Redex Motor Lubricant Additive

I suspect it's a trade secret...

Redex MSDS.

Just looks like a mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons. Can't see anything special about them, but probably good solvents for solid deposits left behind after petrol has evapourated.

We have a product in the US called Marvel Mystery Oil. Comes usually in quart cans but I have seen it in gallons. It is touted as a cure all, has a somewhat delightful sweet smell almost like wintergreen. I use it in my air line oiler for air tools. I also use it where oil gumming may occur as it seems to withstand long dirty cycling. I haven't checked but guess it is available on the Internet.

Wintergreen smell is likely from methyl salicylate, an organic ester also known as wintergreen oil.

I had completely forgotten about Redex, I did use it a couple of times, but as I was driving engines with Carbs and not injectors in those days, I did not notice anything better. So I saved my money.....

Talking about the "smell" of some products, what ever happened to LUVVERLY "Castrol R" motor oil?

Partly Vegetable based if I remember correctly.....

The preferred "Perfume" of motor cycle racing in those heady days of the 60's!!!

I found someone selling some old (but unopened) containers of "R" on ebay here:-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CASTROL-R-RACING-OIL-/331697411047?hash=item4d3ab4d3e7:g:mBMAAOxydlFSzDH0&vxp=mtr

I knew motor cycle riders of that time who would add a tiny amount to their tanks, just to make the "smell"!!

Don't know if it's from Castrol R but you still get that smell at bike races.

The Castrol name comes from the original Caster Oil that was the preferred racing oil from about 1930's up to late 60's even into the 70's. It had a distinctive odor that made racing unforgettable in those days. It was necessary to drain it after the racing if the car was to be in storage any length of time as it tended to grew mold and other nasties that could gum up the engine. The racers swore by Caster Oil and I think they called it Castrol R and the R stood for racing.

Your updates is obsolete, lead is mixed with gasoline for 2 stroke engines generally. Now, environmental protection banned 2 stroke engines to run on roads anymore(1.lead is toxic, 2. 2 stroke engine has dirty-inefficient-exhaust).

Lead is added as an anti-shock and anti-wear components of gasoline in the contacting surfaces of the cylinder. With the advent of hydrodynamic lubrication system on the engine now, it is not anymore demanded.

But, anyhow you may look the specs (MSDS) through here.

Not quite. Lead, specifically tetraethyl lead, was added to gasoline/petrol to prevent pre-ignition/auto-ignition/knocking in high-compression engines. It was not intended as a lubricant.

oops, the formula is busted, but anyhow EPA will not allow any lead anymore on fuels or exhuast so, it's alright.

Sorry, but you don't have a clue.....

I think he "left" some time ago!