Re: Flushing oil

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

So what do you think about Cobram's suggestion that it might clog up 
things?  Sounds like you've used it for a while without problems, but your 
cars probably get better treatment than the previous 5 idiots who owned my 
200.  The last one used every since kind of snake oil you can think of.

I guess I'm primarily thinking about things like the oil jets that lube the 
crankshaft; if they get clogged, that' seems like a Bad Thing.

How do you normally use the oil?  Do you do multiple flushes, etc?

Brett

> 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.
>
> --
>  Phil Payne
>  Phone: 0385 302803   Fax: 01536 723021
>  (The contents of this post will _NOT_ appear in the UK Newsletter.)

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