Engine Flush

[buckfast]

yo oil change is due soon just wondering if i should use an engine flush nut dont know if it could loosen a big bit of sludge that could choke up any ideas?

 

[dantheman]

it wont hurt by dont expect it to make that much difference.

 

[TurboDave]

I wouldnt bother it could dislodge residue and make issues.

 

[dantheman]

how many miles the engine done anyway?

 

[EP82]

I wouldnt touch those so called engine flushes with a 10ft barge pole (if I had one)

 

[buckfast]

how many miles the engine done anyway?

58,000 mile

 

[HYBRID]

I wouldnt touch those so called engine flushes with a 10ft barge pole (if I had one)

i was about to say the same.. the major problem is that engine flushes use very corrosive material.. so if u flush it u can kiss ur valve seals as well as other items good bye, much sooner than u otherwise would..

 

[dantheman]

58,000 mile

i was thinking it was ganna be over 150k or something, 58k is fuck all, oil and filter change will do you.

agree with the others, that stuff isnt for people who care about there engines, its for those morons in halfords who think it will cure a cracked piston etc etc (has anyone seen that piston ring restorer they sell in halfords? )

 

[Timmy]

you gonna flush the engine just put some cheap oil in for a day than change it again but the second time with the filter. But that doesn't need soin unless the oil is really bad.

 

[gayan_GT]

58,000 is nothing mate... oil and filter change would do

 

[BomB191]

iv flushed a water twice, with the raiditor flush and it works great fixed my cloged heater full of gunk and crap. nuffn worng with it

 

[Greg0r]

i used Wynns Engine Flush with no problems at all,

 

[59bhp]

yeah like everyone said dont touch it, but slick 50 engine treatment is very good, it doesnt clean anything but it put a protective coat over your oily bits and is apparently meant to be very good. Its a bit on the pricy side though.

 

[Dave.]

^interesting, anyone else got any experience with this stuff?

Dave

 

[Greg0r]

http://www.slick50.com/

 

[ep_chen]

just used mineral oil to run for 2 days and then change to your preferred choice of engine oil. remember to change the filter too.

 

[weeJohn]

An engine flush is corrosive to seals as was said, but the main problem is that when you drain your sump, you are usually left with about half a pint of oil in the bottom of it. Then a little of the flush is always around your engine, doing damage.
If you are going to use one, either take the sump off and clean out the bottom of it or use one of those suction jobs to empty it.
Not worth while to flush it at 58K, no harm in removing the sump to clear it out but.

 

[j4cko]

^interesting, anyone else got any experience with this stuff?

Dave

ive just put some molyslip in mine, its similar to slick 50, but sposed to be better, only bout 8 quid a bottle too

 

[dac69er]

i used molyslip gearbox treatment and it seemed to make a small difference. better than a kick in the teeth anyway

if i remove my sump, how bad is it to seal back up? is it one of those sumps that will always leak once its been removed? some are a right bastard to re-seal

 

[j4cko]

ye they do loads of different ones, for engine, gear box, power steering system, all reasonably priced too