines

[Jareds 89 LX-i]

Originally posted by Micah 89LXi
i thought synthetic oil was only for newer engines

Synthetic is good for any engine as long as it's in good shape (like not burning/leaking alot of oil to begin with). I've used synthetic in my 315k mile motor for the last 55k miles and I'm still perfectly satisfied with it.... little-no leaks, no burning, and my engine is happy.

[1988starter]

I have used MMO but i use 3 quarts valvoline max life and 1 quart lucas oil love it.

[ryer_s]

use lucas its much better then mmo. im a ams oil person tho

[1988starter]

Their tranny stuff also kicks ass in manual trannys esp for worn syncros.

[87AccordLXsdn]

I put MMO in my gas tank every once in a while, usually after I fill it up. I use an old baby food jar and pour in one of those.