Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 13:15:18 -0700
Reply-To: Zoltan Kuthy <zol@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From: Zoltan Kuthy <zol@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: Engine flush,
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I used to go to a place where they hooked up two pipes to my drain on the
bottom and they washed it out with oil while the engine was running, showing
the cleanliness through a glass and yu could see it as it got cleaner. The
machine was old, and it was in South Africa. My engine looked brand new
when I opened it for reconditioning. Only done the head and put it back as
it was and used it for ever. It was a MBenz but I think any car today is
high quality and will last very long time with that extra care. Some like
to by an other one every now and than so it is not a priority.
I can buy a quart of solvent kind of oil that is used specifically for
flushing engines in my auto supply chain store. There has to be something
of the same at your place too. You would just add to your old oil, run it
for some time and let all out. But. Once I spoke to a garage owner and he
said that he will not do the same again bcause once after he did one of
these flushes one of the oiling holes got plugged up with a dislodged dirt
and he had to redo the whole engine. He explained that the block is
designed in such a way that there are corners and cavities and dirt will
stay in those places and deposit there. And really it is not necessary to
do more than change the oil often enough for the kind of circumstances you
have. Dusty roads, overheated engine, hard driving, low oil levels,
inferior oil filter, inferior oil, blow by, and whatever you can think
of... I personally beleve in the super filter that will take out impurities
to the microns of a millimeter and the oil stays new and you only have to
add oil ever. Viscosity will not change if there is no dirt in the oil.
But you still have to change your cartridge in the unit, which is all you
ever do other than adding oil to top up. These things are used where there
has to be a long life engine to save costs. Like those big trucks. You can
imagine what it can cost to redo one of those. If one can avoid two or
three of those major repaires the saving is really big money. Not to
mention the cost of getting rid of the old oil and the hassle of letting it
out in the first place. On the Vanagon it probably cost about $350 to add
one on. I am currently using one that I brought from South Africa and it
fits in the filter's place. It looks the same as the filter except this is
a body which contains a cartridge that you will change.
I received all kinds of results of all kinds of tests of oils after
filtering, done by the goverment's agency of standards and was very
impressed with it. It is one of those thousands of things that would cost a
fortune to advertise so nobody knows about it.
That's enough for now...
Zoltan
Per Lindgren wrote:
> Volks,
>
> After changing from winter to summer tires on me moms 94 VW Vento, I
> also pulled the oil dip stick, to check the level. It was plenty of oil,
> but the oil was more like black syrup. How do I wash the engine, on the
> inside? I can think of one way to do it, buy 20 liters of cheap oil, a
> couple of filters and change oil once a week 4 times, and fill up with
> good oil. Does the list think this is a good way to do it, or should I
> do it in any other way?
>
> PerL
> 87 Syncro 112i
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