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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 12:17 AM
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Liqui Moly oil additiv

Oh noes, not another oil additive topic... please read on

I've been seeing this article for a very long time now

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/moly.html


My question is, does anyone think there is any reason we couldn't run this stuff in the wankel engine? It seems like a great way to reduce wear, it's supposed to be compatible with catalytic converters so it shouldn't clog ours any more than the engine already does.

http://www.liqui-moly.de/liquimoly/p...t000053d2.html

I've contacted the company as well to ask them if the product will work in a wankel. They have been around for a very long time so I doubt they some crappy startup company making nothing but snake oil.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by daisuke
Oh noes, not another oil additive topic... please read on

I've been seeing this article for a very long time now

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/moly.html


My question is, does anyone think there is any reason we couldn't run this stuff in the wankel engine? It seems like a great way to reduce wear, it's supposed to be compatible with catalytic converters so it shouldn't clog ours any more than the engine already does.

http://www.liqui-moly.de/liquimoly/p...t000053d2.html

I've contacted the company as well to ask them if the product will work in a wankel. They have been around for a very long time so I doubt they some crappy startup company making nothing but snake oil.
Just say goodbye to your cat Sulfur and Phosphorous are known to be catalytic converter destructive.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 05:26 AM
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Lots of oils already have moly in them.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Nubo
Lots of oils already have moly in them.
Not MoS2 , Usually its MoDTC or MoDTP.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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They have oil too in a very RX-8 friendly 5W-40
http://www.focussport.com/lubromoly.htm
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by BMonkey
Not MoS2 , Usually its MoDTC or MoDTP.
But I thought MoDTC convert to MoS2 in use?
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Nubo
But I thought MoDTC convert to MoS2 in use?
hmmm, I thought that was due to oxidation degradation, vs starting off as MoS2
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 08:55 AM
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here is their answer to the question I asked.

"Dear Mr. Alcazar,

thank you very much for your email, dtd. 2nd June 2008 and for your interest in Liqui Moly products.

Yes, our Oil Additiv will also work in wankel engines very well. The best dosage is, add 5% of the Oil Additiv to the motor oil of the wankel engine. The Oil Additiv is a mineralic based treatment and it is not detrimental in opposite of catatlytic converter. So there will be no problem by the use of Oil Additiv against any part of the engine ore exhaust system and the engine will have lower friction and wear and a longer life time.

If you have any more question, don´t hesitate to contact us again!


With best regards from Germany!

i.A.
Dietmar Schmid

LIQUI MOLY GmbH
Anwendungstechnik/Application Engineering
Jerg-Wieland-Straße 4
D-89081 Ulm-Lehr"
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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I just read an article where too much Moliubium in the oil is not good and has the reverse affect.
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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The company doesn't know (or care, apparently) about the OMP system....

Molybdenum is a heavy metal poison to the cat.

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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by StealthTL
The company doesn't know (or care, apparently) about the OMP system....

Molybdenum is a heavy metal poison to the cat.

S
I'm using Havoline specifically because it has high levels of Moly in its additive package.

Is that a problem? Or is just this specific type of moly being spoken of bad for the catalytic converter?
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