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Offline danny_p

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Re: Best product to flush engine oil
« Reply #10 on: 22 January 2011, 18:19 »
20-50w mineral    you are a nasty nasty nasty person

10-40w  is what you should be useing  20-50 is to thick when it's cold
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Re: Best product to flush engine oil
« Reply #11 on: 22 January 2011, 18:27 »
Personally I use up about a litre of new oil after the old oil is drained out. Once there is no more old oil to come out from the sump, I put back the nut hand tight then pour in another litre and fire the engine up for 40 seconds. Some people think its crazy to start it up without much oil, but the funny thing is there is alot of old oil still in the block, and the thicker gunked oil stays in the upper rocker. Once you undo the sump nut you will be surprised how much oil has sunk back into the sump.
After that I still add another 500ml of oil until the sump runs clear and I know its clean.
I've done this for about 13 odd years after seeing an old boy do it, and I've never had any engine I've owned suffer from this.
Plus any cars that have paper oil filters when you drain the oil let as much pressure out helping the old oil  make its way down, like removing the oil filler cap and oil filter housing lids!    

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Re: Best product to flush engine oil
« Reply #12 on: 24 January 2011, 10:08 »
20-50w mineral    you are a nasty nasty nasty person

10-40w  is what you should be useing  20-50 is to thick when it's cold

will only be using that for the purpose of the flush as you mentioned got a nice 5 litres of the good stuff in my room along with everythign else for the service

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Re: Best product to flush engine oil
« Reply #13 on: 24 January 2011, 18:04 »
we'll let you off then
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Re: Best product to flush engine oil
« Reply #14 on: 24 January 2011, 18:44 »
Nice write up lads!!
My 8v is tappety, but also smokes quite alot. 
Would this flush be worth a try on mine or not?
I know it doesn't work miracles but worth a shot?
Especially as I'm stuck with a round inlet manifold bolt that I can't get out :(


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Re: Best product to flush engine oil
« Reply #15 on: 24 January 2011, 19:08 »
don't even think about putting oil flush in it if it smokes.  espectaly ATF

smoke is most likely becasue the valve stem seals are shot  removeing crud from the is likly to induce more smoke, change valve stem seals then atf flush it
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Re: Best product to flush engine oil
« Reply #16 on: 24 January 2011, 19:28 »
Right, thought so!!
Need to read up and get it sorted then!!
Need to get that rogue bolt out lol
Cheers mate, was gonna do that!
Glad i asked someone with experience!!
Cheers mate!


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