[V8] snake oil?

[Ed Kellock]

I believe this coloration of metal parts come from heat.  I believe it is
common and should not be a source of real concern.

Ed

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> iain.atkinson at tesco.net
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 11:19 AM
> To: Kent McLean; quattro; V8-list
> Subject: Re: snake oil?
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> 
> I think it's normal, i lifted the rocker cover off my A6 2.8 
> 1999 the other day and found the same thing, it's almost like 
> a staining, other than that it was as clean as whistle at 
> 115k. I wouldn't bother doing anything just keep changing the oil.
> 
> 
> Iain
> ---- Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote: 
> > Let's say I haven engine with a lot of miles on it. Let's say I can 
> > see brown stain, for lack of a better term, on the internal 
> bits when 
> > I take off the oil cap.  Let's say I'd like to clean the insides of 
> > the engine.
> > 
> > What would you use? Some of the "cures" I've heard include:
> > 
> > Rislone Engine Treatment
> > Marvel Mystery Oil (MM)
> > Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF)
> > synthetic oil as usual
> > 
> > Others?
> > 
> > Or are they a waste of time, money, and effort,or do more harm than 
> > good?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > --
> > Kent McLean
> > '99 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> > '91 200 TQA #3, with mods
> > gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ
> > 
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