engine flush

[stompa]

whats peoples view on engine flush is it worth doing or not engine is at 160k

[VNV8]

i vote yes, definitely. personally I would use it with the old oil, then drain and fill with cheap stuff, run for a few mins then drain again, change the filter and fill with the good stuff. I have used and recommend both nulon and liqui-moly engine oil flushes both are great.

[vessloveit]

Check out the MAINLUBE site they are a sponsor, Steve has forgotten more than what most on here would know about lubricants etc.

[mac06]

You could always save money and do it yourself..................
:lol:
http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?159462-Turns-out-mustangs-and-water-don-t-mix

[itsagixa]

That's how that guy ruined his car in the first place, a joke that was taken seriously....

[Blown 454 AWD]

Flushing?????? worth it?????

I see on new cars there is a sludge sensor?

A near new car (2 years old, 150,000 klm) came past our eyes the other day,

sludge light came on, on the dash, called the dealer and was told,

"yeh, you need a new engine!!!!

So we performed a Mainlube extreme flush over 2 days.

Out come, sludge light stayed on, new motor being executed now!


So ..... if this person had flushed from 100,000 klms on every time they changed oil, would this have stopped this from happening???

YES

And when you flush just follow my instructions, to the T

And as for bathing in your toilet water, we just don't do that!

So .... don't flush on the old oil.

Cheers

Steve

[berroca]

i know Wurth do a pretty good engine flush.

their stuff is god quality, and not stupid expensive.

used it on my mrs VY calais that had only been run with castrol magnatec, was gunked up and nasty. gave it the flush treatment and its nice and clean now.

worth a shot, better than a filthy engine

[VYBerlinaV8]

I'm probably wrong here (so please help me out), but I always thought that if you changed your oil according to the service schedule (or more frequently) that you'd always have decent oil in your engine and thus it wouldn't sludge up anyway?

[berroca]

I'm probably wrong here (so please help me out), but I always thought that if you changed your oil according to the service schedule (or more frequently) that you'd always have decent oil in your engine and thus it wouldn't sludge up anyway?

true to a certain extent.

this relies upon Joe public sticking to the service schedule and using quality oil. the majority of people are not enthusiasts therefore use the cheapsest nastiest products or simply dont service their car. hence the need for engine flushes

[Woodchukka]

I'm probably wrong here (so please help me out), but I always thought that if you changed your oil according to the service schedule (or more frequently) that you'd always have decent oil in your engine and thus it wouldn't sludge up anyway?

Manufactures only need to keep things going through the warranty period really. Plus they take into account service costs of the vehicle. So this means they work out what they need to do more so than what is best for a component. A flush also helps scavenge the last of the old oil giving the new oil the best start as there can be a lot of contaminants left behind in an oil change that the new oil must then deal with. I got my VYII at high 99,000km and flushed it at 110,000km. Flushed with new oil and Mainlube additive and it came out as black as the oil that had been in there for 10,000km. Did wifes VZ alloy tec as well with same result (@150,000km). I'll be flushing again for sure however each to their own.

[VYBerlinaV8]

Manufactures only need to keep things going through the warranty period really. Plus they take into account service costs of the vehicle. So this means they work out what they need to do more so than what is best for a component. A flush also helps scavenge the last of the old oil giving the new oil the best start as there can be a lot of contaminants left behind in an oil change that the new oil must then deal with. I got my VYII at high 99,000km and flushed it at 110,000km. Flushed with new oil and Mainlube additive and it came out as black as the oil that had been in there for 10,000km. Did wifes VZ alloy tec as well with same result (@150,000km). I'll be flushing again for sure however each to their own.

Fair enough, and thanks for the explanation.

I always serviced my old VY according to the schedule (although in the end I was doing it on time rather than distance because it only did about 10,000km per year), and even at 100,000km the oil always looked fresh and clean.