Re: Mobil 1 - leaks

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

Sounds like you have some completely different stuff.  Mine is this thin,
kerosene-type stuff, kinda red in color, that you add to your oil for the
flush.  I changed out the oil first and used "scrap" oil haning around the
garage; figured it would yield better results.  I also added the flush 1/2
way through filling up the oil; I figured this would assure there was a
good helping of oil through various passages and not just motor flush
solvent.

Brett

On Wed, 30 Dec 1998, Phil Payne wrote:

> Yeah, it's not a procedure that I would recommend on an outwardly
> healthy car.  I used it on the Passat, which was the victim of 'black
> sludge' - the result of the oil simply being topped up and not changed
> by the servicing garage.  Some of the breathers were completely
> blocked by this stuff - the long metal tube that comes up the side of
> the block and the cam cover itself I actually burned off and repainted.
> 
> The procedure for the stuff I used was to get the engine hot, drain the
> oil, fit a new el cheapo filter, and pour in 1/2 a can (2.5 litres) of
> this flushing oil.  It's clear, like glycerine.  Idle the engine for
> 15 minutes, dump it, change the filter and repeat.   Then drain and
> refill with normal oil.
> 
> As Brett says, the first load to come out brings all manner of nasties
> with it.  Mine was utterly black.  I let it settle, then drained it off
> for disposal and found about half a teaspoon of grit in the bottom of
> the oil change bucket.
> 
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