bleeding to death: dripping oil

[orly_andico]

ATF is a gentler solution for cleaning engines than engine flush. Did you know that the active ingredient in engine flush is kerosene?

ATF is pretty safe to add to motor oil, it increases the detergency of the oil and lowers its viscosity. In other words, adding 1L of ATF to 3L of ordinary 20W50 motor oil will make the oil more like synthetic oil! (not kidding)

[badkuk]

hmmm....pero won't older engines(like my 2E) have a problem with the resulting(mas malabnaw) oil-ATF mix?

[jeff]

ATF is a gentler solution for cleaning engines than engine flush. Did you know that the active ingredient in engine flush is kerosene?

kapag nag change oil ako puwede ko ba haluan na lang ng kerosene yung oil instead of flushing flluid bago ko i drain?

[orly_andico]

jeff,

yes it's possible. but there is some risk involved. the procedure is as follows:

1) drain 1L of old oil
2) add 1L of kerosene
3) run engine at low speed (1000rpm) for 30min - 1hour until wala nang black smoke

4) let engine "soak" overnight
5) run engine again until wala nang black smoke
6) drain all of old oil+kerosene, replace with 20W50 low-grade oil, replace filter also

7) run car for an hour or so, check if oil is turning black (kasi merong mga naiwan na crap inside the engine)

8) if turns black, replace oil AGAIN

the problem with this method is, kung high-mileage na yung car, there might be parts that are held up only by carbon deposits (e.g. damaged valve seat, the carbon deposits act to "kalso" the damaged valve seat).

using kerosene is quite aggressive cleaning, matatanggal lahat ng carbon deposits. so it might remove the "kalso" also baka merong carbon deposits na maiwan sa loob ng oil channels, which will later cause loss of oil pressure and subsequent engine failure.

kaya the safest bet is, just add 1L of ATF to your next oil change. OR, use full synth oil (same effect, actually safer, pero mas mahal...)

[ian_rex]

bro, if you have the resources then have your engine overhauled. i'm sure tanggal lahat ng worries mo about leaking oil.

thanks!

[badkuk]

i caught BYK101 while channel surfing last night...tessa nieto....mmmmm....


....going back to my point, sabi nung resource person nila that you can discern the condition of your engine(and your fuel mix) by the condition of your spark plugs:

spark plugs are oily -- loose piston rings
spark plugs seem to crystallize -- lean fuel mix
spark plugs are covered in soot -- rich fuel mix


...does this apply to car engines as well?