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    Guys ok lang ba magEngine Flush before Change Oil ? Ive done this before but some told me, its not good, it doesnt help. Just curious, malapit na kc ko mag change oil eh. mine is civic98. Thanks.

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    NO, it's one of the best ways to ruin your engine.

    basta regular ang change oil schedule and the oil does not get too dirty di na need yan mag-engine flush. engine flush is mostly kerosene with detergents added to it. can you just imagine what that will do to your engine, running on oil diluted with kerosene?

    for me i would rather drop the oil pan, clean it out, then put it back again with a new oil pan gasket. sigurado ka pa na nalinis talaga lahat ng sludge at carbon sa oil pan mo.

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    just drain the oil, change the filter, add fresh oil and drive.

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    i agree to them.

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    yup, dagdag gastos lang yan.

    i remember, meron isang car care service station dati na binebentahan ako ng magnetic na drain plug, para daw yung mga maliliit na bakal from the engine dun lang nakadikit. i don't know kung effective talaga ito. pero hindi ko pa rin binili.
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    If u want u can use as a flush yung mura na oil lang. Yung pinaka mura.

    After you drain it just put the cheapest oil then paandarin mo lang nang 2 to 3 mins. then drain it again u will see na medyo dumumi yung kalalagay mo lang na cheapest oil.

    Then put na yung ano mang gusto mong oil, kung synthetic or semi synthetic.

    my 2 cent lang...

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    thanks guys!

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    nuff said... if you follow your service intervals then there is no need to flush the oil

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    Originally posted by CLAVEL3699
    If u want u can use as a flush yung mura na oil lang. Yung pinaka mura.

    After you drain it just put the cheapest oil then paandarin mo lang nang 2 to 3 mins. then drain it again u will see na medyo dumumi yung kalalagay mo lang na cheapest oil.

    Then put na yung ano mang gusto mong oil, kung synthetic or semi synthetic.

    my 2 cent lang...
    This is a good route to take, i know several peeps who do this as well. You can also try the Caltex Power FLushing Oil in lieu of the cheap oil. You also dont need to top up on the flushing oil when this is done (i.e. a car with 4L capacity of oil will only need around 2-3L if its being flushed).

    I do this with our rides every 30,000km or so.

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    Pero you'll need to flush when you switch from mineral to synthetic, right? That's what I gathered from other threads.

    Yebo, kerosene ba ang pang-flush? 'Diba oil din (specifically made for flushing)?
    Last edited by RafRaf; June 15th, 2004 at 10:13 AM.

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    clavel 3699,
    thats what i do, i drain then i put 3 liters of the cheapest oil i can buy then run the engine for 5 mins then drain again, after that i pour in the 6 liters of fully synthetic oil.

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    same here.

    never used flushing chemicals.

    drain old oil. put in regular motor oil. run for 10-15 mins. drain regular oil, replace oil filter. install new oil filter and put in Mobil 1 fully synthetic (for my gas fed vehicle) and Shell Helix Diesel (for my diesel fed vehicles)

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    Originally posted by RafRaf
    Pero you'll need to flush when you switch from mineral to synthetic, right? That's what I gathered from other threads.

    Yebo, kerosene ba ang pang-flush? 'Diba oil din (specifically made for flushing)?
    I didn't flush when I switch from mineral to semi-synth. I didn't encounter any problem.

    Ngayon naman, I switch from semi-synth to mineral wala rin problema.

    But I agree with the other's recommendation, if you really want to flush it, put in a cheaper oil, then run your engine, then flush and put in your desired type of oil.

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    maybe it's worth to check this out...

    http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carb...eoil_bible.html

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    cool, Rafraf. MMDAs with PHDs?

    Back to the topic ... drop the pan, kayang DIY to? I just need to lift the front, right?

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    Kailanga ko na nga din tanggalin ang pan.

    Madali lang ba to?

    Ano DIY procedure guys? May leak na kasi sya...


    Thanks.

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    paano naman ang gagawin sa isang engine na kahit bagong change oil tapos gamitin mo lang ng 1 araw kapag tiningnan mo yung oil sa dipstick maitim nanaman parang hindi ka nag change oil?

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    Originally posted by jeff
    paano naman ang gagawin sa isang engine na kahit bagong change oil tapos gamitin mo lang ng 1 araw kapag tiningnan mo yung oil sa dipstick maitim nanaman parang hindi ka nag change oil?
    kapag diesel ang ride mo, ganyan talaga ang oil, kahit bago, kapag pinaandar mo na ang engine ng ilan minutes, mangingitim na.
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    I've read that if your moving from mineral to synthetic that you should use flushing oil... and it is not advisable to go back to mineral oil after you have used synthetic cuz synthetic is thicker and after the engine "gets used" to synthetic it would leak if you switched back to mineral.

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    I've read that if your moving from mineral to synthetic that you should use flushing oil... and it is not advisable to go back to mineral oil after you have used synthetic cuz synthetic is thicker and after the engine "gets used" to synthetic it would leak if you switched back to mineral.

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