engine flushing...

beau · Jul 24, 2006

is it worth bothering and how is it done?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STP-ENGINE-FL...9QQihZ014QQcategoryZ28641QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

noticed my sister is quite a bit under the min mark so might do another oil change while im at it lol

dave · Jul 24, 2006

dont use that or things like it that poo full of bad stuff,
use search an see what i do

beau · Jul 24, 2006

no cant find it

dave · Jul 24, 2006

i drain oil, remove filter, clean out filter with petrol, re fit filter, mix half and half 20w/50 £3 a gallon oil with petrol, fill engine with this home made flush ( some just use 1 gallon of diesel), remove thin wires to coils, turn engine over a few times with key, drain flush remove old filter, leave draining for 3 hours, pour in about half a ltr of new oil let it run out to remove last of flush, re fit drain plug, fit new filter, fill with quality oil re fit coil wires and away you go

beau · Jul 24, 2006

lol

not worth it on my sisters car! need something quicker!

so wont the engine flush be any good then? or could i not do something like remove oil, put in 20w/50 run engine a bit with engine flush and remove and put good oil in? lol

dave · Jul 24, 2006

No Do What I Do You Lazy Bugger, Then The Oil Will Stay As Clean As New For At Least 6k Miles

gt3man · Jul 24, 2006

dave said:
i drain oil, remove filter, clean out filter with petrol, re fit filter, mix half and half 20w/50 £3 a gallon oil with petrol, fill engine with this home made flush ( some just use 1 gallon of diesel), remove thin wires to coils, turn engine over a few times with key, drain flush remove old filter, leave draining for 3 hours, pour in about half a ltr of new oil let it run out to remove last of flush, re fit drain plug, fit new filter, fill with quality oil re fit coil wires and away you go

Wow Dave home made flush. I don't really want to get on the wrong side of you, but are you sure that's safe... Would not the remainder of the petrol in the sump break down the fresh oil and thin it out also it would give of vapours from the sump breather.... I use a engine flush when I change my oil it's not that expensive. You can get 5 liters of it for little money. I know though when I use an engine flush it will contaminate the oil. But after the second flushing the new oil is clean :slayer:

beau · Jul 24, 2006

dave said:
No Do What I Do You Lazy Bugger, Then The Oil Will Stay As Clean As New For At Least 6k Miles

no i cant cos i only see her for like an hour so dont have enough time

so needs to be quicker

so can i not do 20w/50 for 5 mins then fit real stuff? lol

gt3man · Jul 24, 2006

I took the sump of my car and scrubbed out the sludge in the pan

the oil was that clean you could not read it on the dipstick :slayer:

dave · Jul 24, 2006

gt3man said:
Wow Dave home made flush. I don't really want to get on the wrong side of you, but are you sure that's safe... Would not the remainder of the petrol in the sump break down the fresh oil and thin it out also it would give of vapours from the sump breather.... I use a engine flush when I change my oil it's not that expensive. You can get 5 liters of it for little money. I know though when I use an engine flush it will contaminate the oil. But after the second flushing the new oil is clean :slayer:

and what do you think your 5ltrs of engine flush is made out of?
you missed out a bit in the middle of the post, where i use clean new oil to wash out the flush?
ive been doing this for over 20 years nothing bad has happened yet

dave · Jul 24, 2006

gt3man said:
the oil was that clean you could not read it on the dipstick :slayer:

use a fag paper, run it down the dry part of stick, and it will show wet when it meets the oil.

beau · Jul 24, 2006

well il probably just end up removing old oil and putting the new in

gt3man · Jul 24, 2006

dave said:
and what do you think your 5ltrs of engine flush is made out of?
you missed out a bit in the middle of the post, where i use clean new oil to wash out the flush?
ive been doing this for over 20 years nothing bad has happened yet

I have a little can of winns engine fush. In the garage but im unsure If I should use it....... So is a flush like kinda a diesel oil then...I have wondered what it was I thought just a thin oil with maybe some cleaning agents in it..

dave · Jul 24, 2006

winns :nono: have a look around other forums for posts from oilman about additives.
he/they frowned upon on here because he kept telling people to put the wrong grade oil in their cars,
as for the 5ltr stuff, my dad used to work at an oil refinery in harwich, waste products were all mixed together and sold as engine flush

gt3man · Jul 24, 2006

I tell you what oil additive I have used before.. It's called ZX1, its been out years seams real good. if the claims are true. I have seen a demo on the telly before of this friction reducing additive

dave · Jul 24, 2006

thats not the one that has the little demo machine on counters of motor factors is it?

gt3man · Jul 24, 2006

its this one... I found it quite good stuff you maybe thinking of slick 50

http://www.team-zx1.co.uk/main.cfm

dave · Jul 24, 2006

i wouldn't use that personaly, the way they market it as some wonder magic do every thing product, sends out warning signs to me

gt3man · Jul 24, 2006

dave said:
i wouldn't use that personaly, the way they market it as some wonder magic do every thing product, sends out warning signs to me

yeah but come on, they did the demo n every thing......one guy even drove his car all the way home with no sump on using this stuff... lol. no seriously I have found this really good stuff you can definitely tell its in there

col7104 · Jul 24, 2006

lol, i use ZX1 as an oil for my bearings in the model car, and also as a cutting fluid for the motor lathe. It's good all round stuff!

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