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Rev-x Oil Additive, Made me a believer!

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#1 ·
Im so excited about this that i had to post now :nod:


To sum up my truck issues, its the typical rough start stuff. If i tried to start my truck when it wasnt warm (45 degrees or less outside) without plugging it in, it would start HORRIBLE. chugging, white smoke, really bad shaking, etc. The first time i attempted to start it in cold weather, it was right at freezing (32 degrees). I rolled through the key 3 times and attempted to start it. It would start up, chug a couple times, then die. It continued do to this a handfull of times, until it finally chugged itself into a stage where it wouldnt die anymore. After the truck warmed up, it would run just fine.

HOWEVER, if i plugged the truck in for 2+ hours, it would start up just fine.

So, after doing some reading on here, i got pointed in the direction of the Rev-x oil additive. I was speculative because, well, its just some fluid you add to the oil. I figured i might as well try it before i take my truck to the stealership and have them tell me i need thousands of dollars worth of work on the plugs/injectors/whatever. I put the stuff in yesterday after class, let my truck idle for 30 minutes (while i packed some stuff up i had to ship), then i drove the truck for about 30 minutes, stopping occasionally (to ship the packages). I rang up 28 miles before i went to bed last night.

Well, that is the background info on the truck, and this is my story this morning:

My girlfriend gets up at 5:30AM to drive to swim practice every morning. This morning, he car wouldnt turn over (she's been having starter issues, but apparently it finally kicked the bucket). Sssooo, she comes and wakes me up and asks me if i could drive her. Obviously, i get up and HOPE that my truck will start (she plugs it in as she leaves for practice for me, so it hadnt been plugged in).

It was 30 degrees flat this morning, so i figured my truck was going to give me hell when i tried to start it. I rolled the key 5 times just to be safe, and it started RIGHT up, as if it had already been warmed up. I couldnt believe it :woot:


That was with 30 minutes of idling and about 30 minutes of easy town-speed driving. This almost makes me think that there is something in the additive that makes it start easier though, because i dont understand how something would be able to clean my system that quick? Either way, the truck started right up without being plugged in this morning, which is a big ol' :thumb:

Tomorrow morning is supposed to be pretty chilly as well (High temp for the day around 34 degrees, low temp of the day in the mid 20's). Im going to leave it unplugged and try to start it early tomorrow morning while its still below freezing again, but im going to roll through the plugs only once. I'll report my findings :icon_ford:


Here is my thread where i was introduced to the Rev-X stuff, and there is a link in there made by Dave to show a thread where a few people tested it out (post #18), and it also worked!

http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/general-6-0l-discussion/130472-what-sounds-when-you-turn-key.html
 
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#2 ·
HHHMMMM, sounds like a company trying to sell a product. I'm just saying.:rofl:
 
#3 ·
hahah, im not trying to sell anything.

im a 21 year old student at washington state university.

Just figured i'de share my experience though. Honestly, i dont know HOW my truck started that easy this morning, but i guess its just one of those things. If it worked, then it worked, and its as simple as that.

Obviously, i'll keep up with this and see how its long term performance is, but it definitely made my truck starting adventure this morning enjoyable :D
 
#158 ·
I pretended once to be a 7 year old girl selling brownies...oh crap did i say that:hehe:
 
#4 ·
Nope its not a company. Ive used the product. It works well
 
#5 ·
I woke up to a few inches of fresh snow this morning.

It was about 30 degrees when i went to start the truck (internet said 28, truck thermo said 31),

Just for comparison, before the additive, the truck would have not started the first time in this weather. It would have chugged and died at least once, maybe twice or three times, before it would chug hard enough to keep itself running.

I ran through the plugs once, just long enough for the idiot light in the dash went off, and she fired right up. She chugged a handful of times, but nothing that would be out of the ordinary (not a truck-shaking chug, just not at the high rev mode yet).

What can i say, this stuff works.
 
#6 ·
funny thing is 30 deg isnt really cold lol, i dont even bother pluggin mine in at those temps, my truck sat in -15 deg cold for 8 hours one night and the outlet was bad i was plugged into and needless to say it was cold! it strarted but wasnt pretty... at all! i wouldnt think you would have to cycle your key 100 times lol before u start in 30 deg weather, just saying man, maybe you have other problems. but if this miracle oil fixed ur problems good deal man.
 
#7 ·
Your missing the point..... im just saying that the truck is showing progress.

The truck would start up BAD at 30 degrees before the rev-x, and after only ~40 miles, it starts fine.

It is obvious my truck has problems... its cold starting bad. Its also obvious that this is fixing the problems. :thumb: So far, at least. I'll continue to post and share anything that happens while using this.
 
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#11 ·
i head about it from ted at innovative! ill get some as soon as they get some more in!
 
#12 ·
Little update for everyone, now that ive ran this stuff for ~100 miles.

It definitely has improved my startup woe's, but i dont want to say that they are cured.

Before using this stuff, my truck wouldnt start in the mornings. it would start up, die, start up, die, and on the third or fourth try it would chug itself warm, and believe me, it would CHUG. If i wanted my truck to start up on the first or second try, i would have to plug it in as soon as the weather got 32 degrees-ish or colder.

After using this stuff, it'll start up in the mornings without being plugged in (big improvement). I usually run through the plugs at least twice, maybe three times. In some cases on the colder mornings, it'll chug somewhat hard for 20-30 seconds, but then it warms up fine. However, since i have added the Rev-X stuff, there was one morning that it took two tries to get the truck started. The strange part about it is it wasnt an exceptionally cold morning, just right around freezing point.

I'm going snowboarding this weekend, and i'll be putting a good 500 miles on the truck, as well as having to start it in below freezing weather after sitting unran at the hotel for around 24 hours. That'll be a good test.
 
#13 ·
If you are running a 6.0 and have the heat induction flash it is know to eat up FICM's there is a new flash which is specifically for the cold start issue. I could have sworn my injectors were bad but a new FICM with the new flash and no more cold start issues. I still plan on adding a couple of bottles of Rev-x with my next oil change though.
 
#14 ·
ill look into that, thanks.


Anyways, im back from my trip. Truck sat at the top of mount schweitzer for 24 hours below freezing temps, and started up fine. Chugged for about 15-20 seconds, kicked into high rev, and warmed up great.

Im going to guess putting a few hundred miles through her with the additive helped a bit.
 
#19 ·
I've run a couple of bottles of this and had good success with it as well. As stated it's not a miracle in a bottle, it's not going to automagically fix a failing FICM, or bad glow plugs. What it will do is help those that have sticktion issues with their injectors. It also helps with lubrication but that's not the primary reason we buy it for our powerstrokes. For those that have the problem its certainly a cheap way to extend the life of their current injectors and ease some cold start issues.
 
#21 ·
If there's nothing wrong with you truck then the answer is no. If you have cold start problems then yes, it's a bargain by comparison to your other options.
 
#25 ·
Well, I just received 4 bottles of Rev-x. My truck has major stiction issues I believe so this weekend I will change the oil and add 2 bottles and will post back the results.
 
#27 ·
Cured my truck immediately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!
 
#28 ·
Well even though there was nothing wrong with my truck and it started up in the morning with out issues (after all the work I had done recently) the Rev-X still made a noticeable difference when I started it up this morning. It wasn't real cold, about 34 degrees, but the truck started quicker and smoother right from the git go. I drove it 35 miles to work and the injectors are quieter and the truck idles so smoothly if you couldn't hear it you wouldn't know if it was running or not. I'm impressed! I am really curious to see if it helps with our oil shearing and allows for a bit long drain interval.
 
#30 ·
java joe what did it fix? what was your truck doing??
 
#32 · (Edited)
My truck would only go 10 mph until it was completely warm. Like 20 minutes of sitting in any weather. It would start slow but would idle fine and rev fine. Just would only go 10 mph no matter even if you floored it. You would not even know my foot was on the floor. Now it starts strong and I can take off immediately if needed. Amazing stuff! And Im pretty skeptical about stuff. BTW Dealer told me they could fix it for 4,600 by replacing 4all injectors and pump. They said 4 injectors were bad but recommended do it all. Also it's been doing this for 3 months. A real drag going outside and starting the truck for 20 minutes
 
#31 ·
i have used hot shots secret,´, think its pretty much same product.

didnt have much problem, run a little rough from -20C to -30C
but now it runs alot better, starts smoother, better respones,
think i get more mpg also..
have used it for 200miles now.
i idle alot here when its so cold,
 
#33 ·
Most of what I have read says that Hot Shot is worthless but that is just public opinion. Must work a little if they are selling it. I bought REV-X just because alot of people have said it worked for them
 
#34 ·
All these stories sound great, I do have a question for those who have used this for a while. Have you changed your oil and NOT add Rev-X back in? If so did the cold start issues come back or are they gone (for now at least).
 
#38 ·
After my flash my truck was underpowered also. Now it runs better than when I bought it. The flash is VXAP2B2. I had it reflashed for cold start issues also.
 
#39 ·
i have rough start issues and the loss of power until engine is warm and my exhaust will put out alot of white smoke(diesel not coolant) when not warm.... from what i'm reading i need to get 2 bottles of rev x and on my next oil change take out 8 ozs of oil and add the 8 ozs of rev x and my problems should be cured? $66 seems to be alot to spend on 8 ozs of fluid that's a "well you might have a chance it'll help you out"....
 
#40 ·
I would go for it. I blew white smoke also. Don't worry about the 8 oz. its not very much at all. I just added it after.
 
#41 ·
I haven't ordered yet, but I'm about to. Having coldstart issues, I recently changed the oil to 5-40 Synthetic. At first, I didn't think that it helped much, but after a longer drive things seem to have "cleaned" up a little. For the first time, I was able to start the truck without cycling the key multiple times at 32 degrees. It didn't run too well, but it's better since before that it wouldn't have started at all. My thinking is that Rev-X might "clean" the rest of the injectors, and that will fix my problem. If that doesn't then it'll get re-flashed since my current flash is the one which buzzes the injectors after shutdown.
 
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