Re: Flushing oil

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <v04102f00b27de2f1539e@[10.1.1.5]> Brett Dikeman writes:

> While in the local AutoZone, I spied a can of the flushing oil I've heard
> about.  Phil said he uses something like this, but I think his flushing oil
> was just 0W0 oil and nothing more.  This stuff seems to have some detergent
> in it, which Phil didn't mention andthing like that.

Judging by the amount of sh1t shifted by the first load of flushing oil
that I put through, I would say it had fierce detergent properties.

The can was covered in threats: "Do not drive the vehicle:  Do not
exceed 3000 rpm, etc." that suggested to me that its film maintenance
properties were minimal.

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