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01-16-2013, 08:32 PM
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Engine cleaning method...
Haven't seen this mentioned on this site;
Anyone ever hear of draining a quart of oil out of your engine, then replacing with a quart of ATF, running 500 miles or so, then changing oil? It is said that the Awesome cleansing properties of ATF are great for cleaning out an engine. I know a BMW mech. That swears by this. Comments...
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01-16-2013, 08:35 PM
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 doesn't sound like something I would do |
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01-16-2013, 08:50 PM
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Eat grenade stupid!
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Sounds like burning rod bearings to me.
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01-16-2013, 08:52 PM
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No, this has been disproven time and time again. It doesn't do anything.
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01-16-2013, 09:00 PM
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It will clean the engine because ATF generally has higher detergents than motor oil IIRC. But I would not do it. It might damage the engine.
The better question is what end are you trying to achieve? What's wrong with your car?
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01-16-2013, 09:01 PM
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Use only Synthetic motor oil in your engine. Anything apart from that will either do nothing or shorten the life on the engine
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01-16-2013, 09:04 PM
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01-16-2013, 09:09 PM
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Ya that sounds like it's got bad news written all over it. There is a reason why we have different oils for engines and tranny's.
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01-16-2013, 09:17 PM
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It was mentioned as a preventative measure for cleaning carbon deposits etc... Like a sea foam type of thing. Just thought I'd blow it by the group here as I've never seen it discussed.
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