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Engine flush

  • 22-10-2010 10:09am
    #1
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭


    what is that? has anyone ever done it.


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  • #2
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,100 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    I've connected a hose to my intake manifold and put a few litres of water through the engine while it was running. Wouldn't recommend it for most people though ;)


  • #3
    dak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭dak


    Engine flush is sometimes used to clean the old oily muck out of your engine ! Its not usually necessary unless you missed or delayed an oil change and haven't changed the oil within the recommended service intervals . If Oil isn't changed on time it starts to breakdown and leave Sludge and deposits inside your engine .( A bit like cholesterol build up) .

    Engine Flush will help remove the old muck before you refill with new oil at service time.


  • #4
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    i read in a wrestling mag that you blow everything back up into the engine


  • #5
    no1beemerfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭no1beemerfan


    cena wrote: »
    i read in a wrestling mag ......


    Lol!!


  • #6
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    What's sofunny about reading a wrestling mag?


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  • #7
    mal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 811 ✭✭✭mal1


    I did it before my last oil change. The engine was a little tappety and i was told it might help...it didn't

    I just bought the stuff in the local car factors. Threw it into the engine and let it run on a high idle for a while and then changed the oil.


  • #8
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    cena wrote: »
    What's sofunny about reading a wrestling mag?
    Unless your car is jumping from the top rope with a flying elbow, don't take car advice from a wrestling magazine.

    Engine flushes are dependant on the engines condition. A lot of cars don't need them. Regular servicing does the job.


  • #9
    no1beemerfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭no1beemerfan


    cena wrote: »
    What's sofunny about reading a wrestling mag?

    Well I for one find it funny :)


  • #10
    101sean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,884 ✭✭✭101sean


    I wouldn't use it unless the oil is like sludge, never know what's going to dislodge and block an oilway.


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Throw in diesel engine oil of the correct spec and viscosity for 2000 miles or so with a fresh filter, nice gentle flush, not cheap though.


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  • #12
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Try Forte engine flush :)


  • #13
    mondeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,680 ✭✭✭mondeo


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Throw in diesel engine oil of the correct spec and viscosity for 2000 miles or so with a fresh filter, nice gentle flush, not cheap though.

    Thats what I use to do years ago and it's very good.


  • #14
    cgarrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭cgarrad


    I poured about 300ml of diesel into a 96 colt and let it idle for 15 mins before changing the oil.

    You could literally hear the engine becoming smoother for the first couple of mins, used to idle at about 950, smooth as silk at 600 afterwards.

    Probably a bad idea for newer cars but worked a charm on that old girl ;)


  • #15
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    cgarrad wrote: »
    I poured about 300ml of diesel into a 96 colt and let it idle for 15 mins before changing the oil.

    You could literally hear the engine becoming smoother for the first couple of mins, used to idle at about 950, smooth as silk at 600 afterwards.

    Probably a bad idea for newer cars but worked a charm on that old girl ;)

    Zombie thread


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