how to use engine flush

**badkuk** · November 24th, 2003 10:55 PM

hmm...this flushing oil stuff's pretty hard to find...di ko makita sa DIY shops...are they labeled flushing oil, or basta hanap na lang ako ng 10W-20 oils?

FrankDrebin · November 25th, 2003 11:49 AM

Originally posted by badkuk
hmm...this flushing oil stuff's pretty hard to find...di ko makita sa DIY shops...are they labeled flushing oil, or basta hanap na lang ako ng 10W-20 oils?

Caltex meron.

**yebo** · November 26th, 2003 10:51 PM

Originally posted by badkuk
forgive my doe-eyed innocence...y do they sell engine flush in the first place then? Automotive euthanasia?

B).

they sell it for those who do not ask questions in tsikot.com. madami mga tao dyan na basta nasa automotive section ng hardware e bibilhin, di muna basahin ang label o magtanong man lang. as they say, there's one born every minute. and that's what they (the manufacturers of these products) are counting on, one of those fools buying their products. read mo disclaimer, "manufacturer takes no responsibility for misuse of this product, etc, etc, etc, etc".

i'm sure, because you asked it here first before buying, that you're not one of those fools who will fall for anything. wise ka kaya ka nagtanong. and you're 1 bit wiser now knowing what the guys here told you.

but of course, we might be all wrong. same 6 advise out of 6 different people not to use flushing oil may not necessarily be correct. all 6 of us may all be wrong hehehe!

but i guarantee mine. i wrecked 2 engines already with that flushing oil (not to mention ptfe and all those additives "guaranteed to minimize friction"). i do not use those anymore, and so far 1 have 3 engines runnging great without them.

**slip-slick** · November 28th, 2003 04:02 PM

we have a 20yr old car. it's never ever been flushed. up to now, it still purrs like a cat, fast starting, smooth idling pa din.

**badkuk** · November 28th, 2003 04:22 PM

hmmm...ang sa akin lang kc, parang ang bilis umitim ng langis...i had it tuned up around april/may this year, and the oil's already dirty...isip ko lang is baka ung accumulated sludge ung cause nun

**slip-slick** · November 28th, 2003 08:01 PM

april pa? that's more than 6mos na. how many kms since your last oil change? from my experience, as long as you change your oil 6mos o 6-7T kms, you should have no problem, even without flushing your engine. this is for mineral based oil ha. i don't use synthetic. it's too expensive for me.