I found an oil additive that seems to work as advertised

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this oil additive says liqui-moly on the label
if you watch the very short video, they have on line , they start an engine and let it run a while and its not all that quite or noisy, sounds like your average truck with a few thousand miles and the hood open.
they turn the engine off for long enough to pour in a can of the liqui-moly oil additive and restart the engine, over the next 3-4 minutes there's an obvious reduction in engine noise and the engine seems to be running a tiny bit smoother,
well, I was intrigued, and since I'm a big believer in use of MOLY in oil I bought the advertised twin pack for $20
I basically duplicated the adds circumstances and yes I got the same results on my 2022 gmc, a noticeable reduction in idle noise levels
obviously that's not the only criteria but its a good start,
the container appears to be filled with 10 OZ of oil with a bit
(maybe a tablespoons worth of micro fine moly powder)
which in theory will become embed in the micro cracks and depressions in bearings and moving surfaces ,
like crank journals, rocker pivots, lifter surfaces, cam lobes and piston skirts etc.
thus reducing friction and potentially boosting oil pressure marginally
and yes over time I should see a reduction in the engine wear.
keep in mind at idle speeds your engine pumps the engine's oil pans volume of oil through the engine
several times per minute ensuring the additives well blended and mixed and spread rather extensively throughout the engines internals
so letting it idle with the additive for several minutes , insures the additives coating all the moving surfaces

btw just for giggle's I poured the last 3-4 drops of the additive on the hinge of my cold steel folding pocket knife and worked the knife open & closed, a dozen times, the additive very rapidly spread and coated the internal parts over most of its internal surfaces even several inches past where the additive was originally applied,
which became very obvious as the oil looks like dark black/silver paint with near zero viscosity, as it seems to spread about like diesel fuel






 
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small 1 OZ application oil bottle with needle tip.(click link)
ideal for firearm use with the moly additive


https://www.tiptonclean.com/cleaning-tools/jags-and-bore-brushes/solid-brass-jag/154070.html (click link)

(click link)


https://swab-its.com/collections/gu...ips-by-swab-its-barrel-cleaning-swabs-41-3001

I found these small oil dispenser bottles, and rifle bore swabs that come in various bore sizes
. that I can use with this moly oil additive to use as a lube in rifles and to swap bores with,
to reduce rust and bore wear.
I think it will prove helpful.
 
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just an update,and an added use

the moly lube when consistently/regularly applied after cleaning any firearm,
seems to noticeably improve smooth function,
to a much greater degree than simple oil
 
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I didn't read the sub titles yet but do you thing this could replace the spray Moly that I use on my guns I would much rather use a liquid than a spray
 
I use both rather sparingly and find they both work, I doubt you would see any issues with just using the liquid with an applicator bottle
and use of a bore swab and brush, but remember its a good lubricant but you still need HOPPE'S #9 bore solvent to remove powder fouling and copper bore fouling




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small 1 OZ application oil bottle with needle tip.(click link)
ideal for firearm use with the moly additive
 
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just a tip I found, works well, after use of a partial AR15 bolt carrier dis- assembly, and cleaning with HOPPES #9
solvent and a stiff toothbrush, (obviously clean the bore, chamber etc as usual) I found dropping all the partially disassembled AR15 bolt carrier assembly,parts in a 2.5 gallon zip lock bag ,
with a tablespoons worth of the oil additive liqui-moly and a tablespoon of synthetic motor oil ,allows you to effectively smear a great deal of the moly/oil combo over most of the moving parts of the AR15 bolt carrier assembly very effectively while making considerably less mess and you can wipe off the excess and reassemble the AR15 bolt carrier assembly very easily yet still have all the internal recesses and moving components really well coated with the lube , just be careful and wipe off most of the lube simply because you don't want a fine mist coating everything including your glasses on firing the rifle the next time, as the lube does seem to find its way over every internal and some external surfaces when you do clean and lube this way.
(yes thats the real benefit, as all the mechanical part surfaces seem well lubricated for a reasonably long time!)
or put differently the moly seems to coat or spread internally over everything internally in the gun after a few shots


or you can mix a pint of synthetic 5w30 oil with a container of the moly lube additive
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and order then fill (10) 2 oz bottles to have for firearm maintenance

(pour any excess in your engines)
 
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