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2006-12-15 14:33:47 · 11 answers · asked by DXL 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
No I don not. You should never need such a product if you take care of the engine. As long as you use a major brand of oil and change it on a regular basis you should never have the need to use it. If you do have sluge in your engine then you have one of 2 problems. Either you dont change the oil enough or you have and internal coolant leak and the oil is getting contaminated with coolant. Doing a flush will do nothing but harm your engine. You are better off to keep the sludge in there if you have so then to do a flush and loosen all the stuff up. Not to mention the damage it can do to your gaskets and bearings. If someone is trying to sell you this service they are just interseted in making money and are not interested in the well being of your car. If you do have sludge then either get a pressure test done to make sure the intake or head gasket is not bad and if not then start changing the oil a little sooner each time until it cleans up.
2006-12-15 22:42:06 · answer #1 · answered by rwings8215 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should not do This because the flush is too thin and it damages your bearings. Besides if you use a good quality of oil you should not have any sludge in th engine to be concerned with flushing. Next the flush just goes straight to the crank case and is pumped through the crank and cam only . Just use a good quality oil . i use Mobil one synteck and it does not carbon the engine and last double the miles that petroleum oil last Exp. retired aircraft mechanic
2006-12-15 22:40:15 · answer #2 · answered by roy40372 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most motor flushes are kerosene I wouldn't put Into n my car and would advise you not to put it in your it had a tendency to clean out all of the sludge but it will have a harm full effect on the motors bearings
If your car does have a issue will sludge i would suggest you find a shop that sells BG chemicals and have them change your oil and use the product called MOA it has been around for a very long time and i swear by it
2006-12-16 02:16:47 · answer #3 · answered by unaturalyaspirated 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
motor flush isnt a bad idea on high mileage cars.I use to use atf in the oil and run ir til the motor got up to temp and then drained it and changed filter also
2006-12-15 22:40:16 · answer #4 · answered by Donald D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt add any kind of flush like seafoam unless the oil has not been changed in ALONG time to cause any kind of sludge build up.
IMO I wouldnt unless its been abused
2006-12-15 22:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by knowitall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never. If the motor is clean, you don't need it, and if the motor is full of sludge you'll just be breaking loose pieces of it and clogging passages everywhere.
2006-12-15 22:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Just use a good name brand oil. They will keep the engine clean. Never use a non detergent.
2006-12-15 22:37:55 · answer #7 · answered by Kim 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its not really a good idea ,,i own a repair shop,and a few of my customers have used this stuff,it seems to be bad for older engines,,because almost every time when someone uses it,,it usually causes a major leak in their car either with a seal,or a gasket,,its up to you ,,your the one who will have to pay the repair bill on it,,good luck with it,i hope this help,s.,,have a good x-mas.
2006-12-15 22:42:50 · answer #8 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
add half a quart of trans fluid to your oil when doing an oil change. works just as good or better.
2006-12-15 22:40:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I allways do helps to keep sludge down and keeps motor cleaner.
2006-12-15 22:35:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋