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A few months ago I picked up a clean 2002 Saturn SL1 that I have been using for errands and such to try and keep mileage down on my Tahoe. The Saturn now has 155k miles on it and had a noticeable rough idle. I never really take it for lengthy trips but last weekend I decided to take it to Philly and back (about a 200 mile round trip) seeing as how I have only been using it for short trips, before I went I figured I would check the oil and found it low about a quart. I just changed the oil about 2 months ago and only put about 1000 miles on it in that time. I also noticed that one of the plug wires looked a little burnt. So I went to the local parts store to pick up a quart of oil, spark plugs and a set of wires. Ive always seen those silver "RESTORE" cans but never bought one. I am pretty skeptical of all those snake oil products. But I remember once reading an article on how that stuff really works by increasing piston ring seal thus restoring lost compression and reducing oil consumption. So I threw a can of restore in the oil and changed the plugs. Since the plugs were out anyway my curiosity got the best of me and I did a quick compression test on the cylinders and all (4) were around 150psi dry. The can says to drive for 500 miles to see results. I drove to Philly and back (200 miles) I dont know if it was psychological but on the way home it seemed to have a touch more pep. So Monday morning I checked the compression to find that all (4) cylinders were at about 170psi dry. Needless to say, i was pretty surprised to see it works.