So...how goes the testing? I'll be waiting till next month to do the MS in the engine...want to put some miles on my last oil change.
Here is a pic of auto trans fluids after dropping the pan, cleaning/new filter. 1st is original ATF after over 100K miles...2nd is after running only a few hundred more miles and redoing the pan only...third is after 1500 miles during a full flush/new filter...this final batch of ATF still was gunky and had metal fines in it that could be seen in the sun....it was at least 2/3s new ATF.
New synth ATF plus the MS additive. I also added a large neo magnet on the outside of the trans pan in addition to the OEM ceramic one inside it.
Mechanically...I think engine assemblies can take more abuse than most give them credit for...though ancillary components like the O2s might not?
As far as the sludge being loosened up and causing problems...I think it isn't an issue of circulating gums and varnishes...it's the potential blocking of the pickup screens...mostly seen with turbos that run hot?